| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Danny Davison (fresh) SG - Clayton Thomas (fresh) SF - Larry Thompson (fresh) PF - Terrence Granberry (fresh) C - Daniel Ivory (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Gerald Avery (fresh) SG - Roy Freitag (fresh) SF - Dikembe Azure (fresh) PF - William Hinojosa (fresh) C - Brian Bradshaw (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Brian Bradshaw wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:35 | Drake | Roy Freitag drills a fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Larry Thompson - foul #1 on Larry Thompson, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:35 | Drake | Roy Freitag makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:33 | San Diego State | Gerald Avery is called for the reach on Danny Davison in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerald Avery, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:17 | San Diego State | Danny Davison comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Gerald Avery - foul #2 on Gerald Avery, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Hay (PG) Gerald Avery | |
| 19:17 | San Diego State | Danny Davison makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:17 | San Diego State | Danny Davison misses the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:17 | Drake | William Hinojosa snags the defensive board | 1-3 |
| 18:59 | Drake | William Hinojosa is fouled on the floor by Terrence Granberry - foul #1 on Terrence Granberry, team foul #2 | 1-3 |
| 18:46 | Drake | William Hinojosa misses short on a shot from the right side | 1-3 |
| 18:45 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to William Hinojosa | 1-3 |
| 18:34 | Drake | Luis Hay scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 1-6 |
| 18:23 | San Diego State | Clayton Thomas misses long on an open shot from just outside the lane | 1-6 |
| 18:21 | Drake | Dikembe Azure grabs the defensive rebound | 1-6 |
| 17:59 | Drake | Dikembe Azure misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 1-6 |
| 17:58 | Drake | William Hinojosa grabs the offensive rebound | 1-6 |
| 17:50 | Drake | Brian Bradshaw can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 1-6 |
| 17:48 | Drake | Roy Freitag tips it but misses | 1-6 |
| 17:46 | San Diego State | Daniel Ivory grabs the defensive rebound | 1-6 |
| 17:44 | San Diego State | Danny Davison is called for traveling in the backcourt | 1-6 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Dikembe Arakawa (SG), Terry Muse (SF), Douglas Carr (PF), Brandon Polinsky (C) Roy Freitag, Dikembe Azure, William Hinojosa, Brian Bradshaw | |
| 17:24 | Drake | Luis Hay hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Dikembe Arakawa | 1-9 |
| 17:04 | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Clayton Thomas | 3-9 |
| 16:58 | Drake | Dikembe Arakawa misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Larry Thompson - foul #2 on Larry Thompson, team foul #3 | 3-9 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ronald Cushman (SF) Larry Thompson | |
| Subs | Drake | Dikembe Azure (SF) Luis Hay | |
| 16:58 | Drake | Dikembe Arakawa misses the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 16:58 | Drake | Dikembe Arakawa makes the 2nd free throw | 3-10 |
| 16:45 | San Diego State | Danny Davison misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 3-10 |
| 16:43 | Drake | Douglas Carr gets the rebound | 3-10 |
| 16:34 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-10 |
| 16:32 | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry grabs the defensive rebound | 3-10 |
| 16:28 | San Diego State | Ronald Cushman is hacked by Dikembe Azure - foul #1 on Dikembe Azure, team foul #3 | 3-10 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Kristopher Sartori (PG) Danny Davison | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Edwards (C) Brandon Polinsky | |
| 16:22 | San Diego State | Clayton Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 3-10 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Virgil Truman (PF) Terrence Granberry | |
| Subs | Drake | Roy Freitag (SG) Dikembe Azure | |
| 16:03 | Drake | Michael Edwards knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 3-12 |
| 15:43 | San Diego State | Clayton Thomas knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 5-12 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Kristopher Sartori (fresh) SG - Clayton Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Cushman (fresh) PF - Virgil Truman (fresh) C - Daniel Ivory (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Terry Muse (fairly fresh) SG - Roy Freitag (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dikembe Arakawa (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Douglas Carr (fairly fresh) C - Michael Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:22 | Drake | Dikembe Arakawa misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-12 |
| 15:21 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Ronald Cushman | 5-12 |
| 15:17 | San Diego State | Clayton Thomas is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Clayton Thomas, team foul #4 | 5-12 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Danny Davison (PG), Terrence Granberry (PF) Clayton Thomas, Daniel Ivory | |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Hay (PG), Dikembe Azure (SF), William Hinojosa (PF), Brian Bradshaw (C) Terry Muse, Dikembe Arakawa, Douglas Carr, Michael Edwards | |
