| Lineup | Drake | PG - David Pollard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roy Freitag (fresh) SF - Dikembe Azure (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Polinsky (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Bradshaw (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Roger Lusk (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Dustin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Wright (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Amezquita (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Hester (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Michael Wright inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 29-34 |
| 19:41 | Drake | Brian Bradshaw grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 19:37 | Drake | Dikembe Azure loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-34 |
| 19:28 | Illinois State | Gregory Hester clanks a jump hook near the basket | 29-34 |
| 19:27 | Drake | Brian Bradshaw gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 19:22 | Drake | David Pollard misses the shot from the right side | 29-34 |
| 19:21 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 18:59 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-34 |
| 18:58 | Drake | The rebound goes to Roy Freitag | 29-34 |
| 18:53 | Drake | Roy Freitag is hacked by Dikembe Amezquita - foul #2 on Dikembe Amezquita, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Drake | Harry Roe (PG), Luis Hay (SG), Dikembe Arakawa (SF), Douglas Carr (PF), William Hinojosa (C) David Pollard, Roy Freitag, Dikembe Azure, Brandon Polinsky, Brian Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Johnson (SG), Robert McRobbie (SF), Robert Morrison (PF), Timothy Cicero (C) Eric Dustin, Michael Wright, Dikembe Amezquita, Gregory Hester | |
| 18:33 | Drake | William Hinojosa hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 29-34 |
| 18:32 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 18:09 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert McRobbie | 29-36 |
| 17:55 | Drake | Harry Roe knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 17:34 | Illinois State | Douglas Carr picks off the pass by Timothy Cicero | 31-36 |
| 17:14 | Drake | Harry Roe is hacked by Roger Lusk - foul #1 on Roger Lusk, team foul #2 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Drake | David Pollard (PG), Roy Freitag (SG), Terry Muse (SF), Brandon Polinsky (PF), Brian Bradshaw (C) Harry Roe, Luis Hay, Dikembe Arakawa, Douglas Carr, William Hinojosa | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Peacock (PG), Eric Dustin (SG), Michael Wright (SF), Charles Monreal (PF), Gregory Hester (C) Roger Lusk, John Johnson, Robert McRobbie, Robert Morrison, Timothy Cicero | |
| 16:54 | Drake | Roy Freitag is called for traveling | 31-36 |
| Subs | Drake | Dikembe Azure (SF) Terry Muse | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita (PF) Charles Monreal | |
| 16:52 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin is fouled in the backcourt by David Pollard - foul #1 on David Pollard, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| 16:46 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-36 |
| 16:45 | Illinois State | Gregory Hester grabs the offensive board | 31-36 |
| 16:27 | Illinois State | Brian Bradshaw is called for the reach on Gregory Hester - foul #3 on Brian Bradshaw, team foul #2 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Drake | Gerald Avery (PG), Douglas Carr (C) David Pollard, Brian Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Monreal (SF) Michael Wright | |
| 16:08 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-36 |
| 16:07 | Illinois State | Gregory Hester misses the tip | 31-36 |
| 16:06 | Drake | Roy Freitag grabs the board | 31-36 |
| 16:00 | Drake | Gerald Avery clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Steven Peacock - foul #1 on Steven Peacock, team foul #3 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Drake | Terry Muse (SF), Brian Bradshaw (C) Dikembe Azure, Douglas Carr | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Lusk (PG), Marcus Osborne (C) Steven Peacock, Gregory Hester | |
| 16:00 | Drake | Gerald Avery makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 16:00 | Drake | Gerald Avery makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Gerald Avery (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roy Freitag (fairly fresh) SF - Terry Muse (fresh) PF - Brandon Polinsky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Bradshaw (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Roger Lusk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Dustin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Monreal (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Amezquita (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Marcus Osborne (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 15:37 | Drake | Terry Muse gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 15:21 | Drake | Roy Freitag loses the dribble to Charles Monreal | 33-36 |
| 14:54 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Charles Monreal | 33-38 |
| 14:52 | Drake | Roy Freitag is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Dustin - foul #1 on Eric Dustin, team foul #4 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Drake | David Pollard (PG), Harry Roe (SG), Dikembe Azure (SF), Dikembe Arakawa (PF) Gerald Avery, Roy Freitag, Terry Muse, Brandon Polinsky | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Johnson (SG), Robert McRobbie (SF), Robert Morrison (PF), Gregory Hester (C) Eric Dustin, Charles Monreal, Dikembe Amezquita, Marcus Osborne | |
