| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Prickett (fresh) SG - Michael Cross (fresh) SF - Jack Burgess (fresh) PF - David Farrell (fresh) C - Philip Darley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Ronald Boone (fresh) SG - Steven Cobbins (fresh) SF - Jeremy Johnson (fresh) PF - Ronald Boyd (fresh) C - James Bradshaw (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Philip Darley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Drake | Jack Burgess comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Jeremy Johnson - foul #1 on Jeremy Johnson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Drake | Jack Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:40 | Drake | Jack Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Wichita State | James Bradshaw can't finish the layup | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Boyd | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Wichita State | David Farrell is called for the reach on Ronald Boyd - foul #1 on David Farrell, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Wichita State | Steven Cobbins misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Drake | Philip Darley grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Drake | Edward Prickett blows the layup but the foul's on James Bradshaw - foul #1 on James Bradshaw, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Drake | Edward Prickett makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:44 | Drake | Edward Prickett makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:30 | Wichita State | Jeremy Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-0 |
| 18:29 | Drake | The rebound goes to Jack Burgess | 4-0 |
| 18:16 | Drake | Edward Prickett connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Cross | 7-0 |
| 18:05 | Wichita State | James Bradshaw hits a wide open fadeaway in the lane | 7-2 |
| 17:47 | Drake | Edward Prickett scores on a floater from the left wing | 9-2 |
| 17:36 | Wichita State | Jeremy Johnson comes up short on the runner in the lane but the foul's on David Farrell - foul #2 on David Farrell, team foul #2 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Drake | Harry Roe (PG), David Pollard (SG), Elden Smith (SF), Morris Mackey (PF), Brandon Polinsky (C) Edward Prickett, Michael Cross, Jack Burgess, David Farrell, Philip Darley | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jim Webb (PF), Jason Emerson (C) Ronald Boyd, James Bradshaw | |
| 17:36 | Wichita State | Jeremy Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 9-3 |
| 17:36 | Wichita State | Jeremy Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 17:34 | Drake | Steven Cobbins steps in front of the Elden Smith pass in the backcourt | 9-4 |
| 17:26 | Wichita State | Jeremy Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-4 |
| 17:12 | Drake | David Pollard is hacked by Steven Cobbins - foul #1 on Steven Cobbins, team foul #3 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Knight (PG), Luis Clark (SG), William Labarbera (C) Ronald Boone, Steven Cobbins, Jeremy Johnson | |
| 16:58 | Drake | David Pollard can't throw it down but the foul's on William Labarbera - foul #1 on William Labarbera, team foul #4 | 9-4 |
| 16:58 | Drake | David Pollard misses the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 16:58 | Drake | David Pollard misses the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 16:58 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Jim Webb | 9-4 |
| 16:55 | Wichita State | Brandon Polinsky is called for the reach on William Labarbera in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brandon Polinsky, team foul #3 | 9-4 |
| 16:34 | Wichita State | Jim Webb blows the layup but he's fouled by Morris Mackey - foul #1 on Morris Mackey, team foul #4 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Prickett (PG), Michael Cross (SG), Jack Burgess (SF), Brian Bradshaw (C) Harry Roe, David Pollard, Morris Mackey, Brandon Polinsky | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ronald Boyd (PF), James Bradshaw (C) Jason Emerson, William Labarbera | |
| 16:34 | Wichita State | Jim Webb makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 16:34 | Wichita State | Jim Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 16:26 | Drake | Michael Cross misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Jim Webb - foul #1 on Jim Webb, team foul #5 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Daniel Garrison (SF) Jim Webb | |
| 16:26 | Drake | Michael Cross misses the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 16:26 | Drake | Michael Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 16:22 | Wichita State | Andrew Knight's pass is intercepted by Michael Cross in the backcourt | 10-6 |
| 16:09 | Drake | Michael Cross makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Elden Smith and he's hacked by Ronald Boyd - foul #1 on Ronald Boyd, team foul #6 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ronald Boone (PG), Steven Cobbins (SG), Jeremy Johnson (SF) Andrew Knight, Luis Clark, Daniel Garrison | |
