| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Ewell (fresh) SG - Jesse Graham (fresh) SF - John Winston (fresh) PF - John Keener (fresh) C - Henry Preston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard McCathern (fresh) SG - James Little (fresh) SF - Samuel Harmon (fresh) PF - Andrew Larkin (fresh) C - Tony Grubbs (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | John Winston wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Drake | Edward Ewell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Marshall | Tony Grubbs snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Marshall | Tony Grubbs knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Richard McCathern and the foul's on John Keener - foul #1 on John Keener, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:39 | Marshall | Tony Grubbs makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:28 | Drake | Jesse Graham misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 19:26 | Marshall | Andrew Larkin pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:15 | Marshall | Andrew Larkin's layup is rejected by Henry Preston | 0-3 |
| 19:14 | Drake | The rebound goes to John Keener | 0-3 |
| 19:09 | Drake | John Winston misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:07 | Marshall | Andrew Larkin pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:47 | Marshall | James Little is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on James Little, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:34 | Drake | John Winston misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:33 | Marshall | James Little grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:12 | Marshall | John Keener blocks the short jumper by Samuel Harmon | 0-3 |
| 18:11 | Drake | Jesse Graham grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 17:59 | Drake | Tony Grubbs takes the ball from Henry Preston | 0-3 |
| 17:49 | Marshall | Samuel Harmon misses the jump hook in the lane | 0-3 |
| 17:48 | Drake | John Keener pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:42 | Drake | Jesse Graham is denied on a layup by Andrew Larkin | 0-3 |
| 17:41 | Drake | John Keener can't tip it in | 0-3 |
| 17:40 | Drake | John Keener can't tip it in | 0-3 |
| 17:39 | Drake | Edward Ewell tips it in | 2-3 |
| 17:37 | Marshall | Richard McCathern is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Ewell - foul #1 on Edward Ewell, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Drake | Keith Lehmann (PG), Keith Gardner (SG), Joel Shenk (SF), Joseph Foulks (PF), William Krone (C) Edward Ewell, Jesse Graham, John Winston, John Keener, Henry Preston | |
| Subs | Marshall | Kirk Bishop (PG), John Kramer (SG), Kenneth Ford (PF), Brian Cavins (C) Richard McCathern, James Little, Andrew Larkin, Tony Grubbs | |
| 17:18 | Marshall | Joel Shenk is called for the reach on Samuel Harmon - foul #1 on Joel Shenk, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| 17:06 | Marshall | Kirk Bishop misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 2-3 |
| 17:04 | Drake | Joseph Foulks pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:49 | Drake | Keith Gardner knocks in the driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Brian Cavins - foul #1 on Brian Cavins, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Tony Grubbs (C) Samuel Harmon | |
| 16:49 | Drake | Keith Gardner misses the free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:49 | Marshall | Brian Cavins grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 16:34 | Marshall | John Kramer misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 4-3 |
| 16:33 | Marshall | Tony Grubbs tips it back up and in | 4-5 |
| 16:17 | Drake | Keith Gardner connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 6-5 |
| 16:15 | Marshall | Kenneth Ford loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-5 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Ewell (PG), Jesse Graham (SG), John Winston (SF), John Keener (PF), Roy Riding (C) Keith Lehmann, Keith Gardner, Joel Shenk, Joseph Foulks, William Krone | |
| Subs | Marshall | Andrew Larkin (PF) Kenneth Ford | |
| 15:55 | Drake | Jesse Graham drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Roy Riding | 9-5 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Ewell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jesse Graham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Winston (fairly fresh) PF - John Keener (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Roy Riding (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Kirk Bishop (fresh) SG - John Kramer (fairly fresh) SF - Brian Cavins (fairly fresh) PF - Andrew Larkin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Tony Grubbs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Marshall | Tony Grubbs is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 9-5 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard McCathern (PG), Samuel Harmon (SF) John Kramer, Brian Cavins | |
| 15:47 | Drake | John Winston misses long on a jumper near the basket | 9-5 |
| 15:46 | Marshall | Richard McCathern snags the defensive board | 9-5 |
