| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jose Aguilar (fresh) SG - Clarence Alex (fresh) SF - Mark Ringgold (fresh) PF - Timothy Demasi (fresh) C - Gregory Kunze (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Ivan Striegel (fresh) SG - Mark Haynes (fresh) SF - Richard Jenkins (fresh) PF - Jack Wing (fresh) C - Jon Hill (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Timothy Demasi wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:50 | Drake | Clarence Alex drills a runner in the paint | 2-0 |
| 19:36 | Utah | Jack Wing is hacked by Gregory Kunze - foul #1 on Gregory Kunze, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Utah | Ivan Striegel is called for traveling | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Drake | Mark Ringgold is hacked by Ivan Striegel - foul #1 on Ivan Striegel, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Drake | Timothy Demasi misses the 3 from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Utah | Jon Hill grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Utah | Jon Hill is hacked by Gregory Kunze - foul #2 on Gregory Kunze, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Drake | Daniel Warner (C) Gregory Kunze | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 18:26 | Utah | Richard Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt in the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Drake | Timothy Demasi pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:14 | Drake | Timothy Demasi misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:13 | Drake | Mark Ringgold tips it in | 4-0 |
| 17:53 | Utah | Jon Hill comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mark Ringgold - foul #1 on Mark Ringgold, team foul #3 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Drake | Steven Houle (PG), David Runyon (SG), Sheldon Bowling (PF), Hugh Gray (C) Jose Aguilar, Clarence Alex, Mark Ringgold, Timothy Demasi | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 17:53 | Utah | Jon Hill makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 17:53 | Utah | Jon Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:43 | Drake | Hugh Gray clanks a runner from the baseline | 4-2 |
| 17:42 | Drake | Hugh Gray snags the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:27 | Drake | Daniel Warner makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Sheldon Bowling | 7-2 |
| 17:09 | Utah | Ivan Striegel is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-2 |
| 17:07 | Utah | Jon Hill tips it in | 7-4 |
| 16:45 | Drake | 3 seconds is called on Sheldon Bowling | 7-4 |
| Subs | Drake | Clarence Alex (SG), Mark Ringgold (SF) David Runyon, Daniel Warner | |
| Subs | Utah | Rex Plott (SG), Jason Oyama (SF), Ross Naquin (PF), Patrick Fabela (C) Mark Haynes, Richard Jenkins, Jack Wing, Jon Hill | |
| 16:26 | Utah | Ivan Striegel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-4 |
| Subs | Drake | Jose Aguilar (PG), Timothy Demasi (PF) Steven Houle, Hugh Gray | |
| Subs | Utah | Lloyd Draper (PG) Ivan Striegel | |
| 16:08 | Drake | Timothy Demasi lays it up and in set up by Jose Aguilar | 9-4 |
| 16:03 | Utah | Rex Plott is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Ringgold - foul #2 on Mark Ringgold, team foul #4 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Drake | David Runyon (SF), Daniel Warner (C) Mark Ringgold, Sheldon Bowling | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 15:45 | Utah | Lloyd Draper misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 9-4 |
| 15:43 | Utah | Jason Oyama can't tip it in | 9-4 |
| 15:41 | Drake | Timothy Demasi grabs the defensive rebound | 9-4 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jose Aguilar (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clarence Alex (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Runyon (fresh) PF - Timothy Demasi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Warner (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Lloyd Draper (fresh) SG - Rex Plott (fresh) SF - Jason Oyama (fresh) PF - Ross Naquin (fresh) C - Patrick Fabela (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | Drake | Clarence Alex misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 9-4 |
| 15:17 | Utah | The rebound goes to Jason Oyama | 9-4 |
| 14:59 | Utah | Lloyd Draper drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Ross Naquin | 9-6 |
| 14:40 | Drake | Jose Aguilar clanks a runner from the baseline | 9-6 |
| 14:38 | Utah | Ross Naquin grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 14:23 | Utah | Jason Oyama comes up short on the floater in the paint | 9-6 |
| 14:22 | Utah | Ross Naquin grabs the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 14:13 | Utah | Patrick Fabela makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Rex Plott | 9-8 |
| 14:05 | Drake | Jose Aguilar misses long on a jumper from close range | 9-8 |