| 16:09 | Drake | Michael Cross makes the free throw | 13-6 |
| 15:50 | Wichita State | James Bradshaw blows the dunk but he's fouled by Brian Bradshaw - foul #1 on Brian Bradshaw, team foul #5 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Drake | Douglas Carr (C) Brian Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 15:50 | Wichita State | James Bradshaw makes the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 15:50 | Wichita State | James Bradshaw misses the 2nd free throw | 13-7 |
| 15:50 | Wichita State | Jeremy Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 13-7 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Prickett (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Cross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Burgess (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elden Smith (fairly fresh) C - Douglas Carr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Ronald Boone (fresh) SG - Steven Cobbins (fresh) SF - Jeremy Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Boyd (fairly fresh) C - James Bradshaw (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Wichita State | Ronald Boyd misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-7 |
| 15:33 | Drake | The rebound goes to Michael Cross | 13-7 |
| 15:26 | Drake | Edward Prickett knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Ronald Boone - foul #1 on Ronald Boone, team foul #7 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Raymond Washington (SG), Daniel Garrison (SF), William Labarbera (C) Steven Cobbins, Jeremy Johnson, James Bradshaw | |
| 15:26 | Drake | Edward Prickett makes the free throw | 16-7 |
| 15:14 | Wichita State | Ronald Boyd loses the dribble to Jack Burgess | 16-7 |
| 15:08 | Drake | Edward Prickett slams it home set up by Michael Cross | 18-7 |
| 15:00 | Wichita State | Daniel Garrison misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-7 |
| 14:58 | Drake | Douglas Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 18-7 |
| 14:53 | Drake | Michael Cross loses the dribble to Raymond Washington in the backcourt | 18-7 |
| 14:41 | Wichita State | Ronald Boyd can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 18-7 |
| 14:40 | Wichita State | Ronald Boone grabs the offensive board | 18-7 |
| 14:35 | Wichita State | Ronald Boyd connects on the jumper from the right block | 18-9 |
| 14:24 | Drake | Michael Cross misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 18-9 |
| 14:22 | Wichita State | Ronald Boyd gets the rebound | 18-9 |
| 14:03 | Wichita State | Ronald Boone misses the easy layup | 18-9 |
| 14:02 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Garrison | 18-9 |
| 13:42 | Wichita State | Ronald Boyd misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Cross - foul #1 on Michael Cross, team foul #6 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Drake | Harry Roe (PG), David Pollard (SG), Morris Mackey (SF), Brandon Polinsky (PF), Philip Darley (C) Edward Prickett, Michael Cross, Jack Burgess, Elden Smith, Douglas Carr | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Knight (PG), Steven Cobbins (SG), Jeremy Johnson (SF), Jim Webb (C) Ronald Boone, Raymond Washington, Daniel Garrison, William Labarbera | |
| 13:42 | Wichita State | Ronald Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 18-10 |
| 13:42 | Wichita State | Ronald Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 18-10 |
| 13:42 | Drake | The rebound goes to Philip Darley | 18-10 |
| 13:24 | Drake | Harry Roe comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 18-10 |
| 13:22 | Wichita State | Steven Cobbins gets the rebound | 18-10 |
| 13:02 | Wichita State | Ronald Boyd can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Brandon Polinsky - foul #2 on Brandon Polinsky, team foul #7 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Drake | Jack Burgess (SF) Brandon Polinsky | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Luis Clark (PG), James Bradshaw (C) Andrew Knight, Jim Webb | |
| 13:02 | Wichita State | Ronald Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 18-11 |
| 13:02 | Wichita State | Ronald Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 12:57 | Drake | Morris Mackey is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Cobbins - foul #2 on Steven Cobbins, team foul #8 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Drake | Brian Bradshaw (C) Philip Darley | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ronald Boone (PG), Jason Emerson (PF) Steven Cobbins, Ronald Boyd | |
| 12:57 | Drake | Morris Mackey makes the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 12:57 | Drake | Morris Mackey misses the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 12:57 | Wichita State | Jason Emerson pulls down the rebound | 19-12 |
| 12:43 | Wichita State | James Bradshaw is whistled for traveling | 19-12 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Prickett (PG) Harry Roe | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 12:24 | Drake | Edward Prickett clanks a 3 from the left corner | 19-12 |
