| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Glenn Merrow (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clarence Tauber (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Dinan (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Chittum (fresh) C - Rickey Black (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Joseph Chiesa (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Meek (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Peter Armstrong (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Buentello (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David Nida (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Peter Armstrong inbounds the ball | 33-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:32 | Drake | Peter Armstrong misses long on an open shot from close range | 33-39 |
| 19:30 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Michael Dinan | 33-39 |
| 19:28 | Illinois State | Glenn Merrow's pass is intercepted by Frank Meek in the backcourt | 33-39 |
| 19:26 | Drake | Joseph Chiesa lays it up and in on a nice dish by Frank Meek | 33-41 |
| 19:05 | Illinois State | Michael Dinan can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-41 |
| 19:03 | Drake | David Nida grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 18:44 | Drake | Frank Meek is open and lays it up and in | 33-43 |
| 18:22 | Illinois State | Rickey Black misses the dunk | 33-43 |
| 18:20 | Illinois State | Rickey Black tips it in | 35-43 |
| 18:06 | Drake | David Nida can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 35-43 |
| 18:04 | Drake | David Buentello gets the offensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 17:46 | Drake | David Nida is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Peter Armstrong | 35-46 |
| 17:40 | Illinois State | William Chittum drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Clarence Tauber | 37-46 |
| 17:30 | Drake | Joseph Chiesa misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-46 |
| 17:29 | Illinois State | Rickey Black snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 17:24 | Illinois State | Clarence Tauber buries a floater from the left side set up by William Chittum | 39-46 |
| 17:11 | Drake | David Nida hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-46 |
| 17:09 | Illinois State | Rickey Black gets the rebound | 39-46 |
| 17:00 | Illinois State | Clarence Tauber hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 16:59 | Drake | The rebound goes to David Nida | 39-46 |
| 16:35 | Drake | David Buentello is fouled on the floor by William Chittum - foul #2 on William Chittum, team foul #1 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Brown (PG), Dwight Bodner (SG), Edward Bird (SF), Robert Therrien (PF), Jerome Wear (C) Glenn Merrow, Clarence Tauber, Michael Dinan, William Chittum, Rickey Black | |
| Subs | Drake | Jacob Dalessandro (PG), Jay Voss (SG), John Jackson (SF), Sidney Gidley (PF), George Mebane (C) Joseph Chiesa, Frank Meek, Peter Armstrong, David Buentello, David Nida | |
| 16:22 | Drake | Robert Brown takes the ball from John Jackson | 39-46 |
| 16:20 | Illinois State | Robert Brown's pass is intercepted by Sidney Gidley in the backcourt | 39-46 |
| 16:03 | Drake | George Mebane misses the floater near the basket | 39-46 |
| 16:01 | Illinois State | Jerome Wear grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dwight Bodner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Bird (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Therrien (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerome Wear (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jacob Dalessandro (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jay Voss (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sidney Gidley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - George Mebane (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Illinois State | Jerome Wear buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Brown | 41-46 |
| 15:23 | Drake | Jacob Dalessandro can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 15:22 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Robert Therrien | 41-46 |
| 15:13 | Illinois State | Robert Therrien lays it in set up by Edward Bird and he's hacked by George Mebane - foul #2 on George Mebane, team foul #1 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Cory Langley (PG), Clarence Tauber (SG), Philip Sanborn (C) Robert Brown, Dwight Bodner, Jerome Wear | |
| Subs | Drake | Frank Meek (SG), David Buentello (PF), Christopher Bell (C) Jay Voss, John Jackson, George Mebane | |
| 15:13 | Illinois State | Robert Therrien makes the free throw | 44-46 |
| 14:49 | Drake | Christopher Bell clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-46 |
| 14:47 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Robert Therrien | 44-46 |
| 14:43 | Illinois State | Edward Bird scores on a fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on Jacob Dalessandro - foul #3 on Jacob Dalessandro, team foul #2 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Dinan (SF) Robert Therrien | |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Chiesa (PG), Peter Armstrong (SF) Frank Meek, Sidney Gidley | |
| 14:43 | Illinois State | Edward Bird misses the free throw | 46-46 |
| 14:43 | Drake | The rebound goes to Christopher Bell | 46-46 |
| 14:36 | Drake | Jacob Dalessandro drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Peter Armstrong | 46-49 |
| 14:13 | Illinois State | Edward Bird misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Peter Armstrong - foul #1 on Peter Armstrong, team foul #3 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Brown (PG), William Chittum (PF), Robert Therrien (C) Cory Langley, Clarence Tauber, Philip Sanborn | |