| 14:59 | Drake | Luis Hay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-12 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Keith Brevitz (SF), Shawn Stout (C) Ronald Cushman, Virgil Truman | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 14:32 | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Danny Davison and he's fouled by William Hinojosa - foul #1 on William Hinojosa, team foul #4 | 7-12 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Charles Lamothe (SG) Kristopher Sartori | |
| Subs | Drake | Brandon Polinsky (PF) William Hinojosa | |
| 14:32 | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry makes the free throw | 8-12 |
| 14:18 | Drake | Luis Hay is fouled on the floor by Keith Brevitz - foul #1 on Keith Brevitz, team foul #5 | 8-12 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Drake | William Hinojosa (PF) Brian Bradshaw | |
| 14:08 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky misses the runner from the right block but the foul's on Shawn Stout - foul #1 on Shawn Stout, team foul #6 | 8-12 |
| 14:08 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 14:08 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky misses the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 14:08 | San Diego State | Shawn Stout snags the defensive board | 8-13 |
| 13:50 | San Diego State | Keith Brevitz is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Keith Brevitz, team foul #7 | 8-13 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Clayton Thomas (SG), Ronald Cushman (SF), Daniel Ivory (C) Danny Davison, Keith Brevitz, Shawn Stout | |
| Subs | Drake | Dikembe Arakawa (SG) Roy Freitag | |
| 13:22 | Drake | Clayton Thomas takes the ball from Luis Hay | 8-13 |
| 13:02 | San Diego State | Brandon Polinsky is called for the reach on Daniel Ivory - foul #1 on Brandon Polinsky, team foul #5 | 8-13 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Kristopher Sartori (SF), Virgil Truman (PF) Ronald Cushman, Terrence Granberry | |
| Subs | Drake | Terry Muse (PG), Brian Bradshaw (C) Luis Hay, Brandon Polinsky | |
| 12:44 | San Diego State | Kristopher Sartori misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-13 |
| 12:42 | San Diego State | Charles Lamothe tips it back up and in | 10-13 |
| 12:24 | Drake | Dikembe Azure misses the 3 from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 12:23 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Daniel Ivory | 10-13 |
| 12:20 | San Diego State | Charles Lamothe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-13 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Danny Davison (PG), Shawn Stout (C) Charles Lamothe, Daniel Ivory | |
| Subs | Drake | Roy Freitag (SG), Douglas Carr (PF) Dikembe Azure, William Hinojosa | |
| 12:01 | Drake | Dikembe Arakawa double dribbles | 10-13 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ronald Cushman (SF) Clayton Thomas | |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Hay (PG), Michael Edwards (C) Dikembe Arakawa, Brian Bradshaw | |
| 11:49 | San Diego State | Ronald Cushman hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Kristopher Sartori | 12-13 |
| 11:38 | Drake | Douglas Carr hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Kristopher Sartori - foul #1 on Kristopher Sartori, team foul #8 | 12-13 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry (PF) Virgil Truman | |
| Subs | Drake | Dikembe Azure (SF) Terry Muse | |
| 11:38 | Drake | Douglas Carr misses the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 11:38 | Drake | Douglas Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Danny Davison (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kristopher Sartori (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Cushman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terrence Granberry (fresh) 5 pts. C - Shawn Stout (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Luis Hay (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Roy Freitag (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Dikembe Azure (tiring) PF - Douglas Carr (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:18 | San Diego State | Douglas Carr steps in front of the Ronald Cushman pass | 12-14 |
| 10:56 | Drake | Roy Freitag hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 10:55 | San Diego State | Kristopher Sartori grabs the board | 12-14 |
| 10:30 | San Diego State | Shawn Stout hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Ronald Cushman | 14-14 |
| 10:17 | Drake | Roy Freitag misses short on a jumper in the paint | 14-14 |
| 10:16 | San Diego State | Ronald Cushman snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 10:14 | San Diego State | Kristopher Sartori is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Carr - foul #1 on Douglas Carr, team foul #6 | 14-14 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Charles Lamothe (PG), Clayton Thomas (SG), Daniel Ivory (C) Danny Davison, Kristopher Sartori, Shawn Stout | |
| Subs | Drake | Dikembe Arakawa (SG), Terry Muse (SF), Brandon Polinsky (PF), Brian Bradshaw (C) Roy Freitag, Dikembe Azure, Douglas Carr, Michael Edwards | |
| 09:54 | San Diego State | Charles Lamothe is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Terrence Granberry | 17-14 |
| 09:37 | Drake | Terrence Granberry steps in front of the Brandon Polinsky pass | 17-14 |
