| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Kitwana Abdullah (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Myron Brown (fresh) SF - Paul Johnson (fresh) PF - David Lee (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brandon Denson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - James King (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Buscher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Hanson (fresh) PF - Barry Jenkins (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - John Bailey (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | David Hanson inbounds the ball | 24-41 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Drake | James King is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-41 |
| 19:33 | Utah State | Myron Brown snags the defensive board | 24-41 |
| 19:19 | Utah State | Barry Jenkins blocks the short jumper by Kitwana Abdullah | 24-41 |
| 19:17 | Drake | The rebound goes to Barry Jenkins | 24-41 |
| 19:03 | Drake | John Bailey can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Myron Brown - foul #3 on Myron Brown, team foul #1 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Utah State | Dikembe Ali (SG), Michael Marchetti (SF), Dikembe Apo (PF), Roman Parsons (C) Myron Brown, Paul Johnson, David Lee, Brandon Denson | |
| Subs | Drake | Cody Wisnieski (PG), Donny Lyons (SF), Dobry Bruski (PF) James King, David Hanson, Barry Jenkins | |
| 19:03 | Drake | John Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 24-41 |
| 19:03 | Drake | John Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 24-41 |
| 19:03 | Utah State | Dikembe Apo pulls down the rebound | 24-41 |
| 18:55 | Utah State | Dikembe Apo loses the dribble to Cody Wisnieski | 24-41 |
| 18:41 | Drake | Dobry Bruski can't throw it down | 24-41 |
| 18:39 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Roman Parsons | 24-41 |
| 18:36 | Utah State | Dikembe Ali's pass is intercepted by Donny Lyons in the backcourt | 24-41 |
| 18:18 | Drake | George Buscher connects on the open 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-44 |
| 18:14 | Utah State | Cody Wisnieski takes the ball from Kitwana Abdullah in the backcourt | 24-44 |
| 18:01 | Drake | John Bailey lays it in on a nice dish by George Buscher | 24-46 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 17:59 | Utah State | Cody Wisnieski is called for the reach on Michael Marchetti in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cody Wisnieski, team foul #1 | 24-46 |
| Subs | Utah State | Edison Neuhaus (PG), Christopher Wilson (SG), Paul Johnson (SF), David Lee (PF), Brandon Denson (C) Kitwana Abdullah, Dikembe Ali, Michael Marchetti, Dikembe Apo, Roman Parsons | |
| Subs | Drake | James King (PG), Casey Andrews (SG), David Hanson (SF), Barry Jenkins (PF), Johnathan Taylor (C) Cody Wisnieski, George Buscher, Donny Lyons, Dobry Bruski, John Bailey | |
| 17:37 | Utah State | Paul Johnson scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Wilson | 26-46 |
| 17:21 | Drake | David Lee steals it from Johnathan Taylor | 26-46 |
| 17:18 | Utah State | Christopher Wilson is hacked by James King in the backcourt - foul #3 on James King, team foul #2 | 26-46 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Oleg Radlinski (PG), Michael Salcedo (C) James King, Barry Jenkins | |
| 17:06 | Utah State | Edison Neuhaus makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Wilson | 29-46 |
| 16:48 | Drake | Casey Andrews clanks a 3 from the left corner | 29-46 |
| 16:46 | Utah State | Edison Neuhaus grabs the defensive rebound | 29-46 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 16:24 | Utah State | Brandon Denson connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Christopher Wilson and he's fouled by David Hanson - foul #1 on David Hanson, team foul #3 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Utah State | Kitwana Abdullah (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Michael Marchetti (SF), Roman Parsons (PF) Edison Neuhaus, Christopher Wilson, Paul Johnson, David Lee | |
| Subs | Drake | George Buscher (SG), Donny Lyons (SF), Barry Jenkins (PF), Dobry Bruski (C) Casey Andrews, David Hanson, Johnathan Taylor, Michael Salcedo | |
| 16:24 | Utah State | Brandon Denson misses the free throw | 31-46 |
| 16:24 | Drake | The rebound goes to Barry Jenkins | 31-46 |
| 16:03 | Drake | Donny Lyons misses short on a 3 from straight away | 31-46 |
| 16:01 | Drake | George Buscher tips it but misses | 31-46 |
| 16:00 | Drake | Barry Jenkins misses the tip | 31-46 |
| 15:58 | Drake | Donny Lyons tips it in | 31-48 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Kitwana Abdullah (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Marchetti (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roman Parsons (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Brandon Denson (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Oleg Radlinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Buscher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donny Lyons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Barry Jenkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Dobry Bruski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Utah State | Brandon Denson lays it up and in on a great pass from Kitwana Abdullah | 33-48 |
