| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Ellenberger (fresh) SG - Dale Grimshaw (fresh) SF - Palmer Sims (fresh) PF - Wayne Prendergast (fresh) C - Carl Sinnott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Prickett (fresh) SG - Michael Cross (fresh) SF - Jack Burgess (fresh) PF - David Farrell (fresh) C - Philip Darley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Philip Darley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | Drake | David Farrell misses the jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Drake | Homer Ellenberger is called for the reach on Edward Prickett - foul #1 on Homer Ellenberger, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Drake | David Farrell scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Edward Prickett | 0-3 |
| 18:54 | Missouri State | Jack Burgess steals it from Carl Sinnott in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 18:37 | Drake | David Farrell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:35 | Drake | Jack Burgess hits the follow up shot | 0-5 |
| 18:19 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott makes the jumper in the lane set up by Homer Ellenberger | 2-5 |
| 18:00 | Drake | Wayne Prendergast steps in front of the Jack Burgess pass | 2-5 |
| 17:43 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims is fouled on the floor by Jack Burgess - foul #1 on Jack Burgess, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski (C) Carl Sinnott | |
| Subs | Drake | David Pollard (SG), Elden Smith (SF), Morris Mackey (PF), Brandon Polinsky (C) Michael Cross, Jack Burgess, David Farrell, Philip Darley | |
| 17:28 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 17:26 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast misses the tip | 2-5 |
| 17:24 | Drake | Morris Mackey snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:12 | Drake | Edward Prickett drills a driving attempt from close range set up by David Pollard | 2-7 |
| 16:56 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 16:40 | Drake | David Pollard misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 16:38 | Drake | Elden Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:20 | Drake | Morris Mackey misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 16:18 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:09 | Missouri State | Morris Mackey steals it from Homer Ellenberger | 5-7 |
| 15:58 | Drake | David Pollard is whistled for a carry | 5-7 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine (PG), Daryl Seeley (SG), William Scheidt (SF), Gary Koo (PF), Carl Sinnott (C) Homer Ellenberger, Dale Grimshaw, Palmer Sims, Wayne Prendergast, Ivan Poremski | |
| Subs | Drake | Harry Roe (PG), Michael Cross (SG), Jack Burgess (SF), David Farrell (PF), Philip Darley (C) Edward Prickett, David Pollard, Elden Smith, Morris Mackey, Brandon Polinsky | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Thurman Gourdine (fresh) SG - Daryl Seeley (fresh) SF - William Scheidt (fresh) PF - Gary Koo (fresh) C - Carl Sinnott (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harry Roe (fresh) SG - Michael Cross (fresh) SF - Jack Burgess (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Farrell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Philip Darley (fresh) | |
| 15:56 | Missouri State | Harry Roe is called for the reach on Daryl Seeley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harry Roe, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| 15:44 | Missouri State | David Farrell picks off the pass by Thurman Gourdine | 5-7 |
| 15:39 | Drake | Harry Roe can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by William Scheidt - foul #1 on William Scheidt, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| 15:39 | Drake | Harry Roe makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:39 | Drake | Harry Roe misses the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:39 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Daryl Seeley | 5-8 |
| 15:22 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 5-8 |
| 15:20 | Drake | David Farrell pulls down the rebound | 5-8 |
| 15:07 | Drake | Thurman Gourdine is called for the reach on Philip Darley - foul #1 on Thurman Gourdine, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Brian Bradshaw (C) Philip Darley | |
| 14:53 | Drake | Jack Burgess comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Gary Koo - foul #1 on Gary Koo, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski (PF) Gary Koo | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 14:53 | Drake | Jack Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:53 | Drake | Jack Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 14:42 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by David Farrell - foul #1 on David Farrell, team foul #3 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa (C) Carl Sinnott | |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Prickett (PG) Harry Roe | |
| 14:42 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 14:42 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:32 | Drake | William Scheidt is called for the reach on Michael Cross - foul #2 on William Scheidt, team foul #5 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gary Koo (PF) William Scheidt | |
| Subs | Drake | Elden Smith (SF) Jack Burgess | |
| 14:12 | Drake | David Farrell makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Cross and he's hacked by Gary Koo - foul #2 on Gary Koo, team foul #6 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw (SG), Palmer Sims (SF) Thurman Gourdine, Gary Koo | |
| Subs | Drake | David Pollard (SG), Brandon Polinsky (C) Michael Cross, Brian Bradshaw | |
| 14:12 | Drake | David Farrell makes the free throw | 7-13 |
| 13:52 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-13 |
| 13:51 | Drake | David Farrell grabs the defensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 13:34 | Drake | Elden Smith misses the easy layup | 7-13 |
| 13:33 | Missouri State | Daryl Seeley grabs the board | 7-13 |
| 13:27 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski clanks a 3 from straight away | 7-13 |
| 13:25 | Drake | Edward Prickett grabs the defensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 13:11 | Drake | Edward Prickett buries a jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Daryl Seeley - foul #1 on Daryl Seeley, team foul #7 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Thurman Gourdine (SG), Wayne Prendergast (PF), Carl Sinnott (C) Jesus Sosa, Dale Grimshaw, Daryl Seeley, Ivan Poremski | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Cross (SG), Jack Burgess (SF), Philip Darley (C) David Pollard, David Farrell, Brandon Polinsky | |