| 09:34 | San Diego State | Daniel Ivory is hacked by Terry Muse in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Muse, team foul #7 | 17-14 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Virgil Truman (PF) Terrence Granberry | |
| Subs | Drake | Dikembe Azure (SF) Luis Hay | |
| 09:34 | San Diego State | Daniel Ivory makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 09:34 | San Diego State | Daniel Ivory makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 09:17 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-14 |
| 09:16 | San Diego State | Clayton Thomas gets the rebound | 19-14 |
| 08:52 | San Diego State | Charles Lamothe hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-14 |
| 08:51 | San Diego State | Ronald Cushman tips it back up and in | 21-14 |
| 08:34 | Drake | Dikembe Arakawa knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Terry Muse | 21-16 |
| 08:14 | San Diego State | Daniel Ivory connects on the open driving attempt from the right block | 23-16 |
| 07:57 | Drake | Charles Lamothe is called for the reach on Terry Muse - foul #1 on Charles Lamothe, team foul #9 | 23-16 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Danny Davison (PG), Kristopher Sartori (SF), Terrence Granberry (PF) Charles Lamothe, Ronald Cushman, Virgil Truman | |
| Subs | Drake | Roy Freitag (SG), Douglas Carr (SF), William Hinojosa (PF), Michael Edwards (C) Dikembe Arakawa, Dikembe Azure, Brandon Polinsky, Brian Bradshaw | |
| 07:57 | Drake | Terry Muse misses the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 07:57 | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry grabs the board | 23-16 |
| 07:37 | San Diego State | Daniel Ivory can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Edwards - foul #1 on Michael Edwards, team foul #8 | 23-16 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Hay (PG) Terry Muse | |
| 07:37 | San Diego State | Daniel Ivory makes the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 07:37 | San Diego State | Daniel Ivory makes the 2nd free throw | 25-16 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Danny Davison (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clayton Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kristopher Sartori (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Terrence Granberry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Ivory (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Luis Hay (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Roy Freitag (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Carr (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Hinojosa (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Drake | Roy Freitag knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-19 |
| 07:13 | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry blows the layup | 25-19 |
| 07:11 | Drake | William Hinojosa pulls down the rebound | 25-19 |
| 07:05 | Drake | Roy Freitag is hacked by Danny Davison - foul #1 on Danny Davison, team foul #10 | 25-19 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Shawn Stout (C) Daniel Ivory | |
| Subs | Drake | Dikembe Arakawa (SF), Brian Bradshaw (C) Douglas Carr, Michael Edwards | |
| 07:05 | Drake | Roy Freitag misses the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 07:05 | Drake | Roy Freitag makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 06:46 | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 25-20 |
| 06:45 | Drake | William Hinojosa gets the rebound | 25-20 |
| 06:40 | Drake | Roy Freitag is whistled for traveling | 25-20 |
| 06:19 | San Diego State | Clayton Thomas misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-20 |
| 06:17 | Drake | William Hinojosa gets the rebound | 25-20 |
| 05:53 | Drake | Roy Freitag scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-23 |
| 05:49 | San Diego State | Clayton Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-23 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Michael Hunter (PG), Ronald Cushman (SF), Daniel Ivory (C) Danny Davison, Kristopher Sartori, Shawn Stout | |
| Subs | Drake | Dikembe Azure (SF), Douglas Carr (C) Roy Freitag, Brian Bradshaw | |
| 05:33 | Drake | William Hinojosa is called for traveling | 25-23 |
| 05:11 | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Hunter | 27-23 |
| 04:47 | Drake | William Hinojosa double dribbles | 27-23 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Charles Lamothe (SG), Virgil Truman (PF) Clayton Thomas, Terrence Granberry | |
| Subs | Drake | Terry Muse (PG), Michael Edwards (C) Luis Hay, William Hinojosa | |
| 04:26 | San Diego State | Charles Lamothe's pass is intercepted by Michael Edwards | 27-23 |
| 04:09 | Drake | Terry Muse scores on a turnaround from the left block | 27-25 |
| 04:07 | San Diego State | Michael Edwards is called for the reach on Charles Lamothe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Edwards, team foul #9 | 27-25 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Danny Davison (PG), Kristopher Sartori (SF), Shawn Stout (C) Michael Hunter, Ronald Cushman, Daniel Ivory | |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Hay (PG), Roy Freitag (SG), Brandon Polinsky (C) Dikembe Arakawa, Dikembe Azure, Michael Edwards | |