| 12:23 | Wichita State | James Bradshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 12:20 | Wichita State | Jack Burgess steals it from Luis Clark in the backcourt | 19-12 |
| 12:03 | Drake | Brian Bradshaw misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jeremy Johnson - foul #2 on Jeremy Johnson, team foul #9 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Cross (SG) David Pollard | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Knight (SG), Jim Webb (PF) Luis Clark, Jeremy Johnson | |
| 12:03 | Drake | Brian Bradshaw misses the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 12:03 | Drake | Brian Bradshaw misses the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 12:03 | Wichita State | James Bradshaw grabs the board | 19-12 |
| 11:47 | Wichita State | Jason Emerson connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Ronald Boone | 19-14 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Prickett (tiring) 12 pts. SG - Michael Cross (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Burgess (tired) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Morris Mackey (tiring) 1 pts. C - Brian Bradshaw (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Ronald Boone (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Knight (fairly fresh) SF - Jason Emerson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jim Webb (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Bradshaw (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Drake | Jack Burgess is open and buries a shot from the left wing set up by Edward Prickett | 21-14 |
| 11:08 | Wichita State | Jason Emerson makes the wide open floater from the right block set up by Jim Webb | 21-16 |
| 10:47 | Drake | James Bradshaw picks off the pass by Edward Prickett | 21-16 |
| 10:36 | Wichita State | Andrew Knight misses the shot from the left side | 21-16 |
| 10:35 | Drake | Brian Bradshaw gets the rebound | 21-16 |
| 10:35 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 21-16 |
| Subs | Drake | Harry Roe (PG), David Pollard (SG), Elden Smith (PF), Philip Darley (C) Edward Prickett, Michael Cross, Morris Mackey, Brian Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Luis Clark (PG), Raymond Washington (SG), Daniel Garrison (SF) Ronald Boone, Andrew Knight, Jason Emerson | |
| 10:16 | Drake | Jack Burgess lays it in set up by Elden Smith and he's hacked by James Bradshaw - foul #2 on James Bradshaw, team foul #10 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ronald Boyd (PF) James Bradshaw | |
| 10:16 | Drake | Jack Burgess misses the free throw | 23-16 |
| 10:16 | Wichita State | Raymond Washington grabs the board | 23-16 |
| 10:00 | Wichita State | Luis Clark misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-16 |
| 09:58 | Drake | Elden Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 23-16 |
| 09:53 | Drake | Jack Burgess misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 23-16 |
| 09:51 | Wichita State | Daniel Garrison grabs the defensive rebound | 23-16 |
| 09:45 | Wichita State | Ronald Boyd comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Jack Burgess - foul #1 on Jack Burgess, team foul #8 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Prickett (PG), Morris Mackey (PF), Douglas Carr (C) Harry Roe, Jack Burgess, Philip Darley | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ronald Boone (PG), Andrew Knight (SG), Jason Emerson (SF) Luis Clark, Raymond Washington, Daniel Garrison | |
| 09:45 | Wichita State | Ronald Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 09:45 | Wichita State | Ronald Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 09:45 | Drake | Douglas Carr gets the rebound | 23-17 |
| 09:20 | Drake | Elden Smith comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 23-17 |
| 09:19 | Drake | Elden Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-17 |
| 09:08 | Drake | Elden Smith misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Ronald Boone - foul #2 on Ronald Boone, team foul #11 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Cross (SG), Philip Darley (C) David Pollard, Douglas Carr | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Luis Clark (PG) Ronald Boone | |
| 09:08 | Drake | Elden Smith makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 09:08 | Drake | Elden Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 25-17 |
| 08:53 | Wichita State | Andrew Knight throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-17 |
| Subs | Drake | Jack Burgess (SF) Morris Mackey | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 08:51 | Drake | Michael Cross double dribbles in the backcourt | 25-17 |
| 08:37 | Wichita State | Ronald Boyd comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 25-17 |
| 08:35 | Drake | Philip Darley gets the rebound | 25-17 |
| 08:14 | Drake | Edward Prickett misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-17 |
| 08:12 | Drake | Philip Darley misses the tip | 25-17 |
