| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Stephen Wallace (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Thomas Kiser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Wallner (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jeffrey Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - James King (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Buscher (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Hanson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Barry Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Benjamin Wallner inbounds the ball | 42-25 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Ball State | Benjamin Wallner can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-25 |
| 19:45 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace grabs the offensive board | 42-25 |
| 19:29 | Ball State | Barry Jenkins blocks the short jumper by Chris Morgan | 42-25 |
| 19:28 | Drake | The rebound goes to David Hanson | 42-25 |
| 19:09 | Drake | George Buscher misses short on a runner from the left block | 42-25 |
| 19:08 | Ball State | Chris Morgan grabs the board | 42-25 |
| 19:04 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-25 |
| 18:47 | Drake | George Buscher misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-25 |
| 18:45 | Drake | George Buscher snags the offensive board | 42-25 |
| 18:29 | Drake | George Buscher hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Hanson | 42-27 |
| 18:19 | Ball State | Benjamin Wallner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-27 |
| 18:17 | Drake | Barry Jenkins grabs the board | 42-27 |
| 18:07 | Drake | George Buscher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-27 |
| 18:06 | Ball State | Jeffrey Adams grabs the board | 42-27 |
| 17:55 | Ball State | Benjamin Wallner misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 42-27 |
| 17:54 | Drake | George Buscher pulls down the rebound | 42-27 |
| 17:31 | Drake | John Bailey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-27 |
| 17:30 | Drake | David Hanson pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-27 |
| 17:22 | Drake | James King misses long on a 3 from straight away | 42-27 |
| 17:21 | Drake | David Hanson tips it back up and in | 42-29 |
| 17:14 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by George Buscher - foul #2 on George Buscher, team foul #1 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Ball State | Austin Dailey (PG), Manuel Beal (SF), Loren Johnson (PF), Robert Holsey (C) Stephen Wallace, Benjamin Wallner, Jeffrey Adams, Chris Morgan | |
| Subs | Drake | Cody Wisnieski (PG), Donny Lyons (SG), Casey Andrews (SF), Dobry Bruski (PF), Johnathan Taylor (C) James King, George Buscher, David Hanson, Barry Jenkins, John Bailey | |
| 17:14 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser makes the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 17:14 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser makes the 2nd free throw | 44-29 |
| 16:55 | Drake | Casey Andrews makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Cody Wisnieski | 44-31 |
| 16:37 | Ball State | Robert Holsey clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-31 |
| 16:35 | Ball State | Loren Johnson snags the offensive board | 44-31 |
| 16:22 | Ball State | Austin Dailey misses the lay-in | 44-31 |
| 16:21 | Drake | Cody Wisnieski grabs the board | 44-31 |
| 16:09 | Drake | Cody Wisnieski misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 44-31 |
| 16:08 | Ball State | Manuel Beal gets the rebound | 44-31 |
| 15:50 | Ball State | Austin Dailey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 44-31 |
| 15:48 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Holsey | 44-31 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Austin Dailey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Kiser (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Manuel Beal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Loren Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Holsey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Cody Wisnieski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donny Lyons (fresh) SF - Casey Andrews (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dobry Bruski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Johnathan Taylor (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Ball State | Manuel Beal comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-31 |
| 15:29 | Drake | Johnathan Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 15:25 | Drake | Cody Wisnieski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-31 |
| 15:23 | Ball State | Robert Holsey grabs the defensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 15:18 | Ball State | Austin Dailey makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Holsey | 47-31 |
| 14:51 | Drake | Johnathan Taylor clanks a jumper from the right side | 47-31 |
| 14:50 | Ball State | Manuel Beal snags the defensive board | 47-31 |
| 14:31 | Ball State | Robert Holsey clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-31 |
| 14:29 | Drake | The rebound goes to Johnathan Taylor | 47-31 |