| 14:46 | Drake | David Pollard misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 14:45 | Illinois State | Gregory Hester grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 14:40 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk is hacked by David Pollard - foul #2 on David Pollard, team foul #3 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Wright (SF) Roger Lusk | |
| 14:19 | Illinois State | Gregory Hester loses the ball out of bounds | 33-38 |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Hay (SF), Douglas Carr (C) Dikembe Azure, Brian Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Peacock (SG) Robert McRobbie | |
| 14:00 | Drake | Douglas Carr can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Gregory Hester - foul #1 on Gregory Hester, team foul #5 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Drake | Dikembe Azure (SF) Harry Roe | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Lusk (PG), Robert McRobbie (SF), Timothy Cicero (PF) John Johnson, Michael Wright, Robert Morrison | |
| 14:00 | Drake | Douglas Carr misses the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 14:00 | Drake | Douglas Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 13:40 | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie is hacked by Dikembe Azure - foul #1 on Dikembe Azure, team foul #4 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Drake | Harry Roe (SG), Brandon Polinsky (PF) Luis Hay, Dikembe Arakawa | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 13:19 | Illinois State | Gregory Hester throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-38 |
| Subs | Drake | Terry Muse (SF), Brian Bradshaw (C) Dikembe Azure, Douglas Carr | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Johnson (SG) Steven Peacock | |
| 12:59 | Drake | Terry Muse comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Robert McRobbie - foul #2 on Robert McRobbie, team foul #6 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Drake | Gerald Avery (PG), Dikembe Arakawa (PF) David Pollard, Brandon Polinsky | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Wright (SF), Robert Morrison (PF) Robert McRobbie, Timothy Cicero | |
| 12:59 | Drake | Terry Muse makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 12:59 | Drake | Terry Muse makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 12:45 | Illinois State | Gregory Hester comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 12:44 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison grabs the offensive board | 36-38 |
| 12:35 | Illinois State | Michael Wright scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Johnson | 36-41 |
| 12:12 | Drake | Dikembe Arakawa's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Morrison | 36-41 |
| 12:10 | Illinois State | John Johnson snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 11:41 | Illinois State | Michael Wright lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Morrison and he's fouled by Brian Bradshaw - foul #4 on Brian Bradshaw, team foul #5 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Drake | David Pollard (PG), Luis Hay (SG), Dikembe Azure (SF), Brandon Polinsky (PF), William Hinojosa (C) Gerald Avery, Harry Roe, Terry Muse, Dikembe Arakawa, Brian Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Peacock (PG), Robert McRobbie (SG), Charles Monreal (PF), Marcus Osborne (C) Roger Lusk, John Johnson, Robert Morrison, Gregory Hester | |
| 11:41 | Illinois State | Michael Wright makes the free throw | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - David Pollard (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Luis Hay (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dikembe Azure (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Polinsky (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Hinojosa (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Steven Peacock (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert McRobbie (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SF - Michael Wright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Monreal (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marcus Osborne (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Drake | Dikembe Azure loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-44 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Dustin (SG) Michael Wright | |
| 11:31 | Illinois State | David Pollard is called for the reach on Steven Peacock - foul #3 on David Pollard, team foul #6 | 36-44 |
| 11:20 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-44 |
| 11:19 | Drake | Dikembe Azure pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 11:16 | Drake | David Pollard travels in the backcourt | 36-44 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Timothy Cicero (PF) Charles Monreal | |
| 11:03 | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-44 |
| 11:01 | Illinois State | Marcus Osborne snags the offensive board | 36-44 |
| 10:38 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock is whistled for traveling | 36-44 |
| Subs | Drake | Roy Freitag (SG), Douglas Carr (C) Luis Hay, William Hinojosa | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Lusk (PG), Charles Monreal (SF), Dikembe Amezquita (PF), Robert Morrison (C) Steven Peacock, Robert McRobbie, Timothy Cicero, Marcus Osborne | |
| 10:15 | Drake | Roy Freitag's pass is intercepted by Charles Monreal | 36-44 |
| 10:11 | Illinois State | Charles Monreal lays it up and in | 36-46 |
| 09:57 | Drake | Dikembe Azure misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Charles Monreal - foul #1 on Charles Monreal, team foul #7 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Dikembe Arakawa (PF) Brandon Polinsky | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Johnson (SG), Michael Wright (SF), Gregory Hester (C) Eric Dustin, Charles Monreal, Robert Morrison | |