| Subs | Drake | David Nida (C) Christopher Bell | |
| 14:13 | Illinois State | Edward Bird makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 14:13 | Illinois State | Edward Bird makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 13:59 | Drake | Peter Armstrong scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jacob Dalessandro | 48-52 |
| 13:43 | Illinois State | Michael Dinan clanks a jumper from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 13:41 | Drake | David Buentello gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| 13:36 | Drake | Jacob Dalessandro drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Peter Armstrong | 48-55 |
| 13:21 | Illinois State | David Nida takes the ball from Michael Dinan | 48-55 |
| 13:08 | Drake | David Buentello's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by William Chittum | 48-55 |
| 13:07 | Drake | Peter Armstrong pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 12:48 | Drake | Jacob Dalessandro misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-55 |
| 12:46 | Drake | Peter Armstrong gets the offensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 12:29 | Drake | Peter Armstrong misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Edward Bird - foul #2 on Edward Bird, team foul #2 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Cory Langley (PG), Dwight Bodner (SG), Jerome Wear (PF), Rickey Black (C) Edward Bird, Michael Dinan, William Chittum, Robert Therrien | |
| Subs | Drake | John Jackson (PG), Jay Voss (SG), George Mebane (PF), Sidney Gidley (C) Joseph Chiesa, Jacob Dalessandro, David Buentello, David Nida | |
| 12:29 | Drake | Peter Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 12:29 | Drake | Peter Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 12:29 | Illinois State | Rickey Black pulls down the rebound | 48-56 |
| 12:21 | Illinois State | John Jackson takes the ball from Rickey Black | 48-56 |
| 12:03 | Drake | Jay Voss misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-56 |
| 12:02 | Drake | Peter Armstrong pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 11:42 | Drake | Jay Voss misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 48-56 |
| 11:40 | Drake | Sidney Gidley grabs the offensive board | 48-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Cory Langley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwight Bodner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Brown (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerome Wear (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Rickey Black (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jay Voss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Peter Armstrong (tired) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Mebane (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Sidney Gidley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Drake | Jay Voss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-56 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Glenn Merrow (PG), Clarence Tauber (SG), Edward Bird (SF), William Chittum (PF), Philip Sanborn (C) Cory Langley, Dwight Bodner, Robert Brown, Jerome Wear, Rickey Black | |
| Subs | Drake | Frank Meek (SG), David Buentello (PF), Christopher Bell (C) Jay Voss, Peter Armstrong, George Mebane | |
| 11:10 | Illinois State | Philip Sanborn loses the dribble to John Jackson | 48-56 |
| 11:05 | Drake | Frank Meek blows the layup | 48-56 |
| 11:03 | Illinois State | Philip Sanborn gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| 10:52 | Illinois State | Glenn Merrow scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 10:45 | Drake | David Buentello buries a 3 from the left corner | 50-59 |
| 10:25 | Illinois State | David Buentello swats the short shot by William Chittum | 50-59 |
| 10:24 | Drake | The rebound goes to Frank Meek | 50-59 |
| 10:09 | Drake | John Jackson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by William Chittum - foul #3 on William Chittum, team foul #3 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dwight Bodner (SG), Michael Dinan (SF), Jerome Wear (PF), Rickey Black (C) Clarence Tauber, Edward Bird, William Chittum, Philip Sanborn | |
| Subs | Drake | Jay Voss (SG), George Mebane (PF), David Nida (C) Frank Meek, David Buentello, Christopher Bell | |
| 10:09 | Drake | John Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 10:09 | Drake | John Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 10:09 | Illinois State | Rickey Black pulls down the rebound | 50-59 |
| 09:49 | Illinois State | Rickey Black is fouled on the floor by David Nida - foul #2 on David Nida, team foul #4 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Cory Langley (PG) Glenn Merrow | |
| Subs | Drake | Jacob Dalessandro (PG), Peter Armstrong (SF) John Jackson, Sidney Gidley | |
| 09:44 | Illinois State | Rickey Black is open and lays it up and in | 52-59 |
| 09:34 | Drake | The jump hook by Peter Armstrong is blocked by Jerome Wear | 52-59 |
| 09:32 | Illinois State | Cory Langley grabs the board | 52-59 |
| 09:29 | Illinois State | Dwight Bodner is hacked by Jay Voss in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jay Voss, team foul #5 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Brown (SF), Robert Therrien (PF) Michael Dinan, Rickey Black | |
| Subs | Drake | Frank Meek (SG) Jay Voss | |
| 09:14 | Illinois State | Jerome Wear clanks a turnaround from the left block | 52-59 |
| 09:12 | Drake | George Mebane grabs the board | 52-59 |
| 08:54 | Drake | Peter Armstrong misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-59 |
