| Lineup | Drake | PG - James King (fresh) SG - George Buscher (fresh) SF - David Hanson (fresh) PF - Barry Jenkins (fresh) C - John Bailey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stuart Flowers (fresh) SG - David Bennett (fresh) SF - Ken Flanary (fresh) PF - Jack Carter (fresh) C - Peter Strayer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | John Bailey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:55 | Drake | John Bailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Illinois State | David Bennett hits a 3 from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 19:26 | Drake | John Bailey's fadeaway is rejected by Jack Carter | 0-3 |
| 19:25 | Illinois State | David Bennett grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 19:04 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary lays it up and in | 0-5 |
| 18:49 | Drake | James King knocks in the shot from the right side | 2-5 |
| 18:44 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Stuart Flowers | 2-7 |
| 18:32 | Drake | George Buscher misses short on an open 3 from straight away | 2-7 |
| 18:31 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary gets the rebound | 2-7 |
| 18:12 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary is fouled on the floor by David Hanson - foul #1 on David Hanson, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| 18:01 | Illinois State | James King steals it from Peter Strayer | 2-7 |
| 17:45 | Drake | Barry Jenkins's floater is tipped away by Peter Strayer | 2-7 |
| 17:44 | Drake | David Hanson gets the offensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:25 | Drake | James King is hacked by David Bennett - foul #1 on David Bennett, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto (PG), Michael Watson (SG), Charles Hunter (SF), Leslie Petrin (PF), James Williams (C) Stuart Flowers, David Bennett, Ken Flanary, Jack Carter, Peter Strayer | |
| 17:03 | Drake | Casey Andrews hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Cody Wisnieski | 4-7 |
| 16:47 | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Dobry Bruski - foul #1 on Dobry Bruski, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| 16:47 | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:47 | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:33 | Drake | Michael Watson steals the ball from Donny Lyons | 4-9 |
| 16:26 | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto is hacked by Casey Andrews in the backcourt - foul #1 on Casey Andrews, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Drake | Oleg Radlinski (PG), Michael Salcedo (C) Donny Lyons, Casey Andrews | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers (PG) Charles Hunter | |
| 16:21 | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin misses the lay-in | 4-9 |
| 16:19 | Drake | Johnathan Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 16:01 | Drake | Oleg Radlinski clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-9 |
| 15:59 | Drake | Dobry Bruski tips it home | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Oleg Radlinski (fresh) SG - Cody Wisnieski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dobry Bruski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnathan Taylor (fairly fresh) C - Michael Salcedo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stuart Flowers (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Watson (fairly fresh) SF - Dennis Nieto (fairly fresh) PF - Leslie Petrin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Williams (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:56 | Illinois State | Cody Wisnieski takes the ball from Michael Watson in the backcourt | 6-9 |
| 15:38 | Drake | The jump hook by Dobry Bruski is blocked by Leslie Petrin | 6-9 |
| 15:37 | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin grabs the defensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 15:32 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by James Williams | 6-11 |
| 15:06 | Drake | Oleg Radlinski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 6-11 |
| 15:05 | Illinois State | James Williams pulls down the rebound | 6-11 |
| 14:46 | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto misses short on a shot from the right side | 6-11 |
| 14:44 | Drake | Johnathan Taylor gets the rebound | 6-11 |
| 14:38 | Drake | Leslie Petrin is called for the reach on Cody Wisnieski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leslie Petrin, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Drake | James King (PG), George Buscher (SG), Donny Lyons (SF), Barry Jenkins (PF), John Bailey (C) Oleg Radlinski, Cody Wisnieski, Dobry Bruski, Johnathan Taylor, Michael Salcedo | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Bennett (SG), Charles Hunter (SF), Jack Carter (PF), Jerry Kelly (C) Michael Watson, Dennis Nieto, Leslie Petrin, James Williams | |
| 14:18 | Drake | John Bailey banks in the layup on a great pass from George Buscher | 8-11 |
| 13:57 | Illinois State | Jerry Kelly scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Stuart Flowers | 8-13 |
| 13:44 | Drake | James King comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Hunter - foul #1 on Charles Hunter, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Drake | Casey Andrews (SF) Donny Lyons | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ken Flanary (SF), Peter Strayer (C) Charles Hunter, Jerry Kelly | |
| 13:44 | Drake | James King misses the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 13:44 | Drake | James King makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 13:28 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from David Bennett | 9-16 |
| 13:10 | Drake | James King clanks a floater from the right wing | 9-16 |
| 13:09 | Drake | Barry Jenkins tips it in | 11-16 |