| 15:44 | Marshall | Kirk Bishop is hacked by Jesse Graham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jesse Graham, team foul #4 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Arneson (SG) Kirk Bishop | |
| 15:30 | Marshall | Richard McCathern loses the dribble to Edward Ewell | 9-5 |
| 15:14 | Drake | John Keener misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Tony Grubbs - foul #1 on Tony Grubbs, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Drake | Keith Lehmann (PG), Keith Gardner (SG), Henry Preston (C) Edward Ewell, Jesse Graham, Roy Riding | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Little (SG) Charles Arneson | |
| 15:14 | Drake | John Keener makes the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 15:14 | Drake | John Keener makes the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 14:56 | Marshall | Tony Grubbs blows the dunk | 11-5 |
| 14:54 | Marshall | Andrew Larkin tips it home | 11-7 |
| 14:30 | Drake | Keith Gardner comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 11-7 |
| 14:29 | Drake | John Keener pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 14:15 | Drake | Henry Preston misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-7 |
| 14:13 | Marshall | Tony Grubbs pulls down the rebound | 11-7 |
| 13:51 | Marshall | Andrew Larkin misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Keith Lehmann - foul #1 on Keith Lehmann, team foul #5 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Ewell (PG), Jesse Graham (SG), Joel Shenk (SF), Joseph Foulks (PF), William Krone (C) Keith Lehmann, Keith Gardner, John Winston, John Keener, Henry Preston | |
| Subs | Marshall | Kirk Bishop (PG), John Kramer (SG), Kenneth Ford (SF), Brian Cavins (C) Richard McCathern, James Little, Samuel Harmon, Tony Grubbs | |
| 13:51 | Marshall | Andrew Larkin makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 13:51 | Marshall | Andrew Larkin makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:29 | Drake | Joseph Foulks clanks a shot in the paint but the foul's on Andrew Larkin - foul #1 on Andrew Larkin, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| 13:29 | Drake | Joseph Foulks misses the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:29 | Drake | Joseph Foulks misses the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:29 | Marshall | Brian Cavins grabs the board | 11-9 |
| 13:03 | Marshall | Kenneth Ford drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Kramer | 11-12 |
| 12:50 | Drake | William Krone comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 12:49 | Marshall | Andrew Larkin gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 12:33 | Marshall | John Kramer makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Larkin | 11-15 |
| 12:15 | Drake | Joseph Foulks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-15 |
| Subs | Drake | Keith Gardner (SG), John Winston (SF), Roy Riding (C) Jesse Graham, Joseph Foulks, William Krone | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Little (SG), Samuel Harmon (SF) John Kramer, Andrew Larkin | |
| 11:58 | Marshall | John Winston is called for the reach on Samuel Harmon - foul #1 on John Winston, team foul #6 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Drake | Keith Lehmann (PG) Edward Ewell | |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard McCathern (PG), Tony Grubbs (C) Brian Cavins, Kenneth Ford | |
| 11:45 | Marshall | Kirk Bishop double dribbles | 11-15 |
| Subs | Drake | John Keener (PF) Joel Shenk | |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Ford (PF) Kirk Bishop | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Keith Lehmann (fresh) SG - Keith Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Winston (fairly fresh) PF - John Keener (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Riding (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard McCathern (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Little (fresh) SF - Samuel Harmon (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Ford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Tony Grubbs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Drake | Keith Gardner drills a jump hook in the paint and the foul's on James Little - foul #2 on James Little, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Arneson (SG) James Little | |
| 11:21 | Drake | Keith Gardner makes the free throw | 14-15 |
| 11:15 | Marshall | Keith Lehmann steals the ball from Charles Arneson in the backcourt | 14-15 |
| 10:59 | Drake | Roy Riding makes the turnaround from the baseline | 16-15 |
| 10:50 | Marshall | Richard McCathern buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Arneson | 16-17 |
| 10:33 | Drake | John Keener drills a shot in the lane set up by Keith Lehmann | 18-17 |
| 10:12 | Marshall | Richard McCathern's pass is intercepted by John Winston | 18-17 |
| 10:07 | Drake | Keith Lehmann lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Winston | 20-17 |
| 09:51 | Marshall | Samuel Harmon knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Ford | 20-19 |
| 09:23 | Drake | Keith Lehmann is hacked by Charles Arneson - foul #1 on Charles Arneson, team foul #6 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Ewell (PG), Jesse Graham (SG), Joel Shenk (SF), Joseph Foulks (PF), Henry Preston (C) Keith Lehmann, Keith Gardner, John Winston, John Keener, Roy Riding | |
