| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ronnie McKay (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Goldsmith (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Philip Facer (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Long (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Valenti (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Ball (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Frey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Weiss (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Ray (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Philip Facer inbounds the ball | 47-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois State | Michael Valenti misses long on an open jumper from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 19:44 | Drake | Ronald Weiss grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 19:21 | Drake | Harold Ray misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-40 |
| 19:20 | Illinois State | Ronnie McKay snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 19:11 | Illinois State | Michael Valenti misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 47-40 |
| 19:09 | Drake | Ronald Weiss grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 18:50 | Drake | James Frey hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Ball | 47-43 |
| 18:37 | Illinois State | Philip Facer is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Philip Facer, team foul #1 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers (PG), Eljasz Zenbaver (SG), Daniel Jones (SF), Steven Yoder (C) Ronnie McKay, Christopher Goldsmith, Philip Facer, Michael Valenti | |
| Subs | Drake | Douglas Parks (PG), Jeremy Brown (SG), Gregory Tillman (SF), Andrew Dubose (PF), Jeremy Washington (C) Robert Ball, James Frey, Jonathan Wilson, Ronald Weiss, Harold Ray | |
| 18:25 | Drake | Jeremy Washington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 18:24 | Illinois State | Daniel Jones pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 17:58 | Illinois State | Daniel Jones clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Gregory Tillman - foul #3 on Gregory Tillman, team foul #1 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Ronald Weiss (PF) Gregory Tillman | |
| 17:58 | Illinois State | Daniel Jones makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 17:58 | Illinois State | Daniel Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 17:56 | Drake | Jeremy Brown is hacked by Steven Yoder in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Yoder, team foul #2 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | George Buscher (SG) Douglas Parks | |
| 17:46 | Drake | Jeremy Brown buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 17:31 | Illinois State | James Long misses the lay-in | 49-46 |
| 17:30 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Eljasz Zenbaver | 49-46 |
| 17:21 | Illinois State | James Long hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Stuart Flowers | 51-46 |
| 16:58 | Drake | Stuart Flowers is called for the reach on Jeremy Brown - foul #3 on Stuart Flowers, team foul #3 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto (PG), Christopher Goldsmith (SG), Sammy Wallace (C) Stuart Flowers, Eljasz Zenbaver, Steven Yoder | |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Ball (PG), James Frey (SG), Jonathan Wilson (SF), Harold Ray (C) Jeremy Brown, George Buscher, Jeremy Washington, Andrew Dubose | |
| 16:45 | Drake | Robert Ball clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-46 |
| 16:44 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to James Long | 51-46 |
| 16:24 | Illinois State | Daniel Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-46 |
| 16:22 | Drake | Robert Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 16:19 | Drake | Robert Ball is hacked by Dennis Nieto in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dennis Nieto, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronnie McKay (PG), Michael Valenti (C) Dennis Nieto, Sammy Wallace | |
| Subs | Drake | Douglas Parks (SG), Gary Aranda (SF), Andrew Dubose (PF) James Frey, Jonathan Wilson, Ronald Weiss | |
| 16:09 | Drake | Andrew Dubose hits a wide open floater from the right block set up by Robert Ball | 51-48 |
| 15:55 | Illinois State | Gary Aranda is called for the reach on Christopher Goldsmith - foul #2 on Gary Aranda, team foul #2 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Lay (SG), Philip Facer (SF) Christopher Goldsmith, Daniel Jones | |