| 13:07 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers loses the dribble to George Buscher in the backcourt | 11-16 |
| 12:51 | Drake | James King is hacked by David Bennett - foul #2 on David Bennett, team foul #4 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Drake | Cody Wisnieski (PG), David Hanson (SF), Dobry Bruski (C) James King, Casey Andrews, John Bailey | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto (SG) David Bennett | |
| 12:31 | Drake | George Buscher misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-16 |
| 12:30 | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto pulls down the rebound | 11-16 |
| 12:15 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-19 |
| 12:01 | Drake | Dobry Bruski can't finish the layup but the foul's on Peter Strayer - foul #1 on Peter Strayer, team foul #5 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Drake | James King (PG), Donny Lyons (SG) Cody Wisnieski, George Buscher | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Hunter (SG), Jerry Kelly (PF) Stuart Flowers, Jack Carter | |
| 12:01 | Drake | Dobry Bruski makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 12:01 | Drake | Dobry Bruski misses the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 12:01 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Charles Hunter | 12-19 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - James King (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Donny Lyons (fresh) SF - David Hanson (fairly fresh) PF - Barry Jenkins (tiring) 2 pts. C - Dobry Bruski (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Dennis Nieto (fairly fresh) SG - Charles Hunter (fresh) SF - Ken Flanary (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jerry Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Strayer (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Barry Jenkins - foul #1 on Barry Jenkins, team foul #4 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Drake | Casey Andrews (SF), John Bailey (C) David Hanson, Dobry Bruski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 11:41 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 11:41 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary makes the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 11:31 | Drake | James King misses long on an open shot from the left side | 12-21 |
| 11:30 | Illinois State | Jerry Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 12-21 |
| 11:27 | Illinois State | Charles Hunter is called for traveling in the backcourt | 12-21 |
| Subs | Drake | Johnathan Taylor (PF) Barry Jenkins | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Watson (PG), Leslie Petrin (PF) Dennis Nieto, Jerry Kelly | |
| 11:21 | Drake | John Bailey misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-21 |
| 11:19 | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin snags the defensive board | 12-21 |
| 11:05 | Illinois State | Peter Strayer misses short on a floater near the basket | 12-21 |
| 11:03 | Drake | The rebound goes to James King | 12-21 |
| 10:59 | Drake | Charles Hunter takes the ball from Donny Lyons in the backcourt | 12-21 |
| 10:55 | Illinois State | Charles Hunter can't finish the layup | 12-21 |
| 10:54 | Drake | John Bailey grabs the board | 12-21 |
| 10:49 | Drake | Leslie Petrin steals it from James King in the backcourt | 12-21 |
| 10:33 | Illinois State | Peter Strayer misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by John Bailey - foul #1 on John Bailey, team foul #5 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Drake | Oleg Radlinski (PG), George Buscher (SG), David Hanson (SF), Barry Jenkins (PF), Dobry Bruski (C) James King, Donny Lyons, Casey Andrews, Johnathan Taylor, John Bailey | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers (PG), Dennis Nieto (SG), James Williams (PF) Michael Watson, Charles Hunter, Leslie Petrin | |
| 10:33 | Illinois State | Peter Strayer makes the 1st free throw | 12-22 |
| 10:33 | Illinois State | Peter Strayer misses the 2nd free throw | 12-22 |
| 10:33 | Drake | Barry Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 12-22 |
| 10:19 | Drake | George Buscher hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 12-22 |
| 10:18 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Dennis Nieto | 12-22 |
| 10:03 | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 12-22 |
| 10:01 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Ken Flanary | 12-22 |
| 09:45 | Illinois State | James Williams knocks in the jumper in the lane | 12-24 |
| 09:42 | Drake | David Hanson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-24 |
| Subs | Drake | Cody Wisnieski (PG), Michael Salcedo (C) Oleg Radlinski, Dobry Bruski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Watson (SG), Jack Carter (PF), Jerry Kelly (C) Ken Flanary, James Williams, Peter Strayer | |
| 09:26 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers misses long on an open 3 from the left corner | 12-24 |
| 09:24 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers gets the offensive rebound | 12-24 |
| 09:13 | Illinois State | Jack Carter misses the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Barry Jenkins - foul #2 on Barry Jenkins, team foul #6 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Drake | Johnathan Taylor (PF), John Bailey (C) Barry Jenkins, Michael Salcedo | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin (SF) Dennis Nieto | |
| 09:13 | Illinois State | Jack Carter misses the 1st free throw | 12-24 |
| 09:13 | Illinois State | Jack Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 12-25 |
| 08:47 | Drake | Cody Wisnieski misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-25 |
| 08:46 | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin snags the defensive board | 12-25 |
| 08:19 | Illinois State | Michael Watson is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-25 |
