| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - George Labonte (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eric Dustin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Amezquita (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Cicero (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - David Pollard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roy Freitag (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Azure (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dikembe Arakawa (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Bradshaw (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Dikembe Azure inbounds the ball | 48-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Drake | Michael Wright steps in front of the Roy Freitag pass | 48-41 |
| 19:47 | Illinois State | Michael Wright can't finish the layup | 48-41 |
| 19:46 | Drake | Dikembe Azure pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 19:34 | Drake | Dikembe Azure lays it in | 48-43 |
| 19:17 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 48-43 |
| 19:16 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Wright | 48-43 |
| 19:09 | Illinois State | David Pollard steps in front of the Timothy Cicero pass | 48-43 |
| 19:06 | Drake | Dikembe Azure lays it in on a great pass from David Pollard | 48-45 |
| 19:02 | Illinois State | Michael Wright misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Dikembe Arakawa - foul #3 on Dikembe Arakawa, team foul #1 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Peacock (PG), Robert McRobbie (SG), Robert Morrison (PF), Marcus Osborne (C) George Labonte, Eric Dustin, Dikembe Amezquita, Timothy Cicero | |
| Subs | Drake | Gerald Avery (PG), Harry Roe (SG), Luis Hay (SF), William Hinojosa (PF), Brandon Polinsky (C) David Pollard, Roy Freitag, Dikembe Azure, Dikembe Arakawa, Brian Bradshaw | |
| 19:02 | Illinois State | Michael Wright misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 19:02 | Illinois State | Michael Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 18:56 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky is hacked by Michael Wright in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Wright, team foul #1 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Monreal (SF) Michael Wright | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 18:47 | Drake | William Hinojosa misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 18:46 | Illinois State | Marcus Osborne grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 18:44 | Illinois State | Gerald Avery steps in front of the Marcus Osborne pass in the backcourt | 49-45 |
| 18:30 | Drake | Gerald Avery misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-45 |
| 18:29 | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 18:12 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock double dribbles | 49-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Dustin (SG), Dikembe Amezquita (PF), Craig Fallon (C) Steven Peacock, Robert Morrison, Marcus Osborne | |
| Subs | Drake | Terry Muse (SF), Brian Bradshaw (C) Luis Hay, Brandon Polinsky | |
| 17:46 | Drake | Brian Bradshaw misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 17:44 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Roe | 49-45 |
| 17:32 | Drake | Harry Roe knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Gerald Avery | 49-47 |
| 17:13 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-47 |
| 17:11 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Amezquita | 49-47 |
| 16:55 | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eric Dustin | 51-47 |
| 16:40 | Drake | Terry Muse is hacked by Robert McRobbie - foul #2 on Robert McRobbie, team foul #2 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | George Labonte (PG), Steven Peacock (SG), Michael Wright (SF), Robert Morrison (PF), Timothy Cicero (C) Robert McRobbie, Eric Dustin, Charles Monreal, Dikembe Amezquita, Craig Fallon | |
| Subs | Drake | David Pollard (PG), Roy Freitag (SG), Dikembe Azure (SF), Brandon Polinsky (PF) Gerald Avery, Harry Roe, Terry Muse, William Hinojosa | |
| 16:22 | Drake | Roy Freitag misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-47 |
| 16:20 | Illinois State | George Labonte gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 16:18 | Illinois State | George Labonte is hacked by Brandon Polinsky in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brandon Polinsky, team foul #2 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | William Hinojosa (PF) Brandon Polinsky | |
| 15:58 | Illinois State | Michael Wright misses the easy layup | 51-47 |
| 15:56 | Drake | Dikembe Azure grabs the board | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - George Labonte (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Steven Peacock (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Wright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Cicero (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - David Pollard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roy Freitag (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Azure (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Hinojosa (tiring) 2 pts. C - Brian Bradshaw (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Drake | Roy Freitag is called for traveling | 51-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Marcus Osborne (PF) Robert Morrison | |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Hay (SG), Dikembe Arakawa (SF), Douglas Carr (PF), Brandon Polinsky (C) Roy Freitag, Dikembe Azure, William Hinojosa, Brian Bradshaw | |