| Subs | Drake | George Buscher (SG), Gregory Tillman (PF) Robert Ball, Andrew Dubose | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ronnie McKay (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Lay (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Philip Facer (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Long (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Valenti (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Douglas Parks (fresh) SG - George Buscher (fresh) SF - Gary Aranda (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gregory Tillman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Harold Ray (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Illinois State | Michael Valenti buries a jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Harold Ray - foul #1 on Harold Ray, team foul #3 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Ball (PG), Jonathan Wilson (SF) Douglas Parks, Gary Aranda | |
| 15:36 | Illinois State | Michael Valenti makes the free throw | 54-48 |
| 15:21 | Drake | Philip Facer steals the ball from Robert Ball | 54-48 |
| 15:01 | Illinois State | Harold Ray takes the ball from Ronnie McKay | 54-48 |
| 14:42 | Drake | Gregory Tillman is by himself and knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Robert Ball | 54-50 |
| 14:40 | Illinois State | Robert Lay travels in the backcourt | 54-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers (PG), Dennis Nieto (SG), Christopher Goldsmith (PF), Sammy Wallace (C) Ronnie McKay, Robert Lay, James Long, Michael Valenti | |
| Subs | Drake | James Frey (SG), Ronald Weiss (PF), Andrew Dubose (C) George Buscher, Gregory Tillman, Harold Ray | |
| 14:26 | Drake | Jonathan Wilson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-50 |
| 14:25 | Illinois State | Sammy Wallace snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 14:21 | Illinois State | Philip Facer is hacked by Robert Ball - foul #2 on Robert Ball, team foul #4 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Jeremy Brown (PG), Gary Aranda (SF) Robert Ball, Jonathan Wilson | |
| 14:11 | Illinois State | Philip Facer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-50 |
| 13:54 | Drake | Stuart Flowers is called for the reach on Jeremy Brown - foul #4 on Stuart Flowers, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Lay (SG), Daniel Jones (PF), Michael Valenti (C) Stuart Flowers, Christopher Goldsmith, Sammy Wallace | |
| Subs | Drake | Douglas Parks (PG), Jonathan Wilson (SF) James Frey, Gary Aranda | |
| 13:37 | Drake | Robert Lay picks off the pass by Douglas Parks | 54-50 |
| 13:22 | Illinois State | Robert Lay can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-50 |
| 13:20 | Drake | Jonathan Wilson gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 13:17 | Drake | Douglas Parks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronnie McKay (PG), Eljasz Zenbaver (SG), Steven Yoder (PF) Dennis Nieto, Robert Lay, Daniel Jones | |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Ball (PG), James Frey (SG), Gregory Tillman (PF), Jeremy Washington (C) Douglas Parks, Jeremy Brown, Ronald Weiss, Andrew Dubose | |
| 13:08 | Illinois State | Michael Valenti scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Ronnie McKay | 56-50 |
| 12:45 | Drake | Jonathan Wilson is by himself and knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Ball | 56-52 |
| 12:22 | Illinois State | Ronnie McKay makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-52 |
| 12:09 | Drake | Jonathan Wilson makes the wide open 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jeremy Washington | 59-55 |
| 12:03 | Illinois State | Philip Facer is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left side | 59-55 |
| 12:01 | Drake | James Frey grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 11:59 | Drake | James Frey is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Valenti - foul #1 on Michael Valenti, team foul #6 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Lay (SG), Christopher Goldsmith (PF), Sammy Wallace (C) Eljasz Zenbaver, Steven Yoder, Michael Valenti | |
| Subs | Drake | George Buscher (PG), Gary Aranda (SF), Andrew Dubose (PF), Harold Ray (C) Robert Ball, Jonathan Wilson, Gregory Tillman, Jeremy Washington | |
| 11:43 | Drake | Harold Ray buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by James Frey | 59-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ronnie McKay (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Lay (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Philip Facer (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Goldsmith (fresh) 7 pts. C - Sammy Wallace (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - George Buscher (fresh) SG - James Frey (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Aranda (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Dubose (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Ray (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Illinois State | Philip Facer knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-57 |
| 11:12 | Drake | Harold Ray comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 11:11 | Illinois State | Christopher Goldsmith gets the rebound | 61-57 |
| 11:09 | Illinois State | Gary Aranda steals the ball from Ronnie McKay in the backcourt | 61-57 |