| 08:11 | Wichita State | Jason Emerson pulls down the rebound | 25-17 |
| 08:09 | Wichita State | Edward Prickett is called for the reach on Luis Clark in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Prickett, team foul #9 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Drake | Harry Roe (PG) Edward Prickett | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Raymond Washington (SG), William Labarbera (C) Andrew Knight, Jim Webb | |
| 08:09 | Wichita State | Luis Clark misses the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 08:09 | Drake | The rebound goes to Philip Darley | 25-17 |
| 07:55 | Drake | Jack Burgess misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Jason Emerson - foul #1 on Jason Emerson, team foul #12 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Drake | David Pollard (SG), Douglas Carr (C) Michael Cross, Philip Darley | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Daniel Garrison (SF) Jason Emerson | |
| 07:55 | Drake | Jack Burgess misses the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 07:55 | Drake | Jack Burgess misses the 2nd free throw | 25-17 |
| 07:55 | Wichita State | Ronald Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 25-17 |
| 07:50 | Wichita State | Daniel Garrison misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-17 |
| 07:48 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Garrison | 25-17 |
| 07:37 | Wichita State | Ronald Boyd banks in the layup | 25-19 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harry Roe (fresh) SG - David Pollard (fairly fresh) SF - Jack Burgess (very tired) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Elden Smith (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Carr (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Raymond Washington (fairly fresh) SG - Luis Clark (tiring) SF - Daniel Garrison (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ronald Boyd (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - William Labarbera (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Drake | Jack Burgess is whistled for a carry | 25-19 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Prickett (PG), Morris Mackey (PF), Philip Darley (C) Harry Roe, Jack Burgess, Douglas Carr | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Knight (SG), Jason Emerson (SF), Jim Webb (C) Luis Clark, Daniel Garrison, William Labarbera | |
| 07:06 | Wichita State | Jason Emerson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jason Emerson, team foul #13 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Cross (SG) David Pollard | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Daniel Garrison (SF) Jason Emerson | |
| 06:51 | Drake | Morris Mackey is fouled on the floor by Daniel Garrison - foul #1 on Daniel Garrison, team foul #14 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Labarbera (C) Ronald Boyd | |
| 06:51 | Drake | Morris Mackey misses the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 06:51 | Drake | Morris Mackey makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 06:28 | Wichita State | Daniel Garrison makes the turnaround from the left block and the foul's on Elden Smith - foul #1 on Elden Smith, team foul #10 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Luis Clark (PG) Raymond Washington | |
| 06:28 | Wichita State | Daniel Garrison misses the free throw | 26-21 |
| 06:28 | Drake | Philip Darley grabs the defensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 06:26 | Drake | Michael Cross is hacked by Andrew Knight in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrew Knight, team foul #15 | 26-21 |
| 06:26 | Drake | Michael Cross makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 06:26 | Drake | Michael Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 06:10 | Wichita State | Jim Webb connects on the floater from the left block and the foul's on Philip Darley - foul #1 on Philip Darley, team foul #11 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Drake | David Pollard (SG), Jack Burgess (SF) Michael Cross, Morris Mackey | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ronald Boyd (PF) William Labarbera | |
| 06:10 | Wichita State | Wichita State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 28-23 |
| 06:10 | Wichita State | Jim Webb makes the free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:48 | Drake | Edward Prickett hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by David Pollard | 30-24 |
| 05:26 | Wichita State | Luis Clark can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 05:25 | Drake | David Pollard gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 05:10 | Drake | David Pollard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 05:09 | Drake | Edward Prickett can't tip it in | 30-24 |
| 05:07 | Drake | Jack Burgess grabs the offensive board | 30-24 |
| 04:54 | Drake | Philip Darley hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by David Pollard | 32-24 |
| 04:41 | Wichita State | The jumper by Ronald Boyd is denied by Philip Darley | 32-24 |