| 14:04 | Drake | Daniel Warner hits the follow up shot | 11-8 |
| 14:02 | Utah | Rex Plott is fouled in the backcourt by Jose Aguilar - foul #1 on Jose Aguilar, team foul #5 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Drake | Steven Houle (SG), Sheldon Bowling (SF), Michael Barnett (PF), Hugh Gray (C) Clarence Alex, David Runyon, Timothy Demasi, Daniel Warner | |
| Subs | Utah | Ivan Striegel (PG), Mark Haynes (SG), Richard Jenkins (SF), Jack Wing (PF), Jon Hill (C) Lloyd Draper, Rex Plott, Jason Oyama, Ross Naquin, Patrick Fabela | |
| 13:38 | Utah | Mark Haynes is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 11-10 |
| 13:24 | Drake | Michael Barnett misses the easy layup | 11-10 |
| 13:22 | Utah | Richard Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:04 | Utah | Jon Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-10 |
| Subs | Drake | Clarence Alex (SG) Jose Aguilar | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 12:40 | Drake | Hugh Gray clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-10 |
| 12:39 | Utah | Richard Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:37 | Utah | Steven Houle picks off the pass by Ivan Striegel in the backcourt | 11-10 |
| 12:32 | Drake | Steven Houle scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Barnett | 13-10 |
| 12:16 | Utah | Jack Wing blows the layup | 13-10 |
| 12:14 | Drake | Michael Barnett grabs the board | 13-10 |
| 12:09 | Drake | Jon Hill picks off the pass by Sheldon Bowling | 13-10 |
| 11:45 | Utah | Jon Hill loses the dribble to Michael Barnett | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Steven Houle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clarence Alex (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sheldon Bowling (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Barnett (fairly fresh) C - Hugh Gray (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Ivan Striegel (fresh) SG - Mark Haynes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jack Wing (fairly fresh) C - Jon Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Drake | Jon Hill is called for the reach on Sheldon Bowling - foul #1 on Jon Hill, team foul #2 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Drake | Jose Aguilar (PG), David Runyon (SF), Timothy Demasi (PF), Daniel Warner (C) Steven Houle, Sheldon Bowling, Michael Barnett, Hugh Gray | |
| Subs | Utah | Lloyd Draper (PG), Rex Plott (SG), Jason Oyama (SF), Ross Naquin (PF), Patrick Fabela (C) Ivan Striegel, Mark Haynes, Richard Jenkins, Jack Wing, Jon Hill | |
| 11:16 | Drake | Jason Oyama is called for the reach on David Runyon - foul #1 on Jason Oyama, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| 10:56 | Drake | Jose Aguilar comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 13-10 |
| 10:54 | Drake | Daniel Warner tips it home | 15-10 |
| 10:35 | Utah | Rex Plott misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-10 |
| 10:33 | Utah | Ross Naquin grabs the offensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 10:17 | Utah | The jump hook by Ross Naquin is blocked by Timothy Demasi | 15-10 |
| 10:16 | Drake | David Runyon grabs the board | 15-10 |
| 09:52 | Drake | Ross Naquin steals the ball from Daniel Warner | 15-10 |
| 09:47 | Utah | Rex Plott buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jason Oyama | 15-13 |
| 09:26 | Drake | Jose Aguilar is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Jose Aguilar, team foul #6 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Drake | Steven Houle (PG), Sheldon Bowling (C) Jose Aguilar, David Runyon | |
| Subs | Utah | Ivan Striegel (PG), Jack Wing (PF), Jon Hill (C) Lloyd Draper, Ross Naquin, Patrick Fabela | |
| 09:11 | Utah | Jon Hill hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Clarence Alex - foul #1 on Clarence Alex, team foul #7 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Utah | Mark Haynes (SG), Richard Jenkins (SF) Rex Plott, Jason Oyama | |
| 09:11 | Utah | Jon Hill makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:11 | Utah | Jon Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 08:56 | Drake | Timothy Demasi scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Clarence Alex | 17-15 |
| 08:35 | Utah | Ivan Striegel is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Jenkins | 17-18 |
| 08:13 | Drake | Timothy Demasi is called for traveling | 17-18 |
| Subs | Drake | Hugh Gray (C) Sheldon Bowling | |
| Subs | Utah | Lloyd Draper (SF) Richard Jenkins | |
| 07:55 | Utah | Jack Wing connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Ivan Striegel | 17-20 |
| 07:40 | Drake | Timothy Demasi can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Jack Wing - foul #1 on Jack Wing, team foul #4 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Utah | Rex Plott (SG), Jason Oyama (SF) Mark Haynes, Lloyd Draper | |