| 10:50 | Drake | Sammy Wallace steals it from George Buscher | 61-57 |
| 10:34 | Illinois State | Ronnie McKay comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 10:33 | Illinois State | Sammy Wallace tips it back up and in | 63-57 |
| 10:12 | Drake | Ronnie McKay steals it from Andrew Dubose | 63-57 |
| 10:08 | Illinois State | Ronnie McKay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto (PG), Daniel Jones (SF), James Long (PF), Michael Valenti (C) Ronnie McKay, Philip Facer, Christopher Goldsmith, Sammy Wallace | |
| Subs | Drake | Douglas Parks (PG), Jeremy Brown (SG), Jonathan Wilson (SF), Ronald Weiss (PF), Gregory Tillman (C) George Buscher, James Frey, Gary Aranda, Andrew Dubose, Harold Ray | |
| 09:52 | Drake | Douglas Parks drills a shot from the left wing and he's fouled by Daniel Jones - foul #1 on Daniel Jones, team foul #7 | 63-59 |
| 09:52 | Drake | Douglas Parks makes the free throw | 63-60 |
| 09:32 | Illinois State | Robert Lay knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-60 |
| 09:27 | Drake | Ronald Weiss throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Goldsmith (SG) Robert Lay | |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Ball (PG) Douglas Parks | |
| 09:09 | Illinois State | Christopher Goldsmith is called for traveling | 66-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Yoder (C) Michael Valenti | |
| Subs | Drake | Douglas Parks (SG), Andrew Dubose (C) Jeremy Brown, Jonathan Wilson | |
| 08:44 | Drake | Robert Ball misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 66-60 |
| 08:43 | Illinois State | Christopher Goldsmith snags the defensive board | 66-60 |
| 08:25 | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-60 |
| 08:23 | Drake | Gregory Tillman gets the rebound | 66-60 |
| 08:03 | Drake | Andrew Dubose blows the wide open layup | 66-60 |
| 08:02 | Drake | Andrew Dubose tips it back up and in | 66-62 |
| 07:37 | Illinois State | 3 seconds is called on Dennis Nieto | 66-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers (PG), Eljasz Zenbaver (SG), Philip Facer (SF), Michael Valenti (C) Dennis Nieto, Christopher Goldsmith, Daniel Jones, Steven Yoder | |
| Subs | Drake | Jeremy Brown (SG), Jonathan Wilson (SF), Jeremy Washington (PF), Harold Ray (C) Douglas Parks, Gregory Tillman, Ronald Weiss, Andrew Dubose | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stuart Flowers (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Eljasz Zenbaver (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Philip Facer (tiring) 17 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Long (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Valenti (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Ball (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeremy Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Wilson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeremy Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Ray (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Drake | Jonathan Wilson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 66-62 |
| 07:22 | Illinois State | Michael Valenti connects on the open turnaround from close range | 68-62 |
| 06:59 | Drake | Jonathan Wilson clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 68-62 |
| 06:58 | Illinois State | Eljasz Zenbaver pulls down the rebound | 68-62 |
| 06:42 | Illinois State | James Long misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jeremy Washington - foul #1 on Jeremy Washington, team foul #5 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Lay (SG) Eljasz Zenbaver | |
| Subs | Drake | George Buscher (PG), James Frey (SG), Andrew Dubose (PF) Robert Ball, Jeremy Brown, Harold Ray | |
| 06:42 | Illinois State | James Long makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 06:42 | Illinois State | James Long misses the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 06:42 | Drake | Jeremy Washington grabs the board | 69-62 |
| 06:23 | Drake | Jonathan Wilson clanks a jump hook in the lane | 69-62 |
| 06:21 | Drake | Andrew Dubose hits the follow up shot | 69-64 |
| 06:21 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eljasz Zenbaver (SG), Daniel Jones (PF), Sammy Wallace (C) Robert Lay, James Long, Michael Valenti | |
| Subs | Drake | Jeremy Brown (PG), Gary Aranda (SF), Gregory Tillman (C) James Frey, Jonathan Wilson, Jeremy Washington | |
| 06:19 | Illinois State | George Buscher is called for the reach on Stuart Flowers in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Buscher, team foul #6 | 69-64 |
| 06:03 | Illinois State | Sammy Wallace misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 69-64 |
| 06:01 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Stuart Flowers | 69-64 |