| 08:18 | Drake | The rebound goes to John Bailey | 12-25 |
| 08:03 | Drake | Michael Watson steps in front of the David Hanson pass | 12-25 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Cody Wisnieski (tiring) 1 ast. SG - George Buscher (tiring) 1 ast. SF - David Hanson (tired) PF - Johnathan Taylor (tiring) 2 reb. C - John Bailey (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stuart Flowers (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Watson (tiring) 2 stl. SF - Leslie Petrin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Carter (tiring) 1 pts. C - Jerry Kelly (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 07:42 | Illinois State | Michael Watson blows the layup but the foul's on George Buscher - foul #1 on George Buscher, team foul #7 | 12-25 |
| Subs | Drake | James King (PG), Casey Andrews (SG), Donny Lyons (SF), Dobry Bruski (PF), Michael Salcedo (C) Cody Wisnieski, George Buscher, David Hanson, Johnathan Taylor, John Bailey | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto (SG), Ken Flanary (SF), James Williams (PF) Stuart Flowers, Jack Carter, Jerry Kelly | |
| 07:42 | Illinois State | Michael Watson makes the 1st free throw | 12-26 |
| 07:42 | Illinois State | Michael Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-27 |
| 07:27 | Drake | Casey Andrews hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 12-27 |
| 07:26 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary pulls down the rebound | 12-27 |
| 07:23 | Illinois State | James King is called for the reach on Michael Watson in the backcourt - foul #1 on James King, team foul #8 | 12-27 |
| Subs | Drake | Oleg Radlinski (PG) James King | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Hunter (SG), Peter Strayer (C) Ken Flanary, Leslie Petrin | |
| 07:23 | Illinois State | Michael Watson misses the 1st free throw | 12-27 |
| 07:23 | Drake | The rebound goes to Michael Salcedo | 12-27 |
| 07:06 | Drake | Dobry Bruski clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 12-27 |
| 07:05 | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto pulls down the rebound | 12-27 |
| 06:51 | Illinois State | Michael Watson misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-27 |
| 06:49 | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-27 |
| 06:40 | Illinois State | James Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Salcedo | 12-27 |
| 06:39 | Drake | Donny Lyons grabs the board | 12-27 |
| 06:23 | Drake | Donny Lyons buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Oleg Radlinski | 15-27 |
| 06:18 | Illinois State | Michael Watson is fouled on the floor by Michael Salcedo - foul #1 on Michael Salcedo, team foul #9 | 15-27 |
| Subs | Drake | James King (PG), George Buscher (SG), Johnathan Taylor (C) Oleg Radlinski, Casey Andrews, Michael Salcedo | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ken Flanary (SF), Jack Carter (PF), Leslie Petrin (C) Charles Hunter, James Williams, Peter Strayer | |
| 06:18 | Illinois State | Michael Watson makes the 1st free throw | 15-28 |
| 06:18 | Illinois State | Michael Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-29 |
| 06:04 | Drake | Leslie Petrin blocks the short jumper by Johnathan Taylor | 15-29 |
| 06:02 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to James King | 15-29 |
| 05:55 | Drake | George Buscher is alone and throws it down set up by James King | 17-29 |
| 05:36 | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-32 |
| 05:18 | Drake | Johnathan Taylor knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from James King | 19-32 |
| 05:16 | Illinois State | Donny Lyons is called for the reach on Dennis Nieto in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donny Lyons, team foul #10 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Drake | Cody Wisnieski (PG), David Hanson (SF), John Bailey (C) James King, Donny Lyons, Dobry Bruski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers (PG), James Williams (C) Michael Watson, Leslie Petrin | |
| 05:16 | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto makes the 1st free throw | 19-33 |
| 05:16 | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto makes the 2nd free throw | 19-34 |
| 04:57 | Drake | Cody Wisnieski can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left side | 19-34 |
| 04:56 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Ken Flanary | 19-34 |
| 04:51 | Illinois State | Jack Carter is fouled on the floor by Johnathan Taylor - foul #1 on Johnathan Taylor, team foul #11 | 19-34 |
| 04:51 | Illinois State | Jack Carter misses the 1st free throw | 19-34 |
| 04:51 | Illinois State | Jack Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 19-34 |
| 04:51 | Drake | The rebound goes to John Bailey | 19-34 |
| 04:37 | Drake | David Hanson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Ken Flanary - foul #1 on Ken Flanary, team foul #6 | 19-34 |
| Subs | Drake | Dobry Bruski (PF) Johnathan Taylor | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Hunter (SG), Peter Strayer (C) Dennis Nieto, Jack Carter | |
| 04:37 | Drake | David Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 20-34 |
| 04:37 | Drake | David Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 04:29 | Illinois State | Peter Strayer's pass is intercepted by George Buscher | 21-34 |
| 04:26 | Drake | David Hanson lays it up and in on a nice dish by George Buscher | 23-34 |
| 04:08 | Illinois State | Charles Hunter is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-37 |
| 04:08 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 23-37 |
| Subs | Drake | Oleg Radlinski (PG), Casey Andrews (SF), Michael Salcedo (C) Cody Wisnieski, David Hanson, John Bailey | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin (PF) James Williams | |