| 08:53 | Illinois State | Robert Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 08:51 | Illinois State | Robert Brown's pass is intercepted by Peter Armstrong in the backcourt | 52-59 |
| 08:51 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Edward Bird (PF) Jerome Wear | |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Chiesa (PG), Jay Voss (SG), David Buentello (PF), Sidney Gidley (C) Jacob Dalessandro, Frank Meek, George Mebane, David Nida | |
| 08:33 | Drake | Joseph Chiesa is fouled on the floor by Robert Brown - foul #2 on Robert Brown, team foul #4 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Glenn Merrow (PG), Michael Dinan (SF) Cory Langley, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 08:20 | Drake | Sidney Gidley misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 52-59 |
| 08:18 | Illinois State | Edward Bird grabs the board | 52-59 |
| 08:08 | Illinois State | Dwight Bodner misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-59 |
| 08:06 | Illinois State | Robert Therrien gets the offensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 07:51 | Illinois State | Jay Voss takes the ball from Dwight Bodner | 52-59 |
| 07:31 | Drake | Peter Armstrong makes the jumper in the paint | 52-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Glenn Merrow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dwight Bodner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Dinan (tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Bird (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Therrien (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Joseph Chiesa (tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jay Voss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Peter Armstrong (tired) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Buentello (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Sidney Gidley (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Illinois State | Edward Bird is open and buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Dwight Bodner | 54-61 |
| 07:10 | Drake | Joseph Chiesa is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Therrien - foul #1 on Robert Therrien, team foul #5 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Cory Langley (PG), Clarence Tauber (SG), Robert Brown (SF), Jerome Wear (PF), Rickey Black (C) Glenn Merrow, Dwight Bodner, Michael Dinan, Edward Bird, Robert Therrien | |
| Subs | Drake | Jacob Dalessandro (PG), Frank Meek (SG), Christopher Bell (C) Joseph Chiesa, Jay Voss, Peter Armstrong | |
| 06:52 | Drake | Jacob Dalessandro misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-61 |
| 06:51 | Illinois State | Jerome Wear grabs the board | 54-61 |
| 06:24 | Illinois State | Jerome Wear misses short on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on David Buentello - foul #3 on David Buentello, team foul #6 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Glenn Merrow (PG), Philip Sanborn (C) Cory Langley, Rickey Black | |
| Subs | Drake | John Jackson (SF), George Mebane (PF), David Nida (C) Sidney Gidley, David Buentello, Christopher Bell | |
| 06:24 | Illinois State | Jerome Wear misses the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 06:24 | Illinois State | Jerome Wear misses the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 06:24 | Drake | The rebound goes to David Nida | 54-61 |
| 06:06 | Drake | Jacob Dalessandro drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from John Jackson | 54-63 |
| 06:04 | Illinois State | Clarence Tauber's pass is intercepted by Jacob Dalessandro in the backcourt | 54-63 |
| 06:03 | Drake | John Jackson misses the easy layup | 54-63 |
| 06:01 | Drake | Frank Meek grabs the offensive rebound | 54-63 |
| 05:52 | Drake | Frank Meek scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-66 |
| 05:45 | Illinois State | Robert Brown comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-66 |
| 05:43 | Illinois State | Clarence Tauber can't tip it in | 54-66 |
| 05:41 | Illinois State | Robert Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 54-66 |
| 05:26 | Illinois State | Glenn Merrow clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Jacob Dalessandro - foul #4 on Jacob Dalessandro, team foul #7 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Edward Bird (SF), William Chittum (PF), Rickey Black (C) Robert Brown, Jerome Wear, Philip Sanborn | |
| Subs | Drake | Jay Voss (SG), Peter Armstrong (SF), David Buentello (PF) Frank Meek, John Jackson, George Mebane | |
| 05:26 | Illinois State | Glenn Merrow makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 05:26 | Illinois State | Glenn Merrow makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 05:07 | Drake | Jacob Dalessandro hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Glenn Merrow - foul #3 on Glenn Merrow, team foul #6 | 56-66 |
| 05:07 | Drake | Jacob Dalessandro makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 05:07 | Drake | Jacob Dalessandro makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 05:05 | Illinois State | Edward Bird is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Armstrong - foul #2 on Peter Armstrong, team foul #8 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Chiesa (PG) Jacob Dalessandro | |
| 05:05 | Illinois State | Edward Bird misses the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 05:05 | Drake | David Nida pulls down the rebound | 56-68 |
| 04:50 | Drake | David Nida's fadeaway is rejected by Clarence Tauber | 56-68 |
| 04:49 | Illinois State | Edward Bird grabs the defensive rebound | 56-68 |
| 04:42 | Illinois State | Peter Armstrong is called for the reach on Edward Bird in the backcourt - foul #3 on Peter Armstrong, team foul #9 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Cory Langley (PG), Robert Therrien (C) Glenn Merrow, Rickey Black | |