| 14:25 | Drake | Dobry Bruski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | Stephen Wallace (PG), Harold Prior (SG), Benjamin Wallner (SF), Jeffrey Adams (PF), Chris Morgan (C) Austin Dailey, Thomas Kiser, Manuel Beal, Loren Johnson, Robert Holsey | |
| Subs | Drake | James King (PG), George Buscher (SG), David Hanson (SF), Barry Jenkins (PF), Michael Salcedo (C) Cody Wisnieski, Donny Lyons, Casey Andrews, Dobry Bruski, Johnathan Taylor | |
| 13:56 | Ball State | Chris Morgan is hacked by Michael Salcedo - foul #2 on Michael Salcedo, team foul #2 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Drake | John Bailey (C) Michael Salcedo | |
| 13:36 | Ball State | Chris Morgan misses long on a jumper from the left block | 47-31 |
| 13:34 | Ball State | Chris Morgan tips it back up and in | 49-31 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 13:28 | Drake | George Buscher misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-31 |
| 13:26 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Adams | 49-31 |
| 13:04 | Ball State | Jeffrey Adams is whistled for traveling | 49-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | Austin Dailey (SG) Harold Prior | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 12:51 | Drake | John Bailey misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 49-31 |
| 12:49 | Ball State | Benjamin Wallner snags the defensive board | 49-31 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 12:25 | Ball State | Austin Dailey connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeffrey Adams and the foul's on Barry Jenkins - foul #3 on Barry Jenkins, team foul #3 | 51-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jess Bangs (SF), Robert Holsey (C) Benjamin Wallner, Chris Morgan | |
| Subs | Drake | Cody Wisnieski (PG), Michael Salcedo (C) James King, John Bailey | |
| 12:25 | Ball State | Austin Dailey makes the free throw | 52-31 |
| 12:11 | Drake | Barry Jenkins misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Jeffrey Adams - foul #2 on Jeffrey Adams, team foul #1 | 52-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | Manuel Beal (SG) Stephen Wallace | |
| Subs | Drake | Oleg Radlinski (PG) George Buscher | |
| 12:11 | Drake | Barry Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 52-32 |
| 12:11 | Drake | Barry Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 52-33 |
| 11:50 | Ball State | Jess Bangs is called for a charge - foul #2 on Jess Bangs, team foul #2 | 52-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Dobry Bruski (PF), Johnathan Taylor (C) Barry Jenkins, Michael Salcedo | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Austin Dailey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Beal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jess Bangs (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeffrey Adams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Holsey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Oleg Radlinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cody Wisnieski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hanson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dobry Bruski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Johnathan Taylor (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Drake | Oleg Radlinski scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Robert Holsey - foul #2 on Robert Holsey, team foul #3 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Kiser (SG), Chris Morgan (C) Jess Bangs, Jeffrey Adams | |
| Subs | Drake | Donny Lyons (SF) David Hanson | |
| 11:35 | Drake | Oleg Radlinski makes the free throw | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 11:28 | Ball State | Austin Dailey is fouled in the backcourt by Donny Lyons - foul #1 on Donny Lyons, team foul #4 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Casey Andrews (SF) Oleg Radlinski | |
| 11:11 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Robert Holsey and he's hacked by Cody Wisnieski - foul #1 on Cody Wisnieski, team foul #5 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | Stephen Wallace (PG), Loren Johnson (PF) Austin Dailey, Robert Holsey | |
| Subs | Drake | Oleg Radlinski (PG), George Buscher (SG) Cody Wisnieski, Casey Andrews | |
| 11:11 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser makes the free throw | 55-36 |
| 10:57 | Drake | George Buscher connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Johnathan Taylor | 55-39 |
| 10:54 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser is fouled in the backcourt by George Buscher - foul #3 on George Buscher, team foul #6 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Benjamin Wallner (SF) Manuel Beal | |
| Subs | Drake | James King (PG), Michael Salcedo (C) Oleg Radlinski, Dobry Bruski | |
| 10:45 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-39 |
| 10:43 | Drake | The rebound goes to George Buscher | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 10:37 | Drake | James King hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-41 |
| 10:26 | Ball State | Johnathan Taylor swats the short shot by Thomas Kiser | 55-41 |
| 10:24 | Drake | Donny Lyons pulls down the rebound | 55-41 |
| 10:12 | Drake | George Buscher misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-41 |
| 10:11 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Donny Lyons | 55-41 |