| 15:46 | Drake | George Buscher is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 33-48 |
| Subs | Utah State | Myron Brown (SG), Dikembe Apo (SF), Harley Macrae (PF) Dikembe Ali, Michael Marchetti, Roman Parsons | |
| Subs | Drake | James King (PG), Cody Wisnieski (SG), David Hanson (SF), John Bailey (C) Oleg Radlinski, George Buscher, Donny Lyons, Dobry Bruski | |
| 15:30 | Utah State | Dikembe Apo hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Myron Brown and he's fouled by David Hanson - foul #2 on David Hanson, team foul #4 | 35-48 |
| 15:30 | Utah State | Dikembe Apo makes the free throw | 36-48 |
| 15:28 | Drake | James King's pass is intercepted by Harley Macrae in the backcourt | 36-48 |
| 15:14 | Utah State | Kitwana Abdullah misses the driving attempt near the basket | 36-48 |
| 15:13 | Drake | Cody Wisnieski gets the rebound | 36-48 |
| 15:11 | Drake | Cody Wisnieski's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Apo in the backcourt | 36-48 |
| 15:09 | Utah State | Myron Brown lays it in on a great pass from Dikembe Apo | 38-48 |
| 14:47 | Drake | Cody Wisnieski clanks a floater from the free throw line | 38-48 |
| 14:46 | Utah State | Harley Macrae gets the rebound | 38-48 |
| 14:35 | Utah State | Dikembe Apo connects on the shot from the left block | 40-48 |
| 14:27 | Drake | James King can't connect on a shot from the right side | 40-48 |
| 14:26 | Utah State | Dikembe Apo grabs the board | 40-48 |
| 14:23 | Utah State | Kitwana Abdullah is fouled in the backcourt by James King - foul #4 on James King, team foul #5 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Utah State | Edison Neuhaus (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Paul Johnson (SF), Roman Parsons (C) Kitwana Abdullah, Myron Brown, Dikembe Apo, Brandon Denson | |
| Subs | Drake | George Buscher (SG), Donny Lyons (SF), Dobry Bruski (PF), Michael Salcedo (C) James King, David Hanson, Barry Jenkins, John Bailey | |
| 13:59 | Utah State | Edison Neuhaus is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Paul Johnson | 43-48 |
| 13:57 | Drake | Dikembe Ali steps in front of the Cody Wisnieski pass in the backcourt | 43-48 |
| 13:36 | Utah State | Paul Johnson blows the wide open layup | 43-48 |
| 13:34 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Johnson | 43-48 |
| 13:17 | Utah State | Harley Macrae misses the shot from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 13:16 | Utah State | Roman Parsons tips it back up and in | 45-48 |
| 13:03 | Drake | George Buscher connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Cody Wisnieski | 45-50 |
| 12:47 | Utah State | Edison Neuhaus hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-50 |
| 12:45 | Drake | Dobry Bruski snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 12:32 | Drake | George Buscher hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-50 |
| 12:31 | Drake | Donny Lyons snags the offensive board | 45-50 |
| 12:15 | Drake | George Buscher misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 12:13 | Utah State | Dikembe Ali pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 12:08 | Utah State | Roman Parsons is fouled on the floor by Donny Lyons - foul #1 on Donny Lyons, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Utah State | Christopher Wilson (PG), Myron Brown (SG), Michael Marchetti (SF), Dikembe Apo (PF), David Lee (C) Edison Neuhaus, Dikembe Ali, Paul Johnson, Harley Macrae, Roman Parsons | |
| Subs | Drake | Oleg Radlinski (PG), Casey Andrews (SF), Barry Jenkins (PF), Johnathan Taylor (C) Cody Wisnieski, Donny Lyons, Dobry Bruski, Michael Salcedo | |
| 11:49 | Utah State | David Lee connects on the open jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Myron Brown | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Christopher Wilson (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Myron Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Marchetti (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dikembe Apo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - David Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Oleg Radlinski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Buscher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Casey Andrews (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Barry Jenkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Johnathan Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Drake | George Buscher comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-50 |
| 11:37 | Utah State | Michael Marchetti snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 11:20 | Utah State | Dikembe Apo misses the fadeaway near the basket | 47-50 |
| 11:18 | Drake | George Buscher pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 10:54 | Drake | David Lee swats the shot by Barry Jenkins | 47-50 |