| Subs | Marshall | Kirk Bishop (PG), John Kramer (SG), Brian Cavins (SF), Andrew Larkin (PF) Richard McCathern, Charles Arneson, Samuel Harmon, Kenneth Ford | |
| 09:08 | Drake | Henry Preston slams it home | 22-19 |
| 08:54 | Marshall | The short jumper by Tony Grubbs is denied by Joseph Foulks | 22-19 |
| 08:52 | Marshall | Andrew Larkin pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 08:46 | Marshall | Andrew Larkin hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt near the basket | 22-19 |
| 08:44 | Marshall | Andrew Larkin pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 08:25 | Marshall | Tony Grubbs misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 22-19 |
| 08:24 | Drake | The rebound goes to Joel Shenk | 22-19 |
| 08:10 | Drake | Joseph Foulks loses the dribble to Brian Cavins | 22-19 |
| 07:43 | Marshall | Tony Grubbs buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Kirk Bishop and the foul's on Henry Preston - foul #1 on Henry Preston, team foul #7 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Drake | John Winston (SF), William Krone (PF) Joel Shenk, Joseph Foulks | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Arneson (SG), Samuel Harmon (SF) John Kramer, Andrew Larkin | |
| 07:43 | Marshall | Tony Grubbs misses the free throw | 22-21 |
| 07:43 | Drake | Henry Preston grabs the board | 22-21 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Ewell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jesse Graham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Winston (fairly fresh) PF - William Krone (fresh) C - Henry Preston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Kirk Bishop (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Arneson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Harmon (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Brian Cavins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tony Grubbs (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Drake | William Krone hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-21 |
| 07:19 | Drake | John Winston tips it but misses | 22-21 |
| 07:17 | Marshall | Brian Cavins grabs the defensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 06:57 | Marshall | Tony Grubbs hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from the baseline | 22-21 |
| 06:56 | Drake | William Krone snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 06:49 | Drake | Edward Ewell can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Arneson - foul #2 on Charles Arneson, team foul #7 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Drake | Keith Gardner (SG), Joel Shenk (PF) Jesse Graham, Henry Preston | |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard McCathern (PG), Andrew Larkin (PF), Kenneth Ford (C) Charles Arneson, Brian Cavins, Tony Grubbs | |
| 06:49 | Drake | Edward Ewell makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:49 | Drake | Edward Ewell makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 06:28 | Marshall | Richard McCathern is fouled on the floor by John Winston - foul #2 on John Winston, team foul #8 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Drake | Dale Anderson (PG), John Keener (PF), Henry Preston (C) Edward Ewell, John Winston, William Krone | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Kramer (SG) Kirk Bishop | |
| 06:28 | Marshall | Richard McCathern makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:28 | Marshall | Richard McCathern makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:07 | Drake | Joel Shenk can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 24-23 |
| 06:05 | Drake | John Keener tips it in | 26-23 |
| 05:49 | Marshall | John Kramer makes the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 26-25 |
| 05:45 | Drake | Richard McCathern steals it from Dale Anderson in the backcourt | 26-25 |
| 05:42 | Marshall | John Kramer blows the layup | 26-25 |
| 05:40 | Drake | Henry Preston grabs the board | 26-25 |
| 05:25 | Drake | Dale Anderson is hacked by Samuel Harmon - foul #1 on Samuel Harmon, team foul #8 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Drake | Jesse Graham (SG), Keith Lehmann (SF), Joseph Foulks (C) Keith Gardner, Joel Shenk, Henry Preston | |
| Subs | Marshall | Kirk Bishop (SG), Brian Cavins (C) John Kramer, Kenneth Ford | |
| 05:25 | Drake | Dale Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 05:25 | Drake | Dale Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 05:00 | Drake | The refs have stopped play. John Keener is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 28-25 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Ewell (PG), Roy Riding (C) Dale Anderson, John Keener | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 04:56 | Marshall | Samuel Harmon scores on a shot from the left side set up by Richard McCathern | 28-27 |
| 04:51 | Drake | Edward Ewell's pass is intercepted by Kirk Bishop in the backcourt | 28-27 |
| 04:36 | Marshall | Brian Cavins misses short on a 3 from straight away | 28-27 |
