| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Glenn White (fresh) SG - James Barnes (fresh) SF - Chester Bishop (fresh) PF - Curt Dolan (fresh) C - James Garling (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Don Romig (fresh) SG - Tobias Delk (fresh) SF - William Robison (fresh) PF - James Lovelace (fresh) C - Scott Ladner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Scott Ladner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | Drake | James Lovelace misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Winthrop | James Barnes gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Winthrop | Chester Bishop buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Glenn White | 3-0 |
| 19:08 | Drake | Don Romig is hacked by Chester Bishop - foul #1 on Chester Bishop, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:50 | Drake | Scott Ladner is fouled on the floor by James Garling - foul #1 on James Garling, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:36 | Drake | Don Romig throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 18:29 | Winthrop | Curt Dolan drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Garling | 5-0 |
| 18:09 | Drake | Tobias Delk drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Don Romig | 5-2 |
| 17:44 | Winthrop | James Garling misses the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Scott Ladner - foul #1 on Scott Ladner, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Drake | William Johnson (SG) Tobias Delk | |
| 17:44 | Winthrop | James Garling misses the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:44 | Winthrop | James Garling makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:26 | Drake | James Lovelace hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 6-2 |
| 17:24 | Winthrop | Curt Dolan grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:18 | Winthrop | William Johnson steals it from Glenn White | 6-2 |
| 17:13 | Drake | Don Romig hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Johnson | 6-4 |
| 16:47 | Winthrop | Chester Bishop misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-4 |
| 16:46 | Drake | James Lovelace snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 16:26 | Drake | Scott Ladner misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Garling - foul #2 on James Garling, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Jeff Hall (PG), Brad Green (SG), Ray Morgan (SF), Theodore Thomas (PF), Paul Sollars (C) Glenn White, James Barnes, Chester Bishop, Curt Dolan, James Garling | |
| Subs | Drake | Neal Bedard (PG), Tobias Delk (SG), Larry Grubbs (PF) Don Romig, William Robison, James Lovelace | |
| 16:26 | Drake | Scott Ladner makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:26 | Drake | Scott Ladner makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:08 | Winthrop | Ray Morgan is called for traveling | 6-6 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Capone (C) Scott Ladner | |
| 15:50 | Drake | Tobias Delk can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Brad Green - foul #1 on Brad Green, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Drake | Nathan Pelley (SF) William Johnson | |
| 15:50 | Drake | Tobias Delk makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:50 | Drake | Tobias Delk makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Jeff Hall (fresh) SG - Brad Green (fresh) SF - Ray Morgan (fresh) PF - Theodore Thomas (fresh) C - Paul Sollars (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Neal Bedard (fresh) SG - Tobias Delk (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Nathan Pelley (fresh) PF - Larry Grubbs (fresh) C - Michael Capone (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Winthrop | Jeff Hall drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Theodore Thomas | 8-8 |
| 15:17 | Drake | Jeff Hall takes the ball from Nathan Pelley | 8-8 |
| 15:15 | Winthrop | Brad Green is hacked by Neal Bedard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Neal Bedard, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Winthrop | James Barnes (SG), Curt Dolan (PF) Brad Green, Theodore Thomas | |
| Subs | Drake | Raymond Woodhouse (PG) Tobias Delk | |
| 15:10 | Winthrop | Paul Sollars is open but misses the lay-in | 8-8 |
| 15:08 | Winthrop | Curt Dolan tips it but misses | 8-8 |
| 15:07 | Drake | The rebound goes to Larry Grubbs | 8-8 |
| 14:50 | Drake | Neal Bedard hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Nathan Pelley | 8-10 |
| 14:39 | Winthrop | Ray Morgan is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeff Hall | 11-10 |
| 14:35 | Drake | Nathan Pelley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Raymond Woodhouse and he's fouled by Ray Morgan - foul #1 on Ray Morgan, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Glenn White (PG), Francis Marino (SF), Theodore Thomas (C) Jeff Hall, Ray Morgan, Paul Sollars | |
| Subs | Drake | William Johnson (PG), William Robison (SF), James Lovelace (PF), Kristopher Seward (C) Raymond Woodhouse, Neal Bedard, Larry Grubbs, Michael Capone | |
| 14:35 | Drake | Nathan Pelley misses the free throw | 11-12 |
| 14:35 | Winthrop | Curt Dolan grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 14:33 | Winthrop | James Barnes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-12 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Chester Bishop (SF) Francis Marino | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 14:20 | Drake | Nathan Pelley steps out of bounds on the baseline | 11-12 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Drake | Raymond Woodhouse (PG) Nathan Pelley | |