| 04:40 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Boyd | 32-24 |
| 04:27 | Wichita State | Andrew Knight misses short on a floater from the left side | 32-24 |
| 04:25 | Drake | Edward Prickett snags the defensive board | 32-24 |
| 04:11 | Drake | Elden Smith is open and buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Edward Prickett | 34-24 |
| 03:51 | Wichita State | Luis Clark misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 34-24 |
| 03:50 | Drake | Elden Smith gets the rebound | 34-24 |
| 03:48 | Drake | Edward Prickett is hacked by Daniel Garrison in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Garrison, team foul #16 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Cross (SG), Brandon Polinsky (SF), David Farrell (PF), Brian Bradshaw (C) David Pollard, Jack Burgess, Elden Smith, Philip Darley | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ronald Boone (PG), Steven Cobbins (SG), Jeremy Johnson (SF), Jason Emerson (PF), James Bradshaw (C) Luis Clark, Andrew Knight, Daniel Garrison, Ronald Boyd, Jim Webb | |
| 03:48 | Drake | Edward Prickett misses the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 03:48 | Drake | Edward Prickett misses the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 03:48 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Jason Emerson | 34-24 |
| 03:25 | Wichita State | Jason Emerson is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Bradshaw | 34-26 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Prickett (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Cross (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brandon Polinsky (fresh) PF - David Farrell (fresh) C - Brian Bradshaw (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Ronald Boone (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Cobbins (fresh) SF - Jeremy Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Emerson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Bradshaw (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Drake | Ronald Boone steals the ball from Michael Cross | 34-26 |
| 03:13 | Wichita State | Steven Cobbins blows the layup | 34-26 |
| 03:12 | Drake | David Farrell snags the defensive board | 34-26 |
| 03:08 | Drake | David Farrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-26 |
| Subs | Drake | Harry Roe (PG) Edward Prickett | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 02:49 | Wichita State | Steven Cobbins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-26 |
| 02:47 | Wichita State | Jason Emerson can't tip it in | 34-26 |
| 02:46 | Wichita State | James Bradshaw tips it in | 34-28 |
| 02:44 | Drake | Michael Cross throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-28 |
| Subs | Drake | Douglas Carr (C) Brian Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Raymond Washington (SG), William Labarbera (PF) Steven Cobbins, Jason Emerson | |
| 02:33 | Wichita State | Douglas Carr swats the short shot by William Labarbera | 34-28 |
| 02:32 | Wichita State | Jeremy Johnson snags the offensive board | 34-28 |
| 02:26 | Wichita State | Ronald Boone clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 02:24 | Drake | The rebound goes to Douglas Carr | 34-28 |
| 02:06 | Drake | Harry Roe is open and buries a runner in the paint | 36-28 |
| 01:45 | Wichita State | Jeremy Johnson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-28 |
| 01:44 | Wichita State | James Bradshaw hits the follow up shot | 36-30 |
| 01:38 | Drake | Harry Roe is hacked by William Labarbera in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Labarbera, team foul #17 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Drake | Morris Mackey (SF), Brian Bradshaw (C) Brandon Polinsky, Douglas Carr | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Steven Cobbins (SG), Jason Emerson (PF) Raymond Washington, William Labarbera | |
| 01:38 | Drake | Harry Roe makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 01:38 | Drake | Harry Roe misses the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 01:38 | Wichita State | James Bradshaw gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 01:33 | Wichita State | Ronald Boone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-30 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Prickett (PG) Harry Roe | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 01:12 | Drake | Michael Cross loses the ball out of bounds | 37-30 |
| 00:50 | Wichita State | Ronald Boone knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 00:22 | Drake | Morris Mackey double dribbles | 37-33 |
| Subs | Drake | David Pollard (SG), Jack Burgess (SF), Brandon Polinsky (C) Michael Cross, Morris Mackey, Brian Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ronald Boyd (PF) Jason Emerson | |
| 00:04 | Wichita State | James Bradshaw connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Steven Cobbins | 37-35 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Edward Prickett misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 37-35 |