| 09:52 | Drake | George Buscher scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Salcedo | 55-44 |
| 09:31 | Ball State | Chris Morgan misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 55-44 |
| 09:29 | Drake | George Buscher snags the defensive board | 55-44 |
| 09:21 | Drake | James King misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Chris Morgan - foul #2 on Chris Morgan, team foul #4 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Austin Dailey (PG), Manuel Beal (SG), Jess Bangs (SF), Jeffrey Adams (PF), Robert Holsey (C) Stephen Wallace, Thomas Kiser, Benjamin Wallner, Loren Johnson, Chris Morgan | |
| Subs | Drake | Cody Wisnieski (SG), Dobry Bruski (SF), Barry Jenkins (PF), John Bailey (C) George Buscher, Donny Lyons, Johnathan Taylor, Michael Salcedo | |
| 09:21 | Drake | James King makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 09:21 | Drake | James King misses the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 09:21 | Ball State | Robert Holsey grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 08:57 | Ball State | Jeffrey Adams is whistled for traveling | 55-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Casey Andrews (SG) James King | |
| 08:46 | Drake | Austin Dailey is called for the reach on Casey Andrews - foul #1 on Austin Dailey, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| 08:41 | Drake | Dobry Bruski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 08:40 | Drake | Casey Andrews tips it but misses | 55-45 |
| 08:39 | Ball State | Robert Holsey snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 08:23 | Ball State | Jess Bangs hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 08:21 | Drake | The rebound goes to John Bailey | 55-45 |
| 08:04 | Drake | Cody Wisnieski scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from John Bailey and he's fouled by Austin Dailey - foul #2 on Austin Dailey, team foul #6 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Stephen Wallace (PG) Manuel Beal | |
| Subs | Drake | George Buscher (SG), David Hanson (SF) Casey Andrews, Dobry Bruski | |
| 08:04 | Drake | Cody Wisnieski misses the free throw | 55-47 |
| 08:04 | Drake | John Bailey grabs the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 07:44 | Drake | Cody Wisnieski misses the dunk | 55-47 |
| 07:42 | Drake | John Bailey snags the offensive board | 55-47 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Stephen Wallace (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Austin Dailey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jess Bangs (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeffrey Adams (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Holsey (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Cody Wisnieski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Buscher (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Barry Jenkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Drake | Robert Holsey is called for the reach on George Buscher - foul #3 on Robert Holsey, team foul #7 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Kiser (SG), Benjamin Wallner (SF), Chris Morgan (C) Austin Dailey, Jess Bangs, Robert Holsey | |
| Subs | Drake | Oleg Radlinski (PG), Michael Salcedo (C) Cody Wisnieski, John Bailey | |
| 07:25 | Drake | George Buscher makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 07:25 | Drake | George Buscher misses the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 07:25 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 07:18 | Ball State | Chris Morgan hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Kiser | 57-48 |
| 06:59 | Drake | George Buscher is whistled for traveling | 57-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Casey Andrews (SF) David Hanson | |
| 06:34 | Ball State | Barry Jenkins takes the ball from Chris Morgan | 57-48 |
| 06:21 | Drake | George Buscher misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-48 |
| 06:19 | Ball State | Chris Morgan snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 06:02 | Ball State | Benjamin Wallner comes up short on the shot from the left block | 57-48 |
| 06:00 | Ball State | Chris Morgan can't tip it in | 57-48 |
| 05:58 | Ball State | Chris Morgan tips it home | 59-48 |
| 05:47 | Drake | Michael Salcedo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 05:46 | Ball State | Jeffrey Adams pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| 05:38 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Austin Dailey (PG), Manuel Beal (SF), Loren Johnson (PF), Robert Holsey (C) Stephen Wallace, Benjamin Wallner, Jeffrey Adams, Chris Morgan | |
| Subs | Drake | James King (PG), Donny Lyons (SG), David Hanson (SF), Dobry Bruski (PF), Johnathan Taylor (C) Oleg Radlinski, George Buscher, Casey Andrews, Barry Jenkins, Michael Salcedo | |
| 05:22 | Drake | Donny Lyons connects on the 3 from straight away set up by David Hanson | 59-51 |
| 05:15 | Ball State | Manuel Beal connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Austin Dailey | 62-51 |
| 04:54 | Drake | James King is called for traveling | 62-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jess Bangs (SF) Thomas Kiser | |
| Subs | Drake | John Bailey (C) Johnathan Taylor | |