| 14:00 | Winthrop | Raymond Woodhouse is called for the reach on Chester Bishop - foul #1 on Raymond Woodhouse, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Drake | Don Romig (PG) Raymond Woodhouse | |
| 13:35 | Winthrop | Curt Dolan blows the layup but he's fouled by James Lovelace - foul #1 on James Lovelace, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Brad Green (SG), Francis Marino (SF) James Barnes, Chester Bishop | |
| Subs | Drake | Tobias Delk (SG), Scott Ladner (C) William Johnson, James Lovelace | |
| 13:35 | Winthrop | Curt Dolan makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:35 | Winthrop | Curt Dolan makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 13:10 | Drake | Scott Ladner lays it up and in on a great pass from Don Romig and he's hacked by Theodore Thomas - foul #1 on Theodore Thomas, team foul #6 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Jeff Hall (PG), Ray Morgan (PF), Paul Sollars (C) Glenn White, Curt Dolan, Theodore Thomas | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Capone (PF) Kristopher Seward | |
| 13:10 | Drake | Scott Ladner makes the free throw | 13-15 |
| 12:50 | Winthrop | Brad Green comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Capone - foul #1 on Michael Capone, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Drake | Raymond Woodhouse (PG), Neal Bedard (SG), Nathan Pelley (SF) Don Romig, Tobias Delk, William Robison | |
| 12:50 | Winthrop | Brad Green makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 12:50 | Winthrop | Brad Green makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 12:23 | Drake | Neal Bedard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 15-15 |
| 12:22 | Winthrop | Brad Green grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 11:59 | Winthrop | Jeff Hall knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Francis Marino | 17-15 |
| 11:44 | Drake | Nathan Pelley comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-15 |
| 11:42 | Winthrop | Paul Sollars pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Brad Green (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeff Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Marino (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ray Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Paul Sollars (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Raymond Woodhouse (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Neal Bedard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathan Pelley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Capone (fairly fresh) C - Scott Ladner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Winthrop | Brad Green is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 17-15 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Glenn White (PG), James Barnes (SG), Chester Bishop (SF), Curt Dolan (PF), Theodore Thomas (C) Brad Green, Jeff Hall, Francis Marino, Ray Morgan, Paul Sollars | |
| Subs | Drake | William Johnson (PG), Tobias Delk (SG), William Robison (SF), James Lovelace (PF), Larry Grubbs (C) Raymond Woodhouse, Neal Bedard, Nathan Pelley, Michael Capone, Scott Ladner | |
| 11:22 | Drake | Tobias Delk is whistled for traveling | 17-15 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Drake | Don Romig (PG) William Johnson | |
| 11:19 | Winthrop | Glenn White is hacked by William Robison in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Robison, team foul #6 | 17-15 |
| 11:02 | Winthrop | James Barnes buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Glenn White | 20-15 |
| 10:58 | Drake | William Robison can't finish the layup | 20-15 |
| 10:57 | Drake | Larry Grubbs gets the offensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 10:38 | Drake | James Barnes steals it from Tobias Delk | 20-15 |
| 10:34 | Winthrop | James Barnes lays it up and in | 22-15 |
| 10:08 | Drake | Larry Grubbs lays it up and in and he's fouled by Theodore Thomas - foul #2 on Theodore Thomas, team foul #7 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Jeff Hall (PG), Paul Sollars (C) Glenn White, Theodore Thomas | |
| Subs | Drake | William Johnson (PG), Neal Bedard (SG), Nathan Pelley (SF), Kristopher Seward (C) Don Romig, Tobias Delk, William Robison, James Lovelace | |
| 10:08 | Drake | Larry Grubbs makes the free throw | 22-18 |
| 09:53 | Winthrop | Chester Bishop loses the dribble to William Johnson | 22-18 |
| 09:50 | Drake | Nathan Pelley banks in the layup set up by William Johnson | 22-20 |
| 09:29 | Winthrop | Larry Grubbs swats the shot by Paul Sollars | 22-20 |
| 09:28 | Drake | Kristopher Seward pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 09:01 | Drake | Larry Grubbs comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 22-20 |
| 09:00 | Drake | Neal Bedard grabs the offensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 08:42 | Drake | Neal Bedard buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by William Johnson | 22-23 |
| 08:39 | Winthrop | Chester Bishop is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Grubbs - foul #1 on Larry Grubbs, team foul #7 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Brad Green (PG), Francis Marino (SG), Ray Morgan (PF) Jeff Hall, James Barnes, Curt Dolan | |