| 05:42 | Illinois State | Philip Facer is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Philip Facer, team foul #8 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronnie McKay (PG), Robert Lay (SG), Michael Valenti (C) Stuart Flowers, Eljasz Zenbaver, Sammy Wallace | |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Ball (PG), Jonathan Wilson (SF), Ronald Weiss (PF) Jeremy Brown, Gary Aranda, Andrew Dubose | |
| 05:22 | Drake | Jonathan Wilson clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 69-64 |
| 05:20 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Ronnie McKay | 69-64 |
| 05:15 | Illinois State | Philip Facer connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Daniel Jones | 72-64 |
| 04:49 | Drake | Robert Lay is called for the reach on George Buscher - foul #4 on Robert Lay, team foul #9 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Goldsmith (PF), Steven Yoder (C) Daniel Jones, Michael Valenti | |
| Subs | Drake | James Frey (SG), Jeremy Washington (PF), Andrew Dubose (C) Robert Ball, Ronald Weiss, Gregory Tillman | |
| 04:49 | Drake | George Buscher makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 04:49 | Drake | George Buscher makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 04:38 | Illinois State | Philip Facer is hacked by Jonathan Wilson - foul #3 on Jonathan Wilson, team foul #7 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto (PG), Sammy Wallace (C) Ronnie McKay, Robert Lay | |
| Subs | Drake | Jeremy Brown (PG) George Buscher | |
| 04:38 | Illinois State | Philip Facer makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 04:38 | Illinois State | Philip Facer makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 04:36 | Drake | Dennis Nieto is called for the reach on Jonathan Wilson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dennis Nieto, team foul #10 | 74-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers (PG) Philip Facer | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 04:36 | Drake | Jonathan Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 04:36 | Drake | Jonathan Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 04:36 | Illinois State | Sammy Wallace grabs the board | 74-67 |
| 04:31 | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 74-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Long (PF) Steven Yoder | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 04:20 | Drake | Jeremy Washington is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-67 |
| 04:18 | Drake | James Frey tips it back up and in | 74-69 |
| 04:05 | Illinois State | James Long hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 74-69 |
| 04:03 | Drake | Andrew Dubose grabs the defensive rebound | 74-69 |
| 03:58 | Drake | Jeremy Brown makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Jeremy Washington | 74-71 |
| 03:46 | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-71 |
| 03:45 | Drake | Jeremy Washington grabs the board | 74-71 |
| 03:29 | Drake | Sammy Wallace steals the ball from Jeremy Brown | 74-71 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stuart Flowers (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dennis Nieto (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Christopher Goldsmith (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Long (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Sammy Wallace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jeremy Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Frey (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jonathan Wilson (tired) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Dubose (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeremy Washington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-71 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronnie McKay (PG), Robert Lay (SG), Eljasz Zenbaver (SF), Steven Yoder (PF), Michael Valenti (C) Stuart Flowers, Dennis Nieto, Christopher Goldsmith, James Long, Sammy Wallace | |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Ball (PG), Douglas Parks (SG), Gary Aranda (SF), Ronald Weiss (PF), Harold Ray (C) Jeremy Brown, James Frey, Jonathan Wilson, Andrew Dubose, Jeremy Washington | |
| 03:15 | Drake | Ronald Weiss can't connect on a runner from close range | 74-71 |
| 03:13 | Illinois State | Steven Yoder pulls down the rebound | 74-71 |
| 03:11 | Illinois State | Robert Lay is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Ball - foul #3 on Robert Ball, team foul #8 | 74-71 |
| 03:11 | Illinois State | Robert Lay misses the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 03:11 | Drake | Ronald Weiss gets the rebound | 74-71 |
| 02:56 | Drake | Ronald Weiss misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 74-71 |
| 02:55 | Drake | Harold Ray gets the offensive rebound | 74-71 |
| 02:44 | Drake | Gary Aranda hits the finger roll set up by Robert Ball | 74-73 |
| 02:33 | Illinois State | Gary Aranda swats the layup by Michael Valenti | 74-73 |
| 02:31 | Illinois State | Michael Valenti pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-73 |