| 07:40 | Drake | Timothy Demasi makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:40 | Drake | Timothy Demasi makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Steven Houle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clarence Alex (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Warner (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Demasi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Hugh Gray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Ivan Striegel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rex Plott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Oyama (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jack Wing (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jon Hill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Utah | Rex Plott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-20 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Barnett (PF) Timothy Demasi | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 07:26 | Drake | Michael Barnett loses the dribble to Ivan Striegel | 19-20 |
| 07:09 | Utah | Jack Wing is whistled for traveling | 19-20 |
| Subs | Drake | David Runyon (SG), Sheldon Bowling (C) Clarence Alex, Hugh Gray | |
| Subs | Utah | Lloyd Draper (PG), Patrick Fabela (C) Ivan Striegel, Jon Hill | |
| 06:51 | Drake | Sheldon Bowling knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Daniel Warner | 21-20 |
| 06:37 | Utah | Jack Wing is fouled on the floor by Michael Barnett - foul #1 on Michael Barnett, team foul #8 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Drake | Timothy Demasi (PF) Michael Barnett | |
| Subs | Utah | Richard Jenkins (SF), Ross Naquin (C) Lloyd Draper, Patrick Fabela | |
| 06:37 | Utah | Jack Wing misses the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:37 | Drake | Daniel Warner pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 06:15 | Drake | Steven Houle misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-20 |
| 06:13 | Utah | Ross Naquin grabs the defensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 06:11 | Utah | Jason Oyama's pass is intercepted by David Runyon in the backcourt | 21-20 |
| 06:05 | Drake | Timothy Demasi misses the easy layup | 21-20 |
| 06:03 | Utah | Richard Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 06:00 | Utah | Steven Houle is called for the reach on Rex Plott in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Houle, team foul #9 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Drake | Clarence Alex (SG), Hugh Gray (C) David Runyon, Daniel Warner | |
| Subs | Utah | Mark Haynes (SG), Patrick Fabela (C) Jason Oyama, Jack Wing | |
| 06:00 | Utah | Rex Plott makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:00 | Utah | Rex Plott makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:39 | Drake | Steven Houle is fouled on the floor by Ross Naquin - foul #1 on Ross Naquin, team foul #5 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Utah | Ivan Striegel (PG), Lloyd Draper (SF), Jon Hill (C) Rex Plott, Richard Jenkins, Ross Naquin | |
| 05:23 | Drake | Timothy Demasi can't finish the layup | 21-22 |
| 05:22 | Drake | Sheldon Bowling snags the offensive board | 21-22 |
| 05:11 | Drake | Timothy Demasi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-22 |
| 05:09 | Drake | Steven Houle tips it back up and in | 23-22 |
| 05:07 | Utah | Sheldon Bowling is called for the reach on Mark Haynes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sheldon Bowling, team foul #10 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Barnett (PF) Timothy Demasi | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 05:07 | Utah | Mark Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:07 | Utah | Mark Haynes misses the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:07 | Drake | Sheldon Bowling pulls down the rebound | 23-23 |
| 04:51 | Drake | Michael Barnett knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 25-23 |
| 04:28 | Utah | Patrick Fabela misses the fadeaway from close range | 25-23 |
| 04:26 | Drake | Sheldon Bowling pulls down the rebound | 25-23 |
| 04:20 | Drake | Hugh Gray misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-23 |
| 04:19 | Utah | Patrick Fabela snags the defensive board | 25-23 |
| 04:14 | Utah | Patrick Fabela is called for traveling | 25-23 |
| Subs | Drake | David Runyon (SF), Timothy Demasi (PF), Daniel Warner (C) Sheldon Bowling, Michael Barnett, Hugh Gray | |
| Subs | Utah | Jason Oyama (SG), Richard Jenkins (SF), Jack Wing (PF), Ross Naquin (C) Mark Haynes, Lloyd Draper, Patrick Fabela, Jon Hill | |
| 03:54 | Drake | Jason Oyama picks off the pass by David Runyon | 25-23 |
| 03:48 | Utah | Jack Wing blows the layup but he's fouled by Clarence Alex - foul #2 on Clarence Alex, team foul #11 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Drake | Jose Aguilar (PG), Mark Ringgold (SF), Gregory Kunze (C) Steven Houle, Clarence Alex, Daniel Warner | |
