| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Ewell (fresh) SG - Jesse Graham (fresh) SF - John Winston (fresh) PF - John Keener (fresh) C - Henry Preston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Aubrey Naylor (fresh) SG - Max Taylor (fresh) SF - John Utterback (fresh) PF - John Heap (fresh) C - Carmelo Cardenas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Drake | Aubrey Naylor steals the ball from Jesse Graham | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Drake | John Keener misses badly on a floater in the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Drake | John Keener tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | Missouri State | John Utterback misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 19:05 | Drake | Henry Preston grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | Drake | Edward Ewell's floater is tipped away by Carmelo Cardenas | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Missouri State | Max Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Missouri State | Max Taylor hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Utterback | 2-5 |
| 18:11 | Drake | Edward Ewell misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 2-5 |
| 18:09 | Missouri State | John Heap pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:03 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-5 |
| 18:01 | Missouri State | John Heap can't tip it in | 2-5 |
| 17:59 | Drake | John Winston grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 17:54 | Drake | Jesse Graham can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 17:52 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to John Utterback | 2-5 |
| 17:36 | Missouri State | The jump hook by John Heap is blocked by John Keener | 2-5 |
| 17:34 | Drake | The rebound goes to John Winston | 2-5 |
| 17:15 | Drake | Henry Preston banks in the layup on a great pass from Edward Ewell | 4-5 |
| 16:58 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas is fouled on the floor by Henry Preston - foul #1 on Henry Preston, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 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 | Missouri State | Tommy Ronning (PG), Erin Podwoski (SG), Richard Mayberry (SF), Thomas Hahn (PF), Sang Chia (C) Aubrey Naylor, Max Taylor, John Utterback, John Heap, Carmelo Cardenas | |
| 16:34 | Missouri State | Richard Mayberry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-5 |
| 16:23 | Drake | Joel Shenk banks in the layup set up by Keith Lehmann | 6-5 |
| 16:11 | Missouri State | Richard Mayberry dunks the ball on a great pass from Tommy Ronning and the foul's on Joel Shenk - foul #1 on Joel Shenk, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| 16:11 | Missouri State | Richard Mayberry makes the free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:55 | Drake | Keith Lehmann is hacked by Tommy Ronning - foul #1 on Tommy Ronning, team foul #1 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Drake | John Winston (SF) William Krone | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Keith Lehmann (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Keith Gardner (fresh) SF - John Winston (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joel Shenk (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Foulks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Tommy Ronning (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Erin Podwoski (fresh) SF - Richard Mayberry (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Hahn (fresh) C - Sang Chia (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Drake | Joseph Foulks knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 8-8 |
| 15:45 | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn is fouled in the backcourt by John Winston - foul #1 on John Winston, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Drake | John Keener (PF), Roy Riding (C) Joel Shenk, Joseph Foulks | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Roy Flor (SF) Sang Chia | |
| 15:36 | Missouri State | John Winston steps in front of the Richard Mayberry pass | 8-8 |
| 15:14 | Drake | Roy Riding misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 8-8 |
| 15:12 | Drake | Keith Gardner snags the offensive board | 8-8 |
| 14:57 | Drake | John Winston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-8 |
| 14:55 | Drake | John Keener tips it in | 10-8 |
| 14:41 | Missouri State | Richard Mayberry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-8 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Ewell (PG), Jesse Graham (SG), Joel Shenk (PF), William Krone (C) Keith Lehmann, Keith Gardner, John Keener, Roy Riding | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor (PG), Bruce Boone (SG), John Heap (PF), Carmelo Cardenas (C) Tommy Ronning, Erin Podwoski, Thomas Hahn, Richard Mayberry | |