| 15:28 | Illinois State | Marcus Osborne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Dustin (SG) Steven Peacock | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 15:11 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky hits the easy wide open finger roll | 51-49 |
| 15:02 | Illinois State | George Labonte misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Brandon Polinsky - foul #4 on Brandon Polinsky, team foul #3 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Morrison (PF) Marcus Osborne | |
| Subs | Drake | Dikembe Azure (SF) Brandon Polinsky | |
| 15:02 | Illinois State | George Labonte misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 15:02 | Illinois State | George Labonte makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 14:47 | Drake | David Pollard misses the 3 from straight away | 52-49 |
| 14:46 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Robert Morrison | 52-49 |
| 14:17 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-49 |
| 14:09 | Drake | Dikembe Arakawa hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from David Pollard | 54-51 |
| 13:56 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Peacock (PG), Robert McRobbie (SG), Dikembe Amezquita (PF), Craig Fallon (C) George Labonte, Eric Dustin, Robert Morrison, Timothy Cicero | |
| Subs | Drake | Harry Roe (PG), Roy Freitag (SG), Terry Muse (SF), Brian Bradshaw (C) David Pollard, Luis Hay, Dikembe Azure, Dikembe Arakawa | |
| 13:31 | Drake | Terry Muse's fadeaway is rejected by Dikembe Amezquita | 54-51 |
| 13:30 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 13:27 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Dustin (SG), Marcus Osborne (PF) Michael Wright, Dikembe Amezquita | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 13:07 | Drake | Brian Bradshaw banks in the layup | 54-53 |
| 12:45 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin connects on the open 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 12:21 | Drake | Roy Freitag misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Eric Dustin - foul #2 on Eric Dustin, team foul #3 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | George Labonte (PG), Charles Monreal (SF), Dikembe Amezquita (PF), Robert Morrison (C) Eric Dustin, Robert McRobbie, Marcus Osborne, Craig Fallon | |
| Subs | Drake | Gerald Avery (PG), Dikembe Azure (SF), Dikembe Arakawa (PF), William Hinojosa (C) Harry Roe, Terry Muse, Douglas Carr, Brian Bradshaw | |
| 12:21 | Drake | Roy Freitag makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 12:21 | Drake | Roy Freitag makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 11:58 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-55 |
| 11:56 | Drake | Dikembe Azure pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - George Labonte (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Steven Peacock (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Monreal (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dikembe Amezquita (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Morrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Gerald Avery (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roy Freitag (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Azure (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Arakawa (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Hinojosa (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:52 | Drake | Charles Monreal picks off the pass by Gerald Avery in the backcourt | 57-55 |
| 11:35 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison is hacked by William Hinojosa - foul #1 on William Hinojosa, team foul #4 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Wright (SF), Timothy Cicero (C) Charles Monreal, Robert Morrison | |
| Subs | Drake | Harry Roe (SG) Roy Freitag | |
| 11:15 | Illinois State | Michael Wright clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 11:13 | Drake | William Hinojosa grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 10:52 | Drake | Gerald Avery misses long on an open floater from the left side | 57-55 |
| 10:51 | Drake | Dikembe Arakawa grabs the offensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 10:37 | Drake | Dikembe Azure jams the wide open dunk on a great pass from Harry Roe | 57-57 |
| 10:37 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie (PG), Eric Dustin (SG), Charles Monreal (SF), Robert Morrison (PF), Craig Fallon (C) George Labonte, Steven Peacock, Michael Wright, Dikembe Amezquita, Timothy Cicero | |
| Subs | Drake | David Pollard (PG), Luis Hay (SG), Douglas Carr (PF), Brian Bradshaw (C) Gerald Avery, Harry Roe, Dikembe Arakawa, William Hinojosa | |