| 02:19 | Illinois State | Michael Valenti's floater is tipped away by Ronald Weiss | 74-73 |
| 02:17 | Illinois State | Steven Yoder tips it home | 76-73 |
| 02:01 | Drake | Gary Aranda misses long on a 3 from straight away | 76-73 |
| 02:00 | Illinois State | Michael Valenti grabs the board | 76-73 |
| 01:39 | Illinois State | Ronnie McKay hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 76-73 |
| 01:37 | Drake | Ronald Weiss grabs the board | 76-73 |
| 01:24 | Drake | Ronald Weiss throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-73 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Philip Facer (SF), James Long (PF) Eljasz Zenbaver, Steven Yoder | |
| Subs | Drake | James Frey (SG), Jonathan Wilson (SF) Douglas Parks, Gary Aranda | |
| 01:22 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-73 |
| 01:01 | Illinois State | Michael Valenti knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Robert Lay | 78-73 |
| 00:59 | Drake | Robert Ball is hacked by Ronnie McKay in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronnie McKay, team foul #11 | 78-73 |
| 00:59 | Drake | Robert Ball misses the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:59 | Drake | Robert Ball misses the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:59 | Illinois State | Michael Valenti gets the rebound | 78-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Illinois State | Ronnie McKay can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by James Frey - foul #3 on James Frey, team foul #9 | 78-73 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Goldsmith (SG) Robert Lay | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:32 | Illinois State | Ronnie McKay makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:32 | Illinois State | Ronnie McKay misses the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:32 | Drake | Ronald Weiss grabs the defensive rebound | 79-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Drake | Robert Ball is hacked by Ronnie McKay - foul #3 on Ronnie McKay, team foul #12 | 79-73 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Lay (SG) Christopher Goldsmith | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:26 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 79-73 |
| 00:26 | Drake | Robert Ball makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:26 | Drake | Robert Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Illinois State | Robert Ball is called for the reach on Ronnie McKay in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Ball, team foul #10 | 79-75 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Goldsmith (SG) Robert Lay | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:25 | Illinois State | Ronnie McKay makes the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:25 | Illinois State | Ronnie McKay makes the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:19 | Drake | Philip Facer picks off the pass by Ronald Weiss | 81-75 |
| 00:18 | Illinois State | Ronnie McKay is hacked by Robert Ball in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Ball, team foul #11 | 81-75 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto (SG) Christopher Goldsmith | |
| Subs | Drake | Douglas Parks (PG) Robert Ball | |
| 00:18 | Illinois State | Ronnie McKay makes the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:18 | Illinois State | Ronnie McKay misses the 2nd free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:18 | Drake | Ronald Weiss gets the rebound | 82-75 |
| 00:13 | Drake | James Frey comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 82-75 |
| 00:12 | Illinois State | James Long gets the rebound | 82-75 |
| 00:11 | Illinois State | Douglas Parks is called for the reach on James Long in the backcourt - foul #2 on Douglas Parks, team foul #12 | 82-75 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Lay (SG) Dennis Nieto | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:11 | Illinois State | James Long makes the 1st free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:11 | Illinois State | James Long misses the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:11 | Drake | Jonathan Wilson grabs the board | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Drake | James Frey connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Parks | 83-78 |
| 00:02 | Illinois State | Ronnie McKay is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Parks - foul #3 on Douglas Parks, team foul #13 | 83-78 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto (SG) Robert Lay | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:02 | Illinois State | Ronnie McKay makes the 1st free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:02 | Illinois State | Ronnie McKay makes the 2nd free throw | 85-78 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Drake | James Frey misses the halfcourt shot | 85-78 |