| 14:31 | Drake | Joel Shenk misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 10-8 |
| 14:29 | Missouri State | John Heap pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:10 | Missouri State | Bruce Boone drills a shot from just outside the lane | 10-10 |
| 13:49 | Drake | Bruce Boone steals it from Jesse Graham | 10-10 |
| 13:45 | Missouri State | Bruce Boone banks in the layup | 10-12 |
| 13:40 | Drake | Joel Shenk is hacked by Bruce Boone - foul #1 on Bruce Boone, team foul #2 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Foulks (PF), Roy Riding (C) John Winston, William Krone | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Max Taylor (SG), John Utterback (SF), Sang Chia (C) Aubrey Naylor, Roy Flor, Carmelo Cardenas | |
| 13:16 | Drake | Jesse Graham's floater is tipped away by John Utterback | 10-12 |
| 13:14 | Missouri State | John Utterback pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| 13:08 | Missouri State | John Utterback misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 10-12 |
| 13:06 | Drake | Joseph Foulks pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| 12:53 | Drake | Jesse Graham is whistled for a carry | 10-12 |
| Subs | Drake | Keith Gardner (SG), John Winston (SF), John Keener (PF) Jesse Graham, Joel Shenk, Roy Riding | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor (PG), Richard Mayberry (C) Bruce Boone, Sang Chia | |
| 12:33 | Missouri State | Richard Mayberry knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Aubrey Naylor | 10-14 |
| 12:11 | Drake | Edward Ewell is called for traveling | 10-14 |
| Subs | Drake | Dale Anderson (PG), Keith Lehmann (SF), Henry Preston (C) Edward Ewell, John Winston, Joseph Foulks | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Erin Podwoski (PG), Tommy Ronning (SG), Sang Chia (C) Aubrey Naylor, Max Taylor, John Utterback | |
| 12:09 | Missouri State | Tommy Ronning is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Gardner - foul #1 on Keith Gardner, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn (PF) John Heap | |
| 11:57 | Missouri State | Sang Chia buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Hahn | 10-16 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Dale Anderson (fresh) SG - Keith Gardner (fresh) SF - Keith Lehmann (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Keener (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Preston (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Tommy Ronning (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Erin Podwoski (fresh) SF - Richard Mayberry (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Hahn (fresh) C - Sang Chia (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Drake | Keith Lehmann makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Keith Gardner | 12-16 |
| 11:16 | Missouri State | Tommy Ronning misses long on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-16 |
| 11:14 | Drake | John Keener grabs the board | 12-16 |
| 10:57 | Drake | John Keener is fouled on the floor by Erin Podwoski - foul #1 on Erin Podwoski, team foul #3 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Ewell (PG), Jesse Graham (SG), William Krone (PF), Roy Riding (C) Dale Anderson, Keith Gardner, John Keener, Henry Preston | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor (PG), Bruce Boone (SG), John Utterback (SF), Roy Flor (PF), Carmelo Cardenas (C) Tommy Ronning, Erin Podwoski, Richard Mayberry, Thomas Hahn, Sang Chia | |
| 10:52 | Drake | Keith Lehmann comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 12-16 |
| 10:50 | Drake | William Krone tips it but misses | 12-16 |
| 10:49 | Missouri State | Roy Flor grabs the board | 12-16 |
| 10:47 | Missouri State | John Utterback's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-16 |
| Subs | Drake | John Winston (SF) Keith Lehmann | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 10:31 | Drake | William Krone misses short on a floater from the left wing | 12-16 |
| 10:30 | Drake | Roy Riding hits the follow up shot | 14-16 |
| 10:03 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas is open but misses the lay-in | 14-16 |
| 10:01 | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor snags the offensive board | 14-16 |
| 09:44 | Missouri State | Roy Flor is open and buries a runner in the paint | 14-18 |
| 09:32 | Drake | Edward Ewell blows the layup but he's fouled by Aubrey Naylor - foul #1 on Aubrey Naylor, team foul #4 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Drake | Keith Lehmann (SG), Joel Shenk (SF), Joseph Foulks (PF), Henry Preston (C) Jesse Graham, John Winston, William Krone, Roy Riding | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Erin Podwoski (PG), Max Taylor (SG), John Heap (PF) Aubrey Naylor, Bruce Boone, John Utterback | |