| 10:35 | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie is fouled in the backcourt by Luis Hay - foul #3 on Luis Hay, team foul #5 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Terry Muse (SF) Dikembe Azure | |
| 10:25 | Illinois State | Craig Fallon scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Robert McRobbie | 59-57 |
| 10:23 | Drake | Luis Hay is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Dustin - foul #3 on Eric Dustin, team foul #4 | 59-57 |
| 10:07 | Drake | Douglas Carr makes the jump hook from the right block set up by David Pollard | 59-59 |
| 10:04 | Illinois State | Brian Bradshaw is called for the reach on Charles Monreal in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Bradshaw, team foul #6 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Marcus Osborne (PF) Eric Dustin | |
| Subs | Drake | Dikembe Azure (SF) Terry Muse | |
| 09:48 | Illinois State | Marcus Osborne misses the shot from the left block | 59-59 |
| 09:47 | Drake | The rebound goes to Dikembe Azure | 59-59 |
| 09:45 | Drake | David Pollard is fouled in the backcourt by Robert McRobbie - foul #3 on Robert McRobbie, team foul #5 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Dustin (SG), Michael Wright (SF) Charles Monreal, Craig Fallon | |
| Subs | Drake | Gerald Avery (PG), Roy Freitag (SG), Dikembe Arakawa (PF) David Pollard, Luis Hay, Douglas Carr | |
| 09:28 | Drake | Roy Freitag hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Dikembe Arakawa | 59-62 |
| 09:26 | Illinois State | Gerald Avery steals it from Robert McRobbie in the backcourt | 59-62 |
| 09:25 | Drake | Gerald Avery banks in the layup | 59-64 |
| 09:04 | Illinois State | Gerald Avery takes the ball from Robert McRobbie | 59-64 |
| 09:01 | Drake | Gerald Avery lays it up and in | 59-66 |
| 08:57 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Peacock (PG), Dikembe Amezquita (PF), Timothy Cicero (C) Eric Dustin, Marcus Osborne, Robert Morrison | |
| Subs | Drake | David Pollard (PG), Harry Roe (SG), Terry Muse (SF), Douglas Carr (PF), William Hinojosa (C) Gerald Avery, Roy Freitag, Dikembe Azure, Dikembe Arakawa, Brian Bradshaw | |
| 08:46 | Drake | Harry Roe knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by David Pollard and the foul's on Robert McRobbie - foul #4 on Robert McRobbie, team foul #6 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | George Labonte (PG), Charles Monreal (SF) Robert McRobbie, Michael Wright | |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Hay (SG) David Pollard | |
| 08:46 | Drake | Harry Roe makes the free throw | 59-69 |
| 08:26 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock is fouled on the floor by Harry Roe - foul #3 on Harry Roe, team foul #7 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | David Pollard (PG) Terry Muse | |
| 08:26 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 08:26 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| 08:13 | Drake | David Pollard misses the runner near the basket but the foul's on Timothy Cicero - foul #1 on Timothy Cicero, team foul #7 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Wright (SF), Robert Morrison (PF), Craig Fallon (C) Charles Monreal, Dikembe Amezquita, Timothy Cicero | |
| Subs | Drake | Dikembe Arakawa (C) William Hinojosa | |
| 08:13 | Drake | David Pollard misses the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 08:13 | Drake | David Pollard misses the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| 08:13 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison snags the defensive board | 61-69 |
| 08:08 | Illinois State | George Labonte knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-69 |
| 07:51 | Drake | David Pollard comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-69 |
| 07:49 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Craig Fallon | 63-69 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - George Labonte (tired) 8 pts. SG - Steven Peacock (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Wright (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Morrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Craig Fallon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - David Pollard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Harry Roe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Luis Hay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Carr (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Arakawa (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:45 | Illinois State | Michael Wright drills a shot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Douglas Carr - foul #4 on Douglas Carr, team foul #8 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie (PG), Eric Dustin (SG) George Labonte, Steven Peacock | |
| Subs | Drake | Dikembe Azure (SF), Brandon Polinsky (C) Luis Hay, Douglas Carr | |
| 07:45 | Illinois State | Michael Wright makes the free throw | 66-69 |
| 07:29 | Drake | Dikembe Azure misses the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Eric Dustin - foul #4 on Eric Dustin, team foul #8 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Monreal (SF), Timothy Cicero (C) Michael Wright, Craig Fallon | |
| Subs | Drake | Gerald Avery (PG), Roy Freitag (SG) David Pollard, Harry Roe | |