| 13:11 | Drake | Edward Prickett misses the free throw | 7-15 |
| 13:11 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast grabs the board | 7-15 |
| 12:58 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-15 |
| 12:56 | Drake | Elden Smith snags the defensive board | 7-15 |
| 12:34 | Drake | Jack Burgess misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 7-15 |
| 12:32 | Drake | Michael Cross pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-15 |
| 12:18 | Drake | Elden Smith misses the lay-in | 7-15 |
| 12:17 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Thurman Gourdine | 7-15 |
| 12:15 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims is hacked by Jack Burgess in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jack Burgess, team foul #4 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw (SG) Thurman Gourdine | |
| Subs | Drake | Harry Roe (PG), David Pollard (SG), Morris Mackey (SF), David Farrell (PF) Edward Prickett, Michael Cross, Jack Burgess, Elden Smith | |
| 12:04 | Missouri State | Morris Mackey is called for the reach on Wayne Prendergast - foul #1 on Morris Mackey, team foul #5 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa (PG) Homer Ellenberger | |
| Subs | Drake | Brian Bradshaw (C) Philip Darley | |
| 11:55 | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-15 |
| 11:54 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast hits the follow up shot | 9-15 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jesus Sosa (fresh) SG - Dale Grimshaw (fairly fresh) SF - Palmer Sims (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Prendergast (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Sinnott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harry Roe (fresh) 1 pts. SG - David Pollard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Morris Mackey (fresh) PF - David Farrell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Bradshaw (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Drake | Wayne Prendergast steals the ball from David Farrell | 9-15 |
| 11:23 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw misses short on an open turnaround from close range | 9-15 |
| 11:22 | Drake | David Farrell grabs the defensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 11:14 | Drake | David Farrell misses the floater from the right side | 9-15 |
| 11:12 | Drake | Brian Bradshaw grabs the offensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 11:01 | Drake | David Farrell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-15 |
| 10:59 | Drake | Morris Mackey gets the offensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 10:47 | Drake | David Farrell drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Harry Roe | 9-18 |
| 10:44 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wayne Prendergast, team foul #8 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Thurman Gourdine (SF), Daryl Seeley (PF), Ivan Poremski (C) Jesus Sosa, Palmer Sims, Wayne Prendergast, Carl Sinnott | |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Prickett (PG), Michael Cross (SG), Brandon Polinsky (SF), Philip Darley (C) Harry Roe, David Pollard, Morris Mackey, Brian Bradshaw | |
| 10:30 | Drake | Edward Prickett is fouled on the floor by Thurman Gourdine - foul #2 on Thurman Gourdine, team foul #9 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast (PF) Thurman Gourdine | |
| Subs | Drake | Elden Smith (SF) David Farrell | |
| 10:30 | Drake | Edward Prickett misses the 1st free throw | 9-18 |
| 10:30 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski pulls down the rebound | 9-18 |
| 10:16 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Brandon Polinsky - foul #1 on Brandon Polinsky, team foul #6 | 9-18 |
| 10:16 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast makes the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 10:16 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast makes the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 10:08 | Drake | Michael Cross drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Brandon Polinsky | 11-20 |
| 09:42 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 11-20 |
| 09:40 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky gets the rebound | 11-20 |
| 09:16 | Drake | Elden Smith banks in the layup set up by Michael Cross and the foul's on Daryl Seeley - foul #2 on Daryl Seeley, team foul #10 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Palmer Sims (SF), Carl Sinnott (C) Daryl Seeley, Ivan Poremski | |
| Subs | Drake | David Farrell (PF), Brian Bradshaw (C) Brandon Polinsky, Philip Darley | |
| 09:16 | Drake | Elden Smith makes the free throw | 11-23 |
| 08:58 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims misses the floater from the right block | 11-23 |
| 08:57 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-23 |
| 08:41 | Missouri State | Elden Smith is called for the reach on Palmer Sims - foul #1 on Elden Smith, team foul #7 | 11-23 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa (SG) Dale Grimshaw | |
| Subs | Drake | Harry Roe (PG), David Pollard (SG), Morris Mackey (SF) Edward Prickett, Michael Cross, Elden Smith | |
| 08:41 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims misses the 1st free throw | 11-23 |
| 08:41 | Drake | David Farrell grabs the defensive rebound | 11-23 |
| 08:13 | Drake | Brian Bradshaw misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-23 |
| 08:12 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast pulls down the rebound | 11-23 |
| 07:54 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Jesus Sosa and he's hacked by Morris Mackey - foul #2 on Morris Mackey, team foul #8 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw (SG), Ivan Poremski (PF) Wayne Prendergast, Carl Sinnott | |
| Subs | Drake | Elden Smith (SF), Douglas Carr (C) Morris Mackey, Brian Bradshaw | |
| 07:54 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims makes the free throw | 14-23 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Ellenberger (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dale Grimshaw (tiring) SF - Palmer Sims (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Poremski (fresh) C - Jesus Sosa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harry Roe (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Pollard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Elden Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Farrell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas Carr (fresh) | |