| 10:52 | Utah State | Michael Marchetti snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 10:41 | Utah State | Casey Andrews steals it from Christopher Wilson | 47-50 |
| 10:37 | Drake | Casey Andrews hits the finger roll | 47-52 |
| 10:26 | Utah State | Michael Marchetti hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dikembe Apo | 49-52 |
| 10:21 | Drake | Oleg Radlinski misses the lay-in | 49-52 |
| 10:19 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Michael Marchetti | 49-52 |
| 10:02 | Utah State | Christopher Wilson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 10:01 | Drake | Johnathan Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 09:59 | Drake | Myron Brown picks off the pass by George Buscher in the backcourt | 49-52 |
| 09:58 | Utah State | Michael Marchetti can't finish the layup | 49-52 |
| 09:56 | Drake | George Buscher gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 09:50 | Drake | Casey Andrews connects on the open floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Oleg Radlinski | 49-54 |
| 09:39 | Utah State | Christopher Wilson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 09:26 | Drake | Christopher Wilson steals the ball from Barry Jenkins | 52-54 |
| 09:26 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-54 |
| Subs | Utah State | Kitwana Abdullah (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Paul Johnson (SF), Harley Macrae (PF), Brandon Denson (C) Christopher Wilson, Myron Brown, Michael Marchetti, Dikembe Apo, David Lee | |
| Subs | Drake | Cody Wisnieski (PG), Donny Lyons (SG), David Hanson (SF), Dobry Bruski (PF), John Bailey (C) Oleg Radlinski, George Buscher, Casey Andrews, Barry Jenkins, Johnathan Taylor | |
| 09:19 | Utah State | Brandon Denson travels in the backcourt | 52-54 |
| 09:10 | Drake | Donny Lyons makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-57 |
| 09:07 | Utah State | Kitwana Abdullah is hacked by Cody Wisnieski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cody Wisnieski, team foul #7 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Drake | George Buscher (SG) Cody Wisnieski | |
| 09:07 | Utah State | Kitwana Abdullah makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 09:07 | Utah State | Kitwana Abdullah makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 09:05 | Drake | Donny Lyons loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-57 |
| 08:52 | Utah State | Kitwana Abdullah connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 56-57 |
| 08:44 | Drake | Dobry Bruski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 08:43 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ali | 56-57 |
| 08:26 | Utah State | Kitwana Abdullah drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Harley Macrae | 59-57 |
| 08:21 | Drake | Donny Lyons misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-57 |
| 08:19 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Donny Lyons | 59-57 |
| 07:54 | Drake | John Bailey can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 59-57 |
| 07:53 | Drake | Dobry Bruski grabs the offensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 07:35 | Drake | Dobry Bruski makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Donny Lyons | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Kitwana Abdullah (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Paul Johnson (tired) 2 pts. PF - Harley Macrae (tiring) 3 pf. C - Brandon Denson (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Donny Lyons (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - George Buscher (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Hanson (tiring) PF - Dobry Bruski (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Bailey (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:33 | Utah State | David Hanson picks off the pass by Paul Johnson in the backcourt | 59-59 |
| 07:10 | Drake | David Hanson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-59 |
| Subs | Utah State | Edison Neuhaus (PG), Myron Brown (SG), Michael Marchetti (SF), Roman Parsons (C) Kitwana Abdullah, Dikembe Ali, Paul Johnson, Brandon Denson | |
| Subs | Drake | James King (PG), Cody Wisnieski (SG), Barry Jenkins (PF) Donny Lyons, George Buscher, Dobry Bruski | |
| 07:04 | Utah State | Cody Wisnieski is called for the reach on Harley Macrae in the backcourt - foul #5 on Cody Wisnieski, team foul #8 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Drake | George Buscher (SG) Cody Wisnieski | |
| 07:04 | Utah State | Harley Macrae makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 07:04 | Utah State | Harley Macrae makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 06:48 | Drake | George Buscher knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-62 |
| 06:45 | Utah State | Myron Brown is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 61-62 |
| Subs | Utah State | David Lee (PF) Harley Macrae | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 06:36 | Drake | George Buscher misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-62 |
| 06:34 | Utah State | Edison Neuhaus snags the defensive board | 61-62 |