| Subs | Drake | Frank Meek (SG), Christopher Bell (C) Jay Voss, David Nida | |
| 04:42 | Illinois State | Edward Bird misses the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 04:42 | Drake | Christopher Bell pulls down the rebound | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:28 | Drake | David Buentello connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Meek | 56-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:14 | Illinois State | Cory Langley makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Edward Bird | 58-70 |
| 03:51 | Drake | David Buentello comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-70 |
| 03:50 | Drake | Frank Meek gets the offensive rebound | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:28 | Drake | David Buentello misses the wide open shot from the right wing | 58-70 |
| 03:27 | Illinois State | Robert Therrien snags the defensive board | 58-70 |
| 03:27 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-70 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Brown (PG), Dwight Bodner (SG), Michael Dinan (SF), Jerome Wear (PF), Philip Sanborn (C) Cory Langley, Clarence Tauber, Edward Bird, William Chittum, Robert Therrien | |
| Subs | Drake | Jacob Dalessandro (PG), Jay Voss (SG), Sidney Gidley (SF), George Mebane (PF), David Nida (C) Joseph Chiesa, Frank Meek, Peter Armstrong, David Buentello, Christopher Bell | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwight Bodner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Dinan (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerome Wear (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Philip Sanborn (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jacob Dalessandro (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jay Voss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sidney Gidley (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Mebane (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Nida (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Illinois State | Jacob Dalessandro is called for the reach on Robert Brown - foul #5 on Jacob Dalessandro, team foul #10 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | John Jackson (PG) Jacob Dalessandro | |
| 03:15 | Illinois State | Robert Brown makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 03:15 | Illinois State | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 03:11 | Drake | Dwight Bodner steals the ball from Jay Voss in the backcourt | 60-70 |
| 02:55 | Illinois State | Michael Dinan's pass is intercepted by Sidney Gidley | 60-70 |
| 02:26 | Drake | Robert Brown takes the ball from David Nida | 60-70 |
| 02:08 | Illinois State | Dwight Bodner is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert Brown | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:47 | Drake | Jay Voss can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-70 |
| 01:45 | Illinois State | Jerome Wear snags the defensive board | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:28 | Illinois State | Robert Brown makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Dinan | 66-70 |
| 01:28 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-70 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Glenn Merrow (PG), Clarence Tauber (SG), William Chittum (PF), Rickey Black (C) Robert Brown, Dwight Bodner, Jerome Wear, Philip Sanborn | |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Chiesa (PG), Frank Meek (SG), Peter Armstrong (SF), David Buentello (PF) John Jackson, Jay Voss, Sidney Gidley, George Mebane | |
| 01:17 | Drake | David Nida hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left block | 66-70 |
| 01:15 | Drake | Peter Armstrong can't tip it in | 66-70 |
| 01:13 | Illinois State | Rickey Black pulls down the rebound | 66-70 |
| 01:10 | Illinois State | Glenn Merrow loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-70 |
| 01:03 | Drake | David Nida misses short on an open jumper from just outside the lane | 66-70 |
| 01:02 | Drake | David Buentello tips it but misses | 66-70 |
| 01:00 | Illinois State | Rickey Black gets the rebound | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:56 | Illinois State | Michael Dinan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 66-70 |
| 00:55 | Drake | Peter Armstrong grabs the board | 66-70 |
| 00:55 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:34 | Drake | The short jumper by David Nida is denied by Rickey Black | 66-70 |
| 00:32 | Illinois State | William Chittum snags the defensive board | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:27 | Illinois State | Michael Dinan buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Clarence Tauber | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:26 | Drake | Frank Meek is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Tauber - foul #2 on Clarence Tauber, team foul #7 | 69-70 |
| 00:26 | Drake | Frank Meek makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:26 | Drake | Frank Meek makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:08 | Illinois State | Clarence Tauber can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-72 |
| 00:06 | Drake | David Nida gets the rebound | 69-72 |
| 00:06 | Drake | Drake calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 69-72 |
| 00:04 | Drake | Peter Armstrong is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Tauber - foul #3 on Clarence Tauber, team foul #8 | 69-72 |
| 00:04 | Drake | Peter Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:04 | Drake | Peter Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Glenn Merrow can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 69-74 |