| 09:57 | Drake | Dikembe Azure makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 09:57 | Drake | Dikembe Azure makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 09:52 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk is fouled in the backcourt by David Pollard - foul #4 on David Pollard, team foul #7 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Harry Roe (PG) David Pollard | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 09:52 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 09:52 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 09:25 | Drake | Roy Freitag clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-48 |
| 09:24 | Drake | Douglas Carr misses the tip | 38-48 |
| 09:23 | Drake | Douglas Carr grabs the offensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 09:18 | Drake | Dikembe Azure hits a shot from the right wing set up by Dikembe Arakawa | 40-48 |
| 09:03 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left block | 40-48 |
| 09:01 | Drake | Dikembe Azure snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| 08:44 | Drake | Dikembe Azure travels with the ball | 40-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Gerald Avery (PG), Luis Hay (SG), Terry Muse (SF) Harry Roe, Roy Freitag, Dikembe Azure | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Peacock (PG), Eric Dustin (SG), Robert McRobbie (SF), Timothy Cicero (PF), Marcus Osborne (C) Roger Lusk, John Johnson, Michael Wright, Dikembe Amezquita, Gregory Hester | |
| 08:30 | Illinois State | Timothy Cicero scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steven Peacock | 40-50 |
| 08:13 | Drake | Gerald Avery misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-50 |
| 08:12 | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie gets the rebound | 40-50 |
| 08:02 | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie clanks a floater from the left block | 40-50 |
| 08:00 | Illinois State | Marcus Osborne grabs the offensive board | 40-50 |
| 07:40 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-53 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Gerald Avery (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Luis Hay (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Terry Muse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Arakawa (tiring) 3 pts. C - Douglas Carr (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Steven Peacock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eric Dustin (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert McRobbie (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Cicero (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Osborne (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Drake | Gerald Avery comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-53 |
| 07:26 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Timothy Cicero | 40-53 |
| 07:13 | Illinois State | Marcus Osborne misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 40-53 |
| 07:12 | Drake | Dikembe Arakawa snags the defensive board | 40-53 |
| 07:07 | Drake | Luis Hay misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Eric Dustin - foul #2 on Eric Dustin, team foul #8 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Drake | David Pollard (PG), Roy Freitag (SG), Brandon Polinsky (PF), William Hinojosa (C) Gerald Avery, Terry Muse, Dikembe Arakawa, Douglas Carr | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Lusk (PG), John Johnson (SG), Michael Wright (SF), Charles Monreal (PF), Robert Morrison (C) Steven Peacock, Eric Dustin, Robert McRobbie, Timothy Cicero, Marcus Osborne | |
| 07:07 | Drake | Luis Hay makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 07:07 | Drake | Luis Hay misses the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 07:07 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison snags the defensive board | 41-53 |
| 06:50 | Illinois State | John Johnson scores on a floater from close range and the foul's on Roy Freitag - foul #2 on Roy Freitag, team foul #8 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Drake | Dikembe Azure (SF) Luis Hay | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 06:50 | Illinois State | John Johnson makes the free throw | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:33 | Drake | Roy Freitag hits a wide open floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Pollard | 43-56 |
| 06:29 | Illinois State | Dikembe Azure is called for the reach on John Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Azure, team foul #9 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Drake | Harry Roe (SG), Brian Bradshaw (C) Roy Freitag, William Hinojosa | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gregory Hester (C) Michael Wright | |
| 06:29 | Illinois State | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 06:29 | Illinois State | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 06:16 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky travels with the ball | 43-58 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:47 | Illinois State | Gregory Hester misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 43-58 |
| 05:45 | Illinois State | Gregory Hester snags the offensive board | 43-58 |
| 05:38 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-58 |
| 05:37 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky grabs the board | 43-58 |
| 05:35 | Drake | David Pollard is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Morrison - foul #1 on Robert Morrison, team foul #9 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Hay (SF) Dikembe Azure | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Peacock (SG), Robert McRobbie (SF), Dikembe Amezquita (PF) John Johnson, Charles Monreal, Robert Morrison | |