| 07:29 | Drake | Dikembe Azure makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 07:29 | Drake | Dikembe Azure makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 07:26 | Illinois State | Brandon Polinsky steals the ball from Robert Morrison in the backcourt | 66-71 |
| 07:12 | Drake | Gerald Avery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-71 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita (PF) Robert Morrison | |
| Subs | Drake | Terry Muse (SF) Dikembe Azure | |
| 06:47 | Illinois State | Gerald Avery takes the ball from Eric Dustin | 66-71 |
| 06:44 | Drake | Gerald Avery misses the lay-in | 66-71 |
| 06:43 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Robert McRobbie | 66-71 |
| 06:20 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin is whistled for a carry | 66-71 |
| Subs | Illinois State | George Labonte (PG), Steven Peacock (SG), Michael Wright (SF), Marcus Osborne (PF), Robert Morrison (C) Robert McRobbie, Eric Dustin, Charles Monreal, Dikembe Amezquita, Timothy Cicero | |
| Subs | Drake | David Pollard (PG), Harry Roe (SG), Luis Hay (SF), Douglas Carr (PF) Gerald Avery, Roy Freitag, Terry Muse, Dikembe Arakawa | |
| 05:58 | Drake | Harry Roe makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Pollard | 66-73 |
| 05:41 | Illinois State | George Labonte is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on George Labonte, team foul #9 | 66-73 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie (SG), Craig Fallon (C) George Labonte, Marcus Osborne | |
| Subs | Drake | Dikembe Azure (SF) Luis Hay | |
| 05:39 | Drake | Robert Morrison steals the ball from David Pollard in the backcourt | 66-73 |
| 05:19 | Illinois State | Craig Fallon clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 66-73 |
| 05:18 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison tips it back up and in | 68-73 |
| 04:57 | Drake | Dikembe Azure's layup is rejected by Robert Morrison | 68-73 |
| 04:56 | Illinois State | Craig Fallon snags the defensive board | 68-73 |
| 04:51 | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie misses the easy layup | 68-73 |
| 04:49 | Drake | Dikembe Azure grabs the board | 68-73 |
| 04:47 | Drake | Robert McRobbie steals the ball from David Pollard in the backcourt | 68-73 |
| 04:45 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert McRobbie | 70-73 |
| 04:37 | Drake | Dikembe Azure is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-73 |
| 04:35 | Illinois State | Craig Fallon pulls down the rebound | 70-73 |
| 04:14 | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-73 |
| 04:12 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison grabs the offensive board | 70-73 |
| 03:55 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-73 |
| 03:53 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky grabs the defensive rebound | 70-73 |
| 03:53 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-73 |
| Subs | Illinois State | George Labonte (PG), Eric Dustin (SG), Charles Monreal (SF), Marcus Osborne (PF), Timothy Cicero (C) Steven Peacock, Robert McRobbie, Michael Wright, Robert Morrison, Craig Fallon | |
| Subs | Drake | Gerald Avery (PG), Luis Hay (SG), Terry Muse (SF), Dikembe Arakawa (PF), Brian Bradshaw (C) David Pollard, Harry Roe, Dikembe Azure, Douglas Carr, Brandon Polinsky | |
| 03:38 | Drake | Gerald Avery misses the easy layup but he's hacked by George Labonte - foul #4 on George Labonte, team foul #10 | 70-73 |
| 03:38 | Drake | Gerald Avery misses the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 03:38 | Drake | Gerald Avery makes the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - George Labonte (tired) 8 pts. 4 pf. SG - Eric Dustin (tired) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Charles Monreal (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Marcus Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Cicero (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Gerald Avery (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Luis Hay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Terry Muse (fresh) PF - Dikembe Arakawa (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Bradshaw (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Illinois State | Charles Monreal throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-74 |
| 03:21 | Drake | Gerald Avery can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by George Labonte - foul #5 on George Labonte, team foul #11 | 70-74 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie (PG), Dikembe Amezquita (PF) George Labonte, Marcus Osborne | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 03:21 | Drake | Gerald Avery makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 03:21 | Drake | Gerald Avery makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 03:04 | Illinois State | Charles Monreal scores on a driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Terry Muse - foul #2 on Terry Muse, team foul #9 | 72-76 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Roy Freitag (SG), William Hinojosa (C) Terry Muse, Brian Bradshaw | |
| 03:04 | Illinois State | Charles Monreal misses the free throw | 72-76 |