| 04:43 | Ball State | Manuel Beal connects on the floater from the right side | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:38 | Drake | David Hanson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 64-51 |
| 04:36 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Robert Holsey | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:33 | Ball State | James King takes the ball from Manuel Beal in the backcourt | 64-51 |
| 04:28 | Drake | John Bailey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-51 |
| 04:27 | Drake | Dobry Bruski pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-51 |
| 04:11 | Drake | James King hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from David Hanson | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:48 | Ball State | Loren Johnson blows the layup | 64-54 |
| 03:46 | Drake | John Bailey gets the rebound | 64-54 |
| 03:41 | Drake | John Bailey hits a 3 from the left corner | 64-57 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Austin Dailey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Beal (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jess Bangs (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Loren Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Holsey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - James King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donny Lyons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - David Hanson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dobry Bruski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Bailey (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Ball State | Jess Bangs misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-57 |
| 03:26 | Drake | Donny Lyons gets the rebound | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:04 | Drake | John Bailey makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Donny Lyons | 64-59 |
| 03:04 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Stephen Wallace (PG), Thomas Kiser (SG), Benjamin Wallner (SF), Jeffrey Adams (PF) Austin Dailey, Manuel Beal, Jess Bangs, Loren Johnson | |
| Subs | Drake | George Buscher (SG), Casey Andrews (SF), Barry Jenkins (PF) Donny Lyons, David Hanson, Dobry Bruski | |
| 02:43 | Ball State | Benjamin Wallner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-59 |
| 02:41 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser tips it but misses | 64-59 |
| 02:39 | Drake | Casey Andrews pulls down the rebound | 64-59 |
| 02:26 | Drake | John Bailey knocks in the shot near the basket | 64-61 |
| 02:21 | Ball State | Casey Andrews steals the ball from Thomas Kiser in the backcourt | 64-61 |
| 02:03 | Drake | John Bailey drills a shot near the basket | 64-63 |
| 01:45 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by James King - foul #2 on James King, team foul #7 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Chris Morgan (C) Robert Holsey | |
| Subs | Drake | David Hanson (SF) Casey Andrews | |
| 01:45 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 01:45 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 01:28 | Drake | John Bailey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-63 |
| 01:26 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 01:04 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace connects on the open turnaround in the paint | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Drake | David Hanson makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by James King | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser is hacked by George Buscher in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Buscher, team foul #8 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | Manuel Beal (SF) Benjamin Wallner | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:35 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:35 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Drake | Barry Jenkins scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by James King | 70-67 |
| 00:25 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser is fouled in the backcourt by George Buscher - foul #5 on George Buscher, team foul #9 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Donny Lyons (SG) George Buscher | |
| 00:25 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:25 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:18 | Drake | Donny Lyons can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-67 |
| 00:16 | Drake | Barry Jenkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-67 |
| 00:13 | Drake | David Hanson makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James King | 72-70 |
| 00:11 | Ball State | Manuel Beal is fouled in the backcourt by Donny Lyons - foul #2 on Donny Lyons, team foul #10 | 72-70 |
| Subs | Ball State | Benjamin Wallner (SF) Thomas Kiser | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:11 | Ball State | Manuel Beal misses the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:11 | Ball State | Manuel Beal makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Drake | Donny Lyons misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-70 |
| 00:01 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to James King | 73-70 |
| 00:00 | Drake | The clock runs out | 73-70 |