| Subs | Drake | Don Romig (PG), Tobias Delk (SG), William Robison (SF), Michael Capone (PF), Scott Ladner (C) William Johnson, Neal Bedard, Nathan Pelley, Larry Grubbs, Kristopher Seward | |
| 08:39 | Winthrop | Chester Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 08:39 | Winthrop | Chester Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 08:16 | Drake | Brad Green steps in front of the Don Romig pass | 24-23 |
| 08:00 | Winthrop | Francis Marino misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 24-23 |
| 07:59 | Winthrop | Ray Morgan hits the follow up shot | 26-23 |
| 07:36 | Drake | Tobias Delk is hacked by Ray Morgan - foul #2 on Ray Morgan, team foul #8 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Glenn White (PG), Curt Dolan (PF) Chester Bishop, Ray Morgan | |
| Subs | Drake | William Johnson (PG), James Lovelace (PF) Don Romig, Scott Ladner | |
| 07:36 | Drake | Tobias Delk makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 07:36 | Drake | Tobias Delk misses the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 07:36 | Winthrop | Paul Sollars pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Glenn White (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brad Green (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Francis Marino (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Curt Dolan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Sollars (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - William Johnson (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tobias Delk (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Robison (fresh) PF - James Lovelace (fresh) C - Michael Capone (fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Winthrop | William Johnson picks off the pass by Francis Marino in the backcourt | 26-24 |
| 07:23 | Drake | James Lovelace double dribbles | 26-24 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Drake | Raymond Woodhouse (PG), Scott Ladner (C) Tobias Delk, Michael Capone | |
| 07:18 | Winthrop | Francis Marino is fouled in the backcourt by William Robison - foul #2 on William Robison, team foul #8 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Drake | Tobias Delk (SG) William Robison | |
| 07:18 | Winthrop | Francis Marino makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 07:18 | Winthrop | Francis Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 07:11 | Drake | Paul Sollars is called for the reach on Tobias Delk - foul #1 on Paul Sollars, team foul #9 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Chester Bishop (SF) Francis Marino | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 07:11 | Drake | Tobias Delk makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 07:11 | Drake | Tobias Delk misses the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 07:11 | Winthrop | Curt Dolan snags the defensive board | 28-25 |
| 06:46 | Winthrop | Curt Dolan connects on the open floater in the lane | 30-25 |
| 06:31 | Drake | Scott Ladner misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-25 |
| 06:29 | Winthrop | Chester Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 06:08 | Winthrop | Chester Bishop misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-25 |
| 06:06 | Drake | Scott Ladner snags the defensive board | 30-25 |
| 06:02 | Drake | Tobias Delk can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 06:01 | Winthrop | Chester Bishop gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 05:55 | Winthrop | William Johnson is called for the reach on Paul Sollars - foul #1 on William Johnson, team foul #9 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Jeff Hall (PG), James Barnes (SG), Francis Marino (SF) Glenn White, Brad Green, Chester Bishop | |
| Subs | Drake | Don Romig (PG), Neal Bedard (SG), Nathan Pelley (SF), Michael Capone (PF), Kristopher Seward (C) Raymond Woodhouse, Tobias Delk, William Johnson, James Lovelace, Scott Ladner | |
| 05:55 | Winthrop | Paul Sollars makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 05:55 | Winthrop | Paul Sollars makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 05:30 | Drake | Neal Bedard clanks a 3 from straight away | 32-25 |
| 05:28 | Drake | Michael Capone grabs the offensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 05:09 | Drake | Michael Capone hits a shot in the lane set up by Neal Bedard | 32-27 |
| 04:54 | Winthrop | Paul Sollars is fouled on the floor by Nathan Pelley - foul #1 on Nathan Pelley, team foul #10 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Chester Bishop (SF) Francis Marino | |
| Subs | Drake | Raymond Woodhouse (PG), William Johnson (SF), James Lovelace (PF), Scott Ladner (C) Don Romig, Nathan Pelley, Michael Capone, Kristopher Seward | |
| 04:54 | Winthrop | Paul Sollars misses the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 04:54 | Winthrop | Paul Sollars makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 04:36 | Drake | James Lovelace hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Curt Dolan - foul #1 on Curt Dolan, team foul #10 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Glenn White (PG) Jeff Hall | |
| Subs | Drake | Tobias Delk (SG) Neal Bedard | |