| 05:35 | Drake | David Pollard makes the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 05:35 | Drake | David Pollard makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 05:31 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock is fouled in the backcourt by Luis Hay - foul #2 on Luis Hay, team foul #10 | 45-58 |
| 05:31 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 05:31 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock makes the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| 05:13 | Drake | Luis Hay connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Brian Bradshaw | 47-60 |
| 04:44 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk misses long on an open shot from the left side | 47-60 |
| 04:42 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert McRobbie | 47-60 |
| 04:26 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita is fouled on the floor by Brandon Polinsky - foul #2 on Brandon Polinsky, team foul #11 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Drake | Gerald Avery (PG), Roy Freitag (SG), Dikembe Azure (SF), Dikembe Arakawa (PF), William Hinojosa (C) David Pollard, Harry Roe, Luis Hay, Brandon Polinsky, Brian Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Dustin (SG), Michael Wright (SF), Robert Morrison (C) Steven Peacock, Robert McRobbie, Gregory Hester | |
| 04:26 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 04:26 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita misses the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 04:26 | Drake | William Hinojosa gets the rebound | 47-61 |
| 04:13 | Drake | Roy Freitag can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Eric Dustin - foul #3 on Eric Dustin, team foul #10 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Timothy Cicero (PF) Dikembe Amezquita | |
| 04:13 | Drake | Roy Freitag misses the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 04:13 | Drake | Roy Freitag makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 03:52 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-61 |
| Subs | Drake | Terry Muse (SF) Dikembe Azure | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Johnson (PG) Roger Lusk | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Drake | Roy Freitag scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Arakawa | 51-61 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Gerald Avery (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roy Freitag (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Terry Muse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Arakawa (tiring) 3 pts. C - William Hinojosa (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Johnson (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Dustin (tired) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Wright (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Cicero (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Morrison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:05 | Illinois State | John Johnson hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Eric Dustin | 51-63 |
| 03:02 | Drake | Gerald Avery is called for traveling in the backcourt | 51-63 |
| Subs | Drake | David Pollard (PG), Harry Roe (SG), Dikembe Azure (SF), Douglas Carr (PF), Brian Bradshaw (C) Gerald Avery, Roy Freitag, Terry Muse, Dikembe Arakawa, William Hinojosa | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Lusk (PG), Steven Peacock (SG), Robert McRobbie (SF), Charles Monreal (PF), Gregory Hester (C) John Johnson, Eric Dustin, Michael Wright, Timothy Cicero, Robert Morrison | |
| 02:48 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Harry Roe - foul #2 on Harry Roe, team foul #12 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Drake | Gerald Avery (PG), Luis Hay (SF), Dikembe Arakawa (PF) David Pollard, Dikembe Azure, Brian Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Marcus Osborne (C) Gregory Hester | |
| 02:48 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 02:48 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 02:35 | Drake | Charles Monreal swats the layup by Dikembe Arakawa | 51-65 |
| 02:33 | Illinois State | Marcus Osborne grabs the board | 51-65 |
| 02:30 | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-65 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Johnson (SG) Roger Lusk | |
| 02:25 | Drake | John Johnson steals the ball from Harry Roe | 51-65 |
| 02:09 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-65 |
| 02:07 | Drake | Douglas Carr gets the rebound | 51-65 |
| 02:03 | Drake | Steven Peacock picks off the pass by Gerald Avery in the backcourt | 51-65 |
| 01:50 | Illinois State | Marcus Osborne misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-65 |
| 01:49 | Illinois State | Marcus Osborne grabs the offensive board | 51-65 |
| 01:30 | Illinois State | John Johnson is open and buries a jumper from the right block set up by Steven Peacock | 51-67 |
| 01:28 | Drake | John Johnson takes the ball from Gerald Avery in the backcourt | 51-67 |
| 01:04 | Illinois State | The short jumper by Robert McRobbie is denied by Dikembe Arakawa | 51-67 |
| 01:02 | Drake | Dikembe Arakawa grabs the defensive rebound | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Drake | Douglas Carr lays it in on a nice dish by Dikembe Arakawa | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert McRobbie | 53-70 |
| 00:26 | Drake | The jump hook by Harry Roe is blocked by Charles Monreal | 53-70 |
| 00:25 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock grabs the defensive rebound | 53-70 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock runs out the clock | 53-70 |