| Subs | Utah | Rex Plott (PG) Ivan Striegel | |
| 03:48 | Utah | Jack Wing makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 03:48 | Utah | Jack Wing makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 03:28 | Drake | Mark Ringgold comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-25 |
| 03:26 | Utah | Jason Oyama snags the defensive board | 25-25 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jose Aguilar (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Runyon (fresh) SF - Mark Ringgold (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Demasi (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Kunze (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Rex Plott (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Oyama (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Richard Jenkins (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jack Wing (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Ross Naquin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Utah | Jason Oyama clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Gregory Kunze - foul #3 on Gregory Kunze, team foul #12 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Drake | Daniel Warner (C) Gregory Kunze | |
| Subs | Utah | Jon Hill (C) Ross Naquin | |
| 03:21 | Utah | Jason Oyama makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:21 | Utah | Jason Oyama misses the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:21 | Drake | The rebound goes to Mark Ringgold | 25-26 |
| 02:56 | Drake | Jack Wing blocks the jumper by Jose Aguilar | 25-26 |
| 02:54 | Utah | Richard Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 02:36 | Utah | Jason Oyama misses badly on a floater from the right side | 25-26 |
| 02:35 | Drake | Mark Ringgold grabs the board | 25-26 |
| 02:15 | Drake | Jose Aguilar misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Rex Plott - foul #1 on Rex Plott, team foul #6 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Drake | Clarence Alex (SG), Michael Barnett (PF), Sheldon Bowling (C) David Runyon, Timothy Demasi, Daniel Warner | |
| Subs | Utah | Ivan Striegel (PG), Mark Haynes (SG), Lloyd Draper (SF) Rex Plott, Jason Oyama, Richard Jenkins | |
| 02:15 | Drake | Jose Aguilar makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 02:15 | Drake | Jose Aguilar makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 01:59 | Utah | Mark Haynes is hacked by Clarence Alex - foul #3 on Clarence Alex, team foul #13 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Drake | David Runyon (SG) Clarence Alex | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 01:59 | Utah | Mark Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 01:59 | Utah | Mark Haynes misses the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 01:59 | Utah | Jon Hill grabs the offensive board | 27-27 |
| 01:54 | Utah | Jon Hill makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Ivan Striegel and he's hacked by Sheldon Bowling - foul #2 on Sheldon Bowling, team foul #14 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Utah | Patrick Fabela (SF), Ross Naquin (PF) Lloyd Draper, Jack Wing | |
| 01:54 | Utah | Jon Hill makes the free throw | 27-30 |
| 01:37 | Drake | Mark Ringgold can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 27-30 |
| 01:36 | Utah | Jon Hill pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 01:24 | Utah | Mark Haynes misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-30 |
| 01:22 | Drake | Michael Barnett grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 01:16 | Drake | Jose Aguilar knocks in the driving attempt near the basket and the foul's on Patrick Fabela - foul #1 on Patrick Fabela, team foul #7 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Drake | Hugh Gray (C) Sheldon Bowling | |
| Subs | Utah | Lloyd Draper (SF) Jon Hill | |
| 01:16 | Drake | Jose Aguilar makes the free throw | 30-30 |
| 00:56 | Utah | Patrick Fabela can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-30 |
| 00:54 | Utah | Lloyd Draper misses the tip | 30-30 |
| 00:52 | Utah | Ross Naquin gets the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 00:42 | Utah | Mark Ringgold is called for the reach on Patrick Fabela - foul #3 on Mark Ringgold, team foul #15 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Drake | Daniel Warner (SF), Timothy Demasi (PF) Mark Ringgold, Michael Barnett | |
| Subs | Utah | Jason Oyama (SF), Jack Wing (PF) Mark Haynes, Ross Naquin | |
| 00:42 | Utah | Patrick Fabela makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 00:42 | Utah | Patrick Fabela makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 00:17 | Drake | Daniel Warner hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-32 |
| 00:00 | Utah | Patrick Fabela misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-32 |