| 09:32 | Drake | Edward Ewell makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 09:32 | Drake | Edward Ewell makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 09:30 | Missouri State | Roy Flor is called for traveling in the backcourt | 16-18 |
| Subs | Drake | Dale Anderson (PG) Edward Ewell | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 09:06 | Drake | Dale Anderson is hacked by John Heap - foul #1 on John Heap, team foul #5 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Drake | Keith Gardner (SG) Dale Anderson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Mayberry (SF), Thomas Hahn (C) Roy Flor, Carmelo Cardenas | |
| 08:46 | Drake | Keith Gardner comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 16-18 |
| 08:45 | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn pulls down the rebound | 16-18 |
| 08:43 | Missouri State | Max Taylor loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-18 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Ewell (PG) Henry Preston | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Tommy Ronning (PG), John Utterback (SF) Max Taylor, Thomas Hahn | |
| 08:34 | Drake | Joel Shenk hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Keith Gardner | 18-18 |
| 08:31 | Missouri State | Keith Lehmann is called for the reach on Tommy Ronning in the backcourt - foul #1 on Keith Lehmann, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Drake | John Keener (PF) Keith Lehmann | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Max Taylor (SG) Erin Podwoski | |
| 08:17 | Missouri State | John Utterback drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by John Heap and he's fouled by Keith Gardner - foul #2 on Keith Gardner, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Drake | Jesse Graham (SG), Henry Preston (C) Keith Gardner, Joseph Foulks | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn (PF), Sang Chia (C) John Heap, Richard Mayberry | |
| 08:17 | Missouri State | John Utterback makes the free throw | 18-21 |
| 08:09 | Drake | Henry Preston makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Keener | 21-21 |
| 07:47 | Missouri State | John Utterback clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 21-21 |
| 07:46 | Drake | John Keener pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Ewell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Graham (fairly fresh) SF - Joel Shenk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Keener (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Preston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Tommy Ronning (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Max Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Utterback (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Hahn (fresh) C - Sang Chia (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Drake | Henry Preston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-21 |
| Subs | Drake | Dale Anderson (PG), Keith Lehmann (SG), John Winston (SF), Roy Riding (C) Edward Ewell, Jesse Graham, Joel Shenk, Henry Preston | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Erin Podwoski (PG), Bruce Boone (SG), Richard Mayberry (SF), Roy Flor (PF) Tommy Ronning, Max Taylor, John Utterback, Thomas Hahn | |
| 07:14 | Missouri State | Sang Chia buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Roy Flor | 21-23 |
| 07:09 | Drake | Richard Mayberry swats the short shot by John Winston | 21-23 |
| 07:08 | Drake | John Keener grabs the offensive board | 21-23 |
| 06:42 | Drake | Roy Flor steals the ball from Roy Riding | 21-23 |
| 06:15 | Missouri State | Sang Chia is fouled on the floor by Roy Riding - foul #1 on Roy Riding, team foul #7 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Ewell (PG), Jesse Graham (SG), Joseph Foulks (PF), William Krone (C) Dale Anderson, Keith Lehmann, John Keener, Roy Riding | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor (PG), Max Taylor (SG), John Utterback (SF), John Heap (PF) Erin Podwoski, Bruce Boone, Richard Mayberry, Roy Flor | |
| 06:15 | Missouri State | Sang Chia makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:15 | Missouri State | Sang Chia misses the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:15 | Missouri State | John Heap snags the offensive board | 21-24 |
| 06:03 | Missouri State | Max Taylor misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 21-24 |
| 06:02 | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor grabs the offensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 05:44 | Missouri State | Sang Chia connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-27 |
| 05:25 | Drake | Jesse Graham misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-27 |
| 05:24 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to John Heap | 21-27 |
| 05:20 | Missouri State | Jesse Graham steals it from John Utterback | 21-27 |
| 04:58 | Drake | John Winston connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-27 |