| 04:06 | Drake | George Buscher is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Hunter - foul #2 on Charles Hunter, team foul #7 | 23-37 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto (SG) Charles Hunter | |
| 04:06 | Drake | George Buscher makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 04:06 | Drake | George Buscher makes the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 03:59 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers misses the easy open layup | 25-37 |
| 03:57 | Illinois State | Peter Strayer tips it but misses | 25-37 |
| 03:55 | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin tips it back up and in | 25-39 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Oleg Radlinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Buscher (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Casey Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dobry Bruski (tired) 3 pts. C - Michael Salcedo (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stuart Flowers (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Nieto (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Ken Flanary (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leslie Petrin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Peter Strayer (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| 03:31 | Drake | Michael Salcedo misses short on a 3 from straight away | 25-39 |
| 03:30 | Drake | George Buscher snags the offensive board | 25-39 |
| 03:14 | Drake | Dobry Bruski knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Oleg Radlinski | 28-39 |
| 03:04 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers is fouled on the floor by Dobry Bruski - foul #2 on Dobry Bruski, team foul #12 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Drake | James King (PG), Donny Lyons (SG), David Hanson (SF), Barry Jenkins (PF), Johnathan Taylor (C) Oleg Radlinski, George Buscher, Casey Andrews, Dobry Bruski, Michael Salcedo | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Bennett (SG), Charles Hunter (SF), Jack Carter (PF), Jerry Kelly (C) Dennis Nieto, Ken Flanary, Leslie Petrin, Peter Strayer | |
| 03:04 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 03:04 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 03:00 | Drake | Charles Hunter is called for the reach on James King in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Hunter, team foul #8 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin (SF) Charles Hunter | |
| 03:00 | Drake | James King makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 03:00 | Drake | James King makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 02:56 | Illinois State | Jack Carter loses the dribble to James King in the backcourt | 30-41 |
| 02:43 | Drake | Donny Lyons misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 30-41 |
| 02:42 | Drake | Donny Lyons tips it back up and in | 32-41 |
| 02:24 | Illinois State | Jerry Kelly drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-43 |
| 02:03 | Drake | Johnathan Taylor misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 32-43 |
| 02:01 | Drake | Johnathan Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-43 |
| 01:56 | Drake | David Hanson comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Leslie Petrin - foul #2 on Leslie Petrin, team foul #9 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Cody Wisnieski (PG), George Buscher (SG), John Bailey (C) James King, Donny Lyons, Johnathan Taylor | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto (SF), James Williams (PF), Peter Strayer (C) Leslie Petrin, Jack Carter, Jerry Kelly | |
| 01:56 | Drake | David Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 01:56 | Drake | David Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 01:42 | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto misses short on an open shot from the right block | 34-43 |
| 01:40 | Drake | George Buscher snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| 01:20 | Drake | Barry Jenkins makes the wide open floater from the right side on a great pass from Cody Wisnieski | 36-43 |
| 01:11 | Illinois State | Barry Jenkins blocks the short jumper by Stuart Flowers | 36-43 |
| 01:10 | Drake | John Bailey grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 00:48 | Drake | Barry Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Stuart Flowers - foul #1 on Stuart Flowers, team foul #10 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Drake | James King (PG), Casey Andrews (SF), Michael Salcedo (C) George Buscher, David Hanson, John Bailey | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Watson (PG), Ken Flanary (SF), Jack Carter (PF) Stuart Flowers, Dennis Nieto, Peter Strayer | |
| 00:48 | Drake | Barry Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 00:48 | Drake | Barry Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 00:38 | Illinois State | Michael Watson is open and lays it up and in | 38-45 |
| 00:36 | Drake | David Bennett is called for the reach on Cody Wisnieski in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Bennett, team foul #11 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto (SG) David Bennett | |
| 00:36 | Drake | Cody Wisnieski makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 00:36 | Drake | Cody Wisnieski misses the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 00:36 | Drake | Michael Salcedo grabs the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 00:21 | Drake | Cody Wisnieski connects on the open floater from the right side on a nice dish by Casey Andrews | 41-45 |
| 00:21 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-45 |
| Subs | Drake | Oleg Radlinski (PG), Donny Lyons (SF) James King, Cody Wisnieski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:02 | Illinois State | Donny Lyons blocks the short jumper by Dennis Nieto | 41-45 |
| 00:00 | Drake | The rebound goes to Donny Lyons | 41-45 |