| 04:35 | Drake | Joseph Foulks snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 04:27 | Drake | Jesse Graham misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Samuel Harmon - foul #2 on Samuel Harmon, team foul #9 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Drake | William Krone (PF) Joseph Foulks | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Kramer (SG), Tony Grubbs (C) Kirk Bishop, Samuel Harmon | |
| 04:27 | Drake | Jesse Graham misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 04:27 | Drake | Jesse Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 04:07 | Marshall | Tony Grubbs hits the finger roll | 29-29 |
| 03:58 | Drake | Keith Lehmann knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Jesse Graham | 31-29 |
| 03:55 | Marshall | Tony Grubbs is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 31-29 |
| Subs | Drake | Keith Gardner (SG), John Winston (SF), Joel Shenk (PF) Jesse Graham, Keith Lehmann, Roy Riding | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Little (SG), Kenneth Ford (PF) Richard McCathern, Andrew Larkin | |
| 03:41 | Drake | John Winston comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 31-29 |
| 03:40 | Marshall | Tony Grubbs grabs the board | 31-29 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Ewell (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Keith Gardner (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Winston (fairly fresh) PF - Joel Shenk (fairly fresh) C - William Krone (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - John Kramer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Little (fresh) SF - Brian Cavins (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Ford (tiring) 3 pts. C - Tony Grubbs (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Marshall | Kenneth Ford is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-29 |
| 03:18 | Drake | William Krone gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| 03:06 | Drake | Edward Ewell hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Keith Gardner | 34-29 |
| 02:40 | Marshall | Kenneth Ford misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-29 |
| 02:38 | Marshall | John Kramer can't tip it in | 34-29 |
| 02:37 | Drake | Keith Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 02:33 | Drake | Keith Gardner misses the easy layup | 34-29 |
| 02:32 | Drake | William Krone grabs the offensive board | 34-29 |
| 02:24 | Drake | William Krone misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Tony Grubbs - foul #2 on Tony Grubbs, team foul #10 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Drake | Dale Anderson (PG), Keith Lehmann (SG), Joseph Foulks (C) Edward Ewell, Keith Gardner, Joel Shenk | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Arneson (PG), Samuel Harmon (SF), Andrew Larkin (PF), Kirk Bishop (C) John Kramer, Brian Cavins, Kenneth Ford, Tony Grubbs | |
| 02:24 | Drake | William Krone misses the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 02:24 | Drake | William Krone makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 01:59 | Marshall | Dale Anderson takes the ball from James Little | 35-29 |
| 01:52 | Drake | William Krone is hacked by Charles Arneson - foul #3 on Charles Arneson, team foul #11 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Drake | Roy Riding (C) John Winston | |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard McCathern (PG) Charles Arneson | |
| 01:52 | Drake | William Krone makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 01:52 | Drake | William Krone makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 01:50 | Marshall | Richard McCathern is hacked by Dale Anderson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dale Anderson, team foul #9 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Drake | Jesse Graham (SG) William Krone | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 01:50 | Marshall | Richard McCathern makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 01:50 | Marshall | Richard McCathern makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 01:31 | Drake | James Little blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Dale Anderson | 37-31 |
| 01:29 | Marshall | James Little grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 01:08 | Marshall | Samuel Harmon misses the wide open floater from close range | 37-31 |
| 01:06 | Marshall | Richard McCathern tips it back up and in | 37-33 |
| 00:50 | Drake | Roy Riding comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 00:48 | Marshall | Andrew Larkin gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 00:30 | Marshall | Andrew Larkin knocks in the floater from close range and he's fouled by Roy Riding - foul #1 on Roy Riding, team foul #10 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Ewell (PG), Keith Gardner (SG), John Winston (SF), Joel Shenk (PF), Henry Preston (C) Dale Anderson, Jesse Graham, Keith Lehmann, Joseph Foulks, Roy Riding | |
| Subs | Marshall | Brian Cavins (SF), Tony Grubbs (C) James Little, Samuel Harmon | |
| 00:30 | Marshall | Andrew Larkin makes the free throw | 37-36 |
| 00:03 | Drake | Henry Preston scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Keith Gardner | 39-36 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Richard McCathern misses the halfcourt shot | 39-36 |