| 07:41 | Drake | Elden Smith buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Harry Roe | 14-25 |
| 07:22 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-25 |
| 07:04 | Drake | Harry Roe misses the easy layup but the foul's on Homer Ellenberger - foul #2 on Homer Ellenberger, team foul #11 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott (C) Homer Ellenberger | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Cross (SG), Brandon Polinsky (SF), Philip Darley (C) David Pollard, Elden Smith, Douglas Carr | |
| 07:04 | Drake | Harry Roe makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 07:04 | Drake | Harry Roe makes the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 06:46 | Missouri State | Philip Darley picks off the pass by Ivan Poremski | 17-27 |
| 06:33 | Drake | David Farrell drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Harry Roe | 17-29 |
| 06:09 | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-29 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast (PF) Ivan Poremski | |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Prickett (PG), Elden Smith (SF) Harry Roe, Philip Darley | |
| 05:49 | Drake | Edward Prickett makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Elden Smith | 17-31 |
| 05:44 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast is hacked by Elden Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Elden Smith, team foul #9 | 17-31 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Brian Bradshaw (C) Elden Smith | |
| 05:44 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast makes the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 05:44 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast makes the 2nd free throw | 19-31 |
| 05:27 | Drake | Edward Prickett scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by David Farrell | 19-34 |
| 05:08 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw is whistled for a carry | 19-34 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Drake | David Pollard (SG) Michael Cross | |
| 04:42 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky loses the dribble to Wayne Prendergast | 19-34 |
| 04:37 | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jesus Sosa, team foul #12 | 19-34 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski (C) Carl Sinnott | |
| Subs | Drake | Philip Darley (C) Brian Bradshaw | |
| 04:18 | Drake | Palmer Sims takes the ball from Philip Darley | 19-34 |
| 03:55 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw misses short on a turnaround from close range | 19-34 |
| 03:53 | Drake | David Farrell snags the defensive board | 19-34 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jesus Sosa (tiring) SG - Dale Grimshaw (tired) SF - Palmer Sims (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Prendergast (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Ivan Poremski (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Prickett (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Pollard (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brandon Polinsky (tiring) PF - David Farrell (tired) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Philip Darley (fresh) | |
| 03:36 | Drake | David Farrell drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Pollard | 19-36 |
| 03:24 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 19-36 |
| 03:23 | Drake | Philip Darley grabs the board | 19-36 |
| 03:13 | Drake | Edward Prickett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-36 |
| 03:12 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski grabs the board | 19-36 |
| 03:12 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 19-36 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Thurman Gourdine (SG), William Scheidt (SF), Daryl Seeley (PF), Gary Koo (C) Jesus Sosa, Dale Grimshaw, Palmer Sims, Wayne Prendergast, Ivan Poremski | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Cross (SG), Jack Burgess (SF), Elden Smith (PF) David Pollard, Brandon Polinsky, David Farrell | |
| 02:52 | Missouri State | Gary Koo misses the lay-in | 19-36 |
| 02:51 | Missouri State | Gary Koo snags the offensive board | 19-36 |
| 02:39 | Missouri State | Gary Koo clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 19-36 |
| 02:37 | Drake | The rebound goes to Philip Darley | 19-36 |
| 02:16 | Drake | Elden Smith is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Elden Smith, team foul #10 | 19-36 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Morris Mackey (PF), Brian Bradshaw (C) Elden Smith, Philip Darley | |
| 02:13 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-36 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski (C) William Scheidt | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 01:58 | Drake | Morris Mackey clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Daryl Seeley - foul #3 on Daryl Seeley, team foul #13 | 19-36 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Palmer Sims (SF) Daryl Seeley | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 01:58 | Drake | Morris Mackey makes the 1st free throw | 19-37 |
| 01:58 | Drake | Morris Mackey misses the 2nd free throw | 19-37 |
| 01:58 | Missouri State | Gary Koo grabs the defensive rebound | 19-37 |
| 01:48 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims is hacked by Jack Burgess - foul #3 on Jack Burgess, team foul #11 | 19-37 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Drake | David Farrell (PF) Jack Burgess | |
| 01:48 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims makes the 1st free throw | 20-37 |
| 01:48 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 21-37 |
| 01:31 | Drake | Brian Bradshaw misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-37 |
| 01:29 | Drake | David Farrell grabs the offensive board | 21-37 |
| 01:16 | Drake | David Farrell hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Brian Bradshaw | 21-39 |
| 00:57 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 21-39 |
| 00:56 | Drake | Morris Mackey grabs the board | 21-39 |
| 00:49 | Drake | Michael Cross comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 21-39 |
| 00:48 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger grabs the board | 21-39 |
| 00:21 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Palmer Sims | 23-39 |
| 00:05 | Drake | Edward Prickett misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 23-39 |
| 00:03 | Missouri State | Gary Koo pulls down the rebound | 23-39 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Gary Koo misses long on a halfcourt shot | 23-39 |