| 06:30 | Utah State | Edison Neuhaus buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Marchetti | 63-62 |
| 06:27 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| Subs | Utah State | Christopher Wilson (SG) Myron Brown | |
| Subs | Drake | Johnathan Taylor (PF), Michael Salcedo (C) Barry Jenkins, John Bailey | |
| 06:19 | Drake | David Hanson misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 06:17 | Drake | David Hanson grabs the offensive board | 63-62 |
| 06:00 | Drake | George Buscher misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 05:58 | Drake | Johnathan Taylor tips it in | 63-64 |
| 05:54 | Utah State | Edison Neuhaus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-64 |
| Subs | Utah State | Dikembe Ali (SG), Harley Macrae (PF) Christopher Wilson, David Lee | |
| Subs | Drake | Casey Andrews (SG), Barry Jenkins (PF) George Buscher, Michael Salcedo | |
| 05:40 | Drake | James King drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-67 |
| 05:23 | Utah State | Dikembe Ali misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 63-67 |
| 05:22 | Drake | Barry Jenkins gets the rebound | 63-67 |
| 05:17 | Drake | David Hanson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 63-67 |
| 05:16 | Drake | James King grabs the offensive rebound | 63-67 |
| 04:56 | Drake | Harley Macrae is called for the reach on James King - foul #4 on Harley Macrae, team foul #2 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Utah State | Kitwana Abdullah (PG), Myron Brown (SG), Paul Johnson (SF), Dikembe Apo (PF), Brandon Denson (C) Edison Neuhaus, Dikembe Ali, Michael Marchetti, Harley Macrae, Roman Parsons | |
| Subs | Drake | George Buscher (SG), Donny Lyons (SF), John Bailey (C) Casey Andrews, David Hanson, Johnathan Taylor | |
| 04:42 | Drake | James King is called for 3 seconds | 63-67 |
| Subs | Utah State | Christopher Wilson (SG) Myron Brown | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 04:27 | Utah State | Paul Johnson blows the layup but he's fouled by James King - foul #5 on James King, team foul #9 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Oleg Radlinski (PG), Dobry Bruski (PF) James King, Barry Jenkins | |
| 04:27 | Utah State | Paul Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 04:27 | Utah State | Paul Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 04:27 | Drake | Dobry Bruski snags the defensive board | 63-67 |
| 04:09 | Drake | Dobry Bruski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Donny Lyons | 63-69 |
| 03:47 | Utah State | The jumper by Kitwana Abdullah is denied by John Bailey | 63-69 |
| 03:46 | Drake | Oleg Radlinski grabs the board | 63-69 |
| 03:26 | Drake | George Buscher is fouled on the floor by Christopher Wilson - foul #3 on Christopher Wilson, team foul #3 | 63-69 |
| Subs | Utah State | Myron Brown (SG), Michael Marchetti (SF), Harley Macrae (PF), David Lee (C) Christopher Wilson, Paul Johnson, Dikembe Apo, Brandon Denson | |
| Subs | Drake | Casey Andrews (SG), David Hanson (SF), Barry Jenkins (PF), Michael Salcedo (C) George Buscher, Donny Lyons, Dobry Bruski, John Bailey | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Kitwana Abdullah (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Myron Brown (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Marchetti (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harley Macrae (tiring) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - David Lee (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Oleg Radlinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Casey Andrews (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Hanson (tired) PF - Barry Jenkins (tiring) 10 pts. 11 reb. C - Michael Salcedo (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 03:13 | Drake | Barry Jenkins clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-69 |
| 03:12 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Myron Brown | 63-69 |
| 03:10 | Utah State | David Lee is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Salcedo - foul #1 on Michael Salcedo, team foul #10 | 63-69 |
| 03:10 | Utah State | David Lee makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 03:10 | Utah State | David Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 03:10 | Drake | David Hanson pulls down the rebound | 64-69 |
| 02:52 | Drake | Michael Salcedo comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 64-69 |
| 02:50 | Drake | Michael Salcedo misses the tip | 64-69 |
| 02:49 | Utah State | Michael Marchetti gets the rebound | 64-69 |
| 02:47 | Utah State | Myron Brown is hacked by Casey Andrews in the backcourt - foul #2 on Casey Andrews, team foul #11 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Utah State | Edison Neuhaus (PG), Roman Parsons (C) Kitwana Abdullah, David Lee | |
| Subs | Drake | George Buscher (SG), Johnathan Taylor (C) Casey Andrews, Michael Salcedo | |
| 02:47 | Utah State | Myron Brown makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 02:47 | Utah State | Myron Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 02:36 | Drake | Johnathan Taylor is open and scores on a runner near the basket set up by Oleg Radlinski | 66-71 |