| 03:04 | Drake | Dikembe Arakawa pulls down the rebound | 72-76 |
| 02:40 | Drake | Charles Monreal steals the ball from Gerald Avery | 72-76 |
| 02:38 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-76 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Peacock (PG), Marcus Osborne (C) Robert McRobbie, Timothy Cicero | |
| Subs | Drake | David Pollard (PG) Gerald Avery | |
| 02:28 | Drake | David Pollard clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Steven Peacock - foul #2 on Steven Peacock, team foul #12 | 72-76 |
| 02:28 | Drake | David Pollard makes the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 02:28 | Drake | David Pollard makes the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 02:15 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin hits the finger roll | 74-78 |
| 02:02 | Drake | William Hinojosa misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 74-78 |
| 02:00 | Drake | William Hinojosa pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-78 |
| 01:48 | Drake | Roy Freitag is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-78 |
| 01:47 | Illinois State | Charles Monreal snags the defensive board | 74-78 |
| 01:47 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-78 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Wright (SF), Timothy Cicero (C) Charles Monreal, Marcus Osborne | |
| Subs | Drake | Dikembe Azure (SF), Douglas Carr (PF), Brian Bradshaw (C) Luis Hay, Dikembe Arakawa, William Hinojosa | |
| 01:37 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing but he's hacked by David Pollard - foul #1 on David Pollard, team foul #10 | 74-78 |
| 01:37 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock misses the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 01:37 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock makes the 2nd free throw | 75-78 |
| 01:37 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock misses the 3rd free throw | 75-78 |
| 01:37 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Cicero | 75-78 |
| 01:26 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dikembe Azure - foul #1 on Dikembe Azure, team foul #11 | 75-78 |
| 01:26 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita misses the 1st free throw | 75-78 |
| 01:26 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita makes the 2nd free throw | 76-78 |
| 01:05 | Drake | Dikembe Azure hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Pollard | 76-80 |
| 01:05 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 76-80 |
| 00:42 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on David Pollard - foul #2 on David Pollard, team foul #12 | 76-80 |
| 00:42 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-80 |
| 00:42 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock misses the 1st free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:42 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock misses the 2nd free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:42 | Drake | Brian Bradshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 76-80 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Drake | Brian Bradshaw is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Peacock - foul #3 on Steven Peacock, team foul #13 | 76-80 |
| 00:39 | Drake | Brian Bradshaw makes the 1st free throw | 76-81 |
| 00:39 | Drake | Brian Bradshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 76-82 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock double dribbles in the backcourt | 76-82 |
| 00:35 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 76-82 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Hay (SG), Dikembe Arakawa (PF) Roy Freitag, Douglas Carr | |
| 00:34 | Drake | Dikembe Azure is hacked by Timothy Cicero - foul #2 on Timothy Cicero, team foul #14 | 76-82 |
| 00:34 | Drake | Dikembe Azure makes the 1st free throw | 76-83 |
| 00:34 | Drake | Dikembe Azure makes the 2nd free throw | 76-84 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Illinois State | David Pollard steals the ball from Timothy Cicero | 76-84 |
| 00:25 | Drake | David Pollard banks in the layup | 76-86 |
| 00:20 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 76-86 |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Amezquita | 76-86 |
| 00:15 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita drills a shot from just outside the lane | 78-86 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Drake | Luis Hay is hacked by Steven Peacock in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steven Peacock, team foul #15 | 78-86 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Douglas Carr (PF) Brian Bradshaw | |
| 00:12 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 78-86 |
| 00:12 | Drake | Luis Hay makes the 1st free throw | 78-87 |
| 00:12 | Drake | Luis Hay makes the 2nd free throw | 78-88 |
| 00:08 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 78-88 |
| 00:06 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita grabs the offensive rebound | 78-88 |
| 00:04 | Illinois State | Timothy Cicero hits a jump hook in the paint | 80-88 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Drake | David Pollard runs out the clock | 80-88 |