| 04:42 | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 04:41 | Drake | Edward Ewell pulls down the rebound | 24-27 |
| 04:31 | Drake | Jesse Graham makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Winston | 26-27 |
| 04:15 | Missouri State | Sang Chia scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by John Heap | 26-29 |
| 03:55 | Drake | Jesse Graham hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Edward Ewell and he's hacked by Max Taylor - foul #1 on Max Taylor, team foul #6 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Drake | Keith Gardner (PG), Keith Lehmann (SF), Joel Shenk (PF), Henry Preston (C) Edward Ewell, John Winston, Joseph Foulks, William Krone | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Tommy Ronning (PG), Erin Podwoski (SG), Richard Mayberry (SF), Thomas Hahn (PF), Carmelo Cardenas (C) Aubrey Naylor, Max Taylor, John Utterback, John Heap, Sang Chia | |
| 03:55 | Drake | Jesse Graham makes the free throw | 29-29 |
| 03:39 | Missouri State | Keith Lehmann steps in front of the Thomas Hahn pass | 29-29 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Keith Gardner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jesse Graham (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Keith Lehmann (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joel Shenk (fresh) 4 pts. C - Henry Preston (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Tommy Ronning (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Erin Podwoski (fresh) SF - Richard Mayberry (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Hahn (fresh) C - Carmelo Cardenas (fresh) | |
| 03:34 | Drake | Keith Lehmann misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 29-29 |
| 03:33 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas grabs the board | 29-29 |
| 03:07 | Missouri State | Erin Podwoski misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 03:05 | Drake | Henry Preston snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 02:50 | Drake | Joel Shenk blows the layup but he's hacked by Tommy Ronning - foul #2 on Tommy Ronning, team foul #7 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Ewell (PG) Jesse Graham | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 02:50 | Drake | Joel Shenk makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 02:50 | Drake | Joel Shenk makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 02:30 | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-29 |
| 02:29 | Drake | Henry Preston pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 02:09 | Drake | Joel Shenk connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Edward Ewell | 33-29 |
| 02:07 | Missouri State | Richard Mayberry throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-29 |
| Subs | Drake | John Winston (SF), John Keener (PF), Roy Riding (C) Keith Lehmann, Joel Shenk, Henry Preston | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor (PG), Bruce Boone (SG), Roy Flor (SF), John Heap (PF) Tommy Ronning, Erin Podwoski, Richard Mayberry, Thomas Hahn | |
| 01:53 | Drake | Keith Gardner blows the dunk | 33-29 |
| 01:52 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 01:42 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas misses the wide open turnaround near the basket | 33-29 |
| 01:41 | Missouri State | Roy Flor tips it but misses | 33-29 |
| 01:39 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas hits the follow up shot | 33-31 |
| 01:16 | Drake | John Winston misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 01:15 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to John Heap | 33-31 |
| 00:54 | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Edward Ewell - foul #1 on Edward Ewell, team foul #8 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Drake | Dale Anderson (PG), Joel Shenk (SF), Henry Preston (C) Edward Ewell, John Winston, Roy Riding | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Utterback (SF), Richard Mayberry (C) Roy Flor, Carmelo Cardenas | |
| 00:54 | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 00:54 | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:36 | Drake | Keith Gardner's pass is intercepted by John Heap | 33-33 |
| 00:18 | Missouri State | Richard Mayberry misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Henry Preston - foul #2 on Henry Preston, team foul #9 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Drake | Keith Lehmann (SG), Joseph Foulks (C) Keith Gardner, Henry Preston | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Tommy Ronning (PG), Erin Podwoski (SG), Thomas Hahn (PF) Aubrey Naylor, Bruce Boone, John Heap | |
| 00:18 | Missouri State | Richard Mayberry makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 00:18 | Missouri State | Richard Mayberry makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Joel Shenk can't connect on a floater from the right side | 33-35 |