| 04:07 | San Diego State | Charles Lamothe makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 04:07 | San Diego State | Charles Lamothe misses the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 04:07 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky gets the rebound | 28-25 |
| 03:45 | Drake | Roy Freitag is hacked by Charles Lamothe - foul #2 on Charles Lamothe, team foul #11 | 28-25 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Larry Thompson (SF), Keith Brevitz (PF) Charles Lamothe, Virgil Truman | |
| Subs | Drake | Gerald Avery (PG), Dikembe Arakawa (SF) Luis Hay, Terry Muse | |
| 03:45 | Drake | Roy Freitag makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 03:45 | Drake | Roy Freitag makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 03:43 | San Diego State | Danny Davison is called for traveling in the backcourt | 28-27 |
| 03:26 | Drake | Roy Freitag comes up short on the shot from the right side | 28-27 |
| 03:24 | San Diego State | Larry Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Danny Davison (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kristopher Sartori (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Thompson (fresh) PF - Keith Brevitz (fresh) C - Shawn Stout (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Gerald Avery (fresh) SG - Roy Freitag (tiring) 12 pts. SF - Dikembe Arakawa (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Douglas Carr (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Brandon Polinsky (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:13 | San Diego State | Shawn Stout hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 03:12 | San Diego State | Kristopher Sartori hits the follow up shot | 30-27 |
| 03:04 | Drake | Roy Freitag is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Roy Freitag, team foul #10 | 30-27 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry (PF), Daniel Ivory (C) Kristopher Sartori, Shawn Stout | |
| Subs | Drake | Dikembe Azure (SF), William Hinojosa (PF), Michael Edwards (C) Dikembe Arakawa, Douglas Carr, Brandon Polinsky | |
| 03:02 | San Diego State | Keith Brevitz is hacked by Michael Edwards in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Edwards, team foul #11 | 30-27 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Charles Lamothe (SG) Terrence Granberry | |
| Subs | Drake | Brian Bradshaw (C) Michael Edwards | |
| 03:02 | San Diego State | Keith Brevitz misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 03:02 | San Diego State | Keith Brevitz makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 02:48 | Drake | William Hinojosa misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Keith Brevitz - foul #3 on Keith Brevitz, team foul #12 | 31-27 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry (PF) Keith Brevitz | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 02:48 | Drake | William Hinojosa makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 02:48 | Drake | William Hinojosa makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 02:30 | San Diego State | Charles Lamothe blows the layup | 31-29 |
| 02:28 | Drake | Dikembe Azure pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 02:14 | Drake | Roy Freitag clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-29 |
| 02:12 | Drake | Brian Bradshaw misses the tip | 31-29 |
| 02:10 | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 02:01 | San Diego State | Daniel Ivory is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Danny Davison | 33-29 |
| 01:34 | Drake | Roy Freitag can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-29 |
| 01:32 | Drake | Brian Bradshaw grabs the offensive board | 33-29 |
| 01:32 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 33-29 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Clayton Thomas (SG), Virgil Truman (PF) Charles Lamothe, Terrence Granberry | |
| Subs | Drake | Terry Muse (SG), Dikembe Arakawa (SF), Douglas Carr (PF), Brandon Polinsky (C) Roy Freitag, Dikembe Azure, William Hinojosa, Brian Bradshaw | |
| 01:10 | Drake | Dikembe Arakawa comes up short on the floater from the right block | 33-29 |
| 01:08 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky tips it in | 33-31 |
| 00:45 | San Diego State | Virgil Truman can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 00:43 | Drake | Gerald Avery grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 00:24 | Drake | Terry Muse can't finish the layup | 33-31 |
| 00:22 | San Diego State | Clayton Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 00:18 | San Diego State | Clayton Thomas clanks a 3 from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 00:17 | San Diego State | Larry Thompson tips it back up and in | 35-31 |
| 00:04 | Drake | Dikembe Arakawa misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Danny Davison - foul #2 on Danny Davison, team foul #13 | 35-31 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Kristopher Sartori (PG), Ronald Cushman (SF), Terrence Granberry (PF), Shawn Stout (C) Danny Davison, Larry Thompson, Virgil Truman, Daniel Ivory | |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Hay (SG), Brian Bradshaw (C) Terry Muse, Brandon Polinsky | |
| 00:04 | Drake | Dikembe Arakawa makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 00:04 | Drake | Dikembe Arakawa misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 00:04 | San Diego State | Shawn Stout gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | Shawn Stout clanks a halfcourt shot | 35-32 |