| 02:18 | Utah State | Harley Macrae lays it up and in on a great pass from Edison Neuhaus | 68-71 |
| 02:18 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| Subs | Utah State | Dikembe Ali (SG), Dikembe Apo (SF) Myron Brown, Michael Marchetti | |
| Subs | Drake | Dobry Bruski (SF), Michael Salcedo (C) David Hanson, Barry Jenkins | |
| 02:00 | Drake | Dobry Bruski hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Oleg Radlinski | 68-73 |
| 01:57 | Utah State | Edison Neuhaus is hacked by Oleg Radlinski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Oleg Radlinski, team foul #12 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Utah State | Myron Brown (SG), Paul Johnson (SF), Brandon Denson (C) Dikembe Ali, Dikembe Apo, Roman Parsons | |
| Subs | Drake | David Hanson (SF), Barry Jenkins (PF), John Bailey (C) Dobry Bruski, Johnathan Taylor, Michael Salcedo | |
| 01:57 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-73 |
| 01:57 | Utah State | Edison Neuhaus misses the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 01:57 | Utah State | Edison Neuhaus makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 01:31 | Drake | John Bailey drills a jumper from the left block | 69-75 |
| 01:16 | Utah State | Edison Neuhaus makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Myron Brown | 71-75 |
| 01:13 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 71-75 |
| Subs | Utah State | Kitwana Abdullah (PG) Edison Neuhaus | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 01:07 | Drake | Barry Jenkins lays it up and in set up by George Buscher and he's fouled by Harley Macrae - foul #5 on Harley Macrae, team foul #4 | 71-77 |
| Subs | Utah State | David Lee (PF) Harley Macrae | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 01:07 | Drake | Barry Jenkins makes the free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:51 | Utah State | Myron Brown is alone and drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Kitwana Abdullah | 73-78 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Drake | Oleg Radlinski is called for traveling in the backcourt | 73-78 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Utah State | Myron Brown is fouled on the floor by George Buscher - foul #1 on George Buscher, team foul #13 | 73-78 |
| 00:38 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-78 |
| 00:38 | Utah State | Myron Brown makes the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:38 | Utah State | Myron Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 75-78 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Drake | John Bailey is hacked by Myron Brown in the backcourt - foul #4 on Myron Brown, team foul #5 | 75-78 |
| 00:33 | Drake | David Lee is called for the reach on Oleg Radlinski - foul #1 on David Lee, team foul #6 | 75-78 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Donny Lyons (PG) Oleg Radlinski | |
| 00:32 | Drake | David Hanson is hacked by Myron Brown - foul #5 on Myron Brown, team foul #7 | 75-78 |
| Subs | Utah State | Dikembe Ali (SG) Myron Brown | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:32 | Drake | David Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:32 | Drake | David Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-80 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Utah State | Paul Johnson makes the wide open shot near the basket on a great pass from Kitwana Abdullah | 77-80 |
| 00:24 | Drake | Kitwana Abdullah is called for the reach on Donny Lyons in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kitwana Abdullah, team foul #8 | 77-80 |
| 00:24 | Drake | Donny Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 77-81 |
| 00:24 | Drake | Donny Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:17 | Utah State | Dikembe Ali misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-82 |
| 00:15 | Drake | John Bailey grabs the board | 77-82 |
| 00:14 | Drake | John Bailey is hacked by Dikembe Ali in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #9 | 77-82 |
| 00:14 | Drake | John Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:14 | Utah State | The rebound goes to David Lee | 77-82 |
| 00:08 | Utah State | Kitwana Abdullah connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Dikembe Ali | 80-82 |
| 00:05 | Drake | Kitwana Abdullah is called for the reach on David Hanson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kitwana Abdullah, team foul #10 | 80-82 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Oleg Radlinski (PG) Donny Lyons | |
| 00:05 | Drake | David Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 80-83 |
| 00:05 | Drake | David Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 80-84 |
| 00:03 | Utah State | Paul Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Oleg Radlinski - foul #3 on Oleg Radlinski, team foul #14 | 80-84 |
| 00:03 | Utah State | Paul Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 80-84 |
| 00:03 | Utah State | Paul Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 81-84 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Oleg Radlinski runs out the clock | 81-84 |