| 04:36 | Drake | James Lovelace makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 04:36 | Drake | James Lovelace makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 04:16 | Winthrop | Chester Bishop misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 04:15 | Drake | James Lovelace grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 03:59 | Drake | Paul Sollars is called for the reach on Tobias Delk - foul #2 on Paul Sollars, team foul #11 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Brad Green (SG), Ray Morgan (SF), Theodore Thomas (PF), James Garling (C) James Barnes, Chester Bishop, Curt Dolan, Paul Sollars | |
| Subs | Drake | Don Romig (PG), William Robison (SF), Larry Grubbs (PF), Michael Capone (C) Raymond Woodhouse, William Johnson, James Lovelace, Scott Ladner | |
| 03:59 | Drake | Tobias Delk misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 03:59 | Drake | Tobias Delk misses the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 03:59 | Winthrop | James Garling snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 03:40 | Winthrop | James Garling lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brad Green | 35-29 |
| 03:29 | Drake | Michael Capone hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 35-29 |
| 03:27 | Winthrop | Theodore Thomas pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Glenn White (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brad Green (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Theodore Thomas (fresh) C - James Garling (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Don Romig (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tobias Delk (tiring) 6 pts. SF - William Robison (fresh) PF - Larry Grubbs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Capone (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:06 | Winthrop | Glenn White hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 03:04 | Winthrop | Brad Green tips it but misses | 35-29 |
| 03:03 | Winthrop | Ray Morgan grabs the offensive board | 35-29 |
| 02:43 | Winthrop | James Garling is hacked by Don Romig - foul #1 on Don Romig, team foul #11 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Jeff Hall (PG), James Barnes (SG) Glenn White, Brad Green | |
| Subs | Drake | Neal Bedard (PG), Nathan Pelley (SG), James Lovelace (PF), Kristopher Seward (C) Don Romig, Tobias Delk, Larry Grubbs, Michael Capone | |
| 02:43 | Winthrop | James Garling makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 02:43 | Winthrop | James Garling makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 02:26 | Drake | James Garling denies the turnaround by James Lovelace | 37-29 |
| 02:25 | Winthrop | Theodore Thomas pulls down the rebound | 37-29 |
| 02:06 | Winthrop | James Garling lays it up and in | 39-29 |
| 01:54 | Drake | Nathan Pelley can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by James Barnes - foul #1 on James Barnes, team foul #12 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Francis Marino (SF), Curt Dolan (PF) Ray Morgan, Theodore Thomas | |
| Subs | Drake | Raymond Woodhouse (PG), Scott Ladner (C) William Robison, James Lovelace | |
| 01:54 | Drake | Nathan Pelley makes the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 01:54 | Drake | Nathan Pelley makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 01:41 | Winthrop | James Garling comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 01:40 | Drake | Neal Bedard grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 01:34 | Drake | Raymond Woodhouse clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 39-31 |
| 01:33 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to James Garling | 39-31 |
| 01:23 | Winthrop | James Barnes can't connect on a shot near the basket | 39-31 |
| 01:22 | Drake | Scott Ladner grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 01:07 | Drake | Nathan Pelley can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 01:06 | Drake | Nathan Pelley pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 00:55 | Drake | Neal Bedard misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Francis Marino - foul #1 on Francis Marino, team foul #13 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Glenn White (PG), Brad Green (SG) Jeff Hall, James Barnes | |
| Subs | Drake | Don Romig (PG), William Johnson (SF), Larry Grubbs (PF), Michael Capone (C) Raymond Woodhouse, Nathan Pelley, Kristopher Seward, Scott Ladner | |
| 00:55 | Drake | Neal Bedard misses the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 00:55 | Drake | Neal Bedard misses the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 00:55 | Winthrop | Francis Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 00:37 | Winthrop | Brad Green comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-31 |
| 00:36 | Winthrop | Curt Dolan tips it but misses | 39-31 |
| 00:35 | Winthrop | James Garling grabs the offensive board | 39-31 |
| 00:22 | Winthrop | James Garling misses the wide open driving attempt in the paint | 39-31 |
| 00:20 | Drake | Larry Grubbs grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Curt Dolan is called for the reach on Larry Grubbs - foul #2 on Curt Dolan, team foul #14 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Winthrop | James Barnes (SG), Ray Morgan (SF), Theodore Thomas (C) Glenn White, Francis Marino, James Garling | |
| Subs | Drake | Raymond Woodhouse (PG), William Robison (SF), James Lovelace (PF) Don Romig, Neal Bedard, Michael Capone | |
| 00:00 | Drake | Larry Grubbs makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Larry Grubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |