| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Lamar Strother (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Dwight Barra (fresh) SF - Jimmy Wiley (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Terry Allender (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Gerhard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jimmy Pennington (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Watson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Theodore Foster (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edwin Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Yohe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Theodore Foster inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Drake | Anthony Watson is hacked by Barry Gerhard - foul #1 on Barry Gerhard, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| 19:36 | Drake | Jimmy Wiley picks off the pass by Theodore Foster | 27-30 |
| 19:17 | Louisville | Jimmy Wiley can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 27-30 |
| 19:16 | Drake | The rebound goes to Jimmy Pennington | 27-30 |
| 18:56 | Drake | Anthony Watson can't connect on a runner from the right block | 27-30 |
| 18:54 | Louisville | Barry Gerhard gets the rebound | 27-30 |
| 18:30 | Louisville | Jimmy Wiley misses short on a floater from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 18:28 | Louisville | Dwight Barra grabs the offensive board | 27-30 |
| 18:14 | Louisville | Barry Gerhard blows the layup but he's fouled by David Yohe - foul #3 on David Yohe, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Drake | Brian Pinkley (SG), Valentin Esposito (SF), Earl Clark (PF), Henry Richardson (C) Anthony Watson, Theodore Foster, Edwin Dawson, David Yohe | |
| 18:14 | Louisville | Barry Gerhard makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 18:14 | Louisville | Barry Gerhard makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 17:57 | Drake | Jimmy Pennington clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 17:56 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jimmy Wiley | 29-30 |
| 17:39 | Louisville | Lamar Strother misses the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-30 |
| 17:38 | Louisville | Lamar Strother grabs the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 17:32 | Louisville | Brian Pinkley steals it from Jimmy Wiley | 29-30 |
| 17:29 | Drake | Jimmy Pennington dunks the ball on a nice dish by Brian Pinkley | 29-32 |
| 17:15 | Louisville | Brian Pinkley is called for the reach on Jimmy Wiley - foul #2 on Brian Pinkley, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Thomas (PG), Bernard Patel (SF), Charles Pennell (PF), Walter Horn (C) Lamar Strother, Jimmy Wiley, Terry Allender, Barry Gerhard | |
| Subs | Drake | Jamie Mandell (PG) Jimmy Pennington | |
| 16:55 | Louisville | Charles Pennell misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 16:53 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Pennell | 29-32 |
| 16:39 | Louisville | Bernard Patel can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 29-32 |
| 16:37 | Drake | Brian Pinkley grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 16:09 | Drake | Henry Richardson buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Brian Pinkley | 29-34 |
| 15:55 | Louisville | Willie Thomas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 15:54 | Drake | Henry Richardson pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willie Thomas (fresh) SG - Dwight Barra (fairly fresh) SF - Bernard Patel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Pennell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Horn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jamie Mandell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Pinkley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Valentin Esposito (fairly fresh) PF - Earl Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Richardson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Drake | Brian Pinkley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 15:28 | Drake | Valentin Esposito can't tip it in | 29-34 |
| 15:26 | Louisville | Walter Horn grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 15:16 | Louisville | Dwight Barra is called for 10 seconds | 29-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lamar Strother (PG), Julian Malpass (SG), Jimmy Wiley (SF), Terry Allender (PF), Barry Gerhard (C) Willie Thomas, Dwight Barra, Bernard Patel, Charles Pennell, Walter Horn | |
| Subs | Drake | Jimmy Pennington (PG), Anthony Watson (SG), Theodore Foster (SF), Edwin Dawson (PF), David Yohe (C) Jamie Mandell, Brian Pinkley, Valentin Esposito, Earl Clark, Henry Richardson | |
| 14:52 | Drake | Jimmy Pennington is hacked by Terry Allender - foul #2 on Terry Allender, team foul #2 | 29-34 |
| 14:31 | Drake | Edwin Dawson can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 29-34 |
| 14:30 | Louisville | Lamar Strother snags the defensive board | 29-34 |
| 14:08 | Louisville | Terry Allender scores on a floater from the right block | 31-34 |
| 13:50 | Drake | David Yohe scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Jimmy Pennington | 31-36 |
| 13:33 | Louisville | Barry Gerhard buries a shot in the lane | 33-36 |
| 13:04 | Drake | Edwin Dawson is hacked by Terry Allender - foul #3 on Terry Allender, team foul #3 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Thomas (PG), Bernard Patel (SF), Charles Pennell (PF), Walter Horn (C) Lamar Strother, Jimmy Wiley, Terry Allender, Barry Gerhard | |
| Subs | Drake | Jamie Mandell (PG), Brian Pinkley (SG), Timothy Pou (SF) Jimmy Pennington, Anthony Watson, Theodore Foster | |
| 12:43 | Drake | Brian Pinkley is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-36 |
| 12:41 | Drake | Edwin Dawson grabs the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 12:21 | Drake | Jamie Mandell is hacked by Charles Pennell - foul #1 on Charles Pennell, team foul #4 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Drake | Jimmy Pennington (PG), Henry Richardson (C) Jamie Mandell, David Yohe | |
| 12:05 | Drake | Jimmy Pennington works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 33-36 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Julian Malpass | 33-36 |
| 11:52 | Louisville | Willie Thomas misses the 3 from the left corner | 33-36 |
| 11:51 | Drake | The rebound goes to Timothy Pou | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willie Thomas (fresh) SG - Julian Malpass (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Bernard Patel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Pennell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Horn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jimmy Pennington (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Pinkley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Timothy Pou (fresh) PF - Edwin Dawson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Drake | Brian Pinkley works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-36 |
| 11:25 | Louisville | Charles Pennell gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 11:21 | Louisville | Julian Malpass connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-36 |
| 10:52 | Drake | Brian Pinkley makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 10:27 | Louisville | Bernard Patel is whistled for traveling | 35-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lamar Strother (PG), Dwight Barra (SG), Jimmy Wiley (SF), Terry Allender (PF), Barry Gerhard (C) Willie Thomas, Julian Malpass, Bernard Patel, Charles Pennell, Walter Horn | |
| Subs | Drake | Jamie Mandell (PG), Anthony Watson (SG), Theodore Foster (SF), Earl Clark (PF), David Yohe (C) Jimmy Pennington, Brian Pinkley, Timothy Pou, Edwin Dawson, Henry Richardson | |
| 09:58 | Drake | Earl Clark hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-39 |
| 09:57 | Drake | Earl Clark tips it in | 35-41 |
| 09:37 | Louisville | Terry Allender misses the lay-in | 35-41 |
| 09:36 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Allender | 35-41 |
| 09:24 | Louisville | Jimmy Wiley misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 09:23 | Drake | Theodore Foster grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 09:10 | Drake | David Yohe double dribbles | 35-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Drake | Jimmy Pennington (PG), Valentin Esposito (SF) Jamie Mandell, Theodore Foster | |
| 08:55 | Louisville | Lamar Strother can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Valentin Esposito - foul #1 on Valentin Esposito, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Drake | Timothy Pou (PF) Earl Clark | |
| 08:55 | Louisville | Lamar Strother makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 08:55 | Louisville | Lamar Strother makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 08:29 | Drake | Jimmy Pennington shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 08:15 | Louisville | Lamar Strother knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 07:50 | Drake | David Yohe comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 40-44 |
| 07:48 | Drake | Timothy Pou grabs the offensive board | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Lamar Strother (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Dwight Barra (fairly fresh) SF - Jimmy Wiley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Terry Allender (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Barry Gerhard (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jimmy Pennington (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Watson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Valentin Esposito (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Timothy Pou (fresh) C - David Yohe (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Drake | Anthony Watson scores on a jumper from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 07:10 | Louisville | Lamar Strother makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 06:55 | Drake | Jimmy Pennington drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by David Yohe | 42-49 |
| 06:34 | Louisville | Lamar Strother can't finish the layup | 42-49 |
| 06:33 | Drake | The rebound goes to Timothy Pou | 42-49 |
| 06:12 | Drake | Valentin Esposito can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-49 |
| 06:10 | Drake | Jimmy Pennington tips it but misses | 42-49 |
| 06:09 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jimmy Wiley | 42-49 |
| 05:50 | Louisville | Jimmy Wiley is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-49 |
| 05:48 | Drake | Timothy Pou gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 05:29 | Drake | David Yohe misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Dwight Barra - foul #1 on Dwight Barra, team foul #5 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Thomas (PG), Julian Malpass (SG), Bernard Patel (SF), Charles Pennell (PF), Walter Horn (C) Lamar Strother, Dwight Barra, Jimmy Wiley, Terry Allender, Barry Gerhard | |
| Subs | Drake | Jamie Mandell (PG), Brian Pinkley (SG), Theodore Foster (SF), Earl Clark (PF) Jimmy Pennington, Anthony Watson, Valentin Esposito, Timothy Pou | |
| 05:29 | Drake | David Yohe makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 05:29 | Drake | David Yohe misses the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 05:29 | Louisville | Charles Pennell gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:26 | Louisville | Willie Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Drake | Henry Richardson (C) David Yohe | |
| 04:59 | Drake | A charge is called on Henry Richardson - foul #3 on Henry Richardson, team foul #4 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Drake | Edwin Dawson (PF) Earl Clark | |
| 04:47 | Louisville | Willie Thomas misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left side | 42-50 |
| 04:46 | Drake | Henry Richardson pulls down the rebound | 42-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:42 | Drake | Brian Pinkley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 04:41 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Charles Pennell | 42-50 |
| 04:37 | Louisville | Julian Malpass misses the turnaround from close range | 42-50 |
| 04:36 | Drake | Theodore Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 04:10 | Drake | Walter Horn is called for the reach on Henry Richardson - foul #2 on Walter Horn, team foul #6 | 42-50 |
| 03:50 | Drake | Bernard Patel picks off the pass by Brian Pinkley out of a doubleteam | 42-50 |
| 03:47 | Louisville | Bernard Patel blows the layup | 42-50 |
| 03:46 | Drake | Theodore Foster gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willie Thomas (fresh) SG - Julian Malpass (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bernard Patel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Pennell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Horn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jamie Mandell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Pinkley (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Theodore Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edwin Dawson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Drake | Jamie Mandell makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-53 |
| 03:17 | Louisville | Julian Malpass is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Pinkley - foul #3 on Brian Pinkley, team foul #5 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jimmy Wiley (SF), Terry Allender (PF) Bernard Patel, Charles Pennell | |
| Subs | Drake | Jimmy Pennington (PG), Anthony Watson (SG), Timothy Pou (SF), Earl Clark (PF) Jamie Mandell, Brian Pinkley, Theodore Foster, Edwin Dawson | |
| 03:00 | Louisville | Jimmy Wiley's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Richardson | 42-53 |
| 02:58 | Louisville | Terry Allender tips it home | 44-53 |
| 02:58 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lamar Strother (PG) Willie Thomas | |
| Subs | Drake | Brian Pinkley (SG) Anthony Watson | |
| 02:32 | Drake | Timothy Pou misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-53 |
| 02:30 | Louisville | Jimmy Wiley grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:16 | Louisville | Julian Malpass's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Bernard Patel (SF), Charles Pennell (C) Jimmy Wiley, Walter Horn | |
| Subs | Drake | Edwin Dawson (C) Henry Richardson | |
| 02:14 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 44-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Walter Horn (C) Charles Pennell | |
| Subs | Drake | Anthony Watson (SG), Theodore Foster (SF) Brian Pinkley, Timothy Pou | |
| 02:00 | Drake | Anthony Watson is hacked by Julian Malpass - foul #4 on Julian Malpass, team foul #7 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jimmy Wiley (SF), Barry Gerhard (C) Bernard Patel, Walter Horn | |
| Subs | Drake | David Yohe (C) Earl Clark | |
| 02:00 | Drake | Anthony Watson makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 02:00 | Drake | Anthony Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 01:44 | Louisville | Lamar Strother banks in the layup | 46-55 |
| 01:18 | Drake | David Yohe buries a runner from close range | 46-57 |
| 01:09 | Louisville | Julian Malpass hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Lamar Strother | 49-57 |
| 00:49 | Drake | Theodore Foster misses long on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 49-57 |
| 00:48 | Drake | David Yohe hits the follow up shot | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Lamar Strother double dribbles | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:41 | Drake | David Yohe is hacked by Lamar Strother in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lamar Strother, team foul #8 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Drake | Brian Pinkley (SG), Earl Clark (PF) Anthony Watson, Edwin Dawson | |
| 00:41 | Drake | David Yohe misses the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Terry Allender pulls down the rebound | 49-59 |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Julian Malpass clanks a shot from the left wing | 49-59 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Julian Malpass snags the offensive board | 49-59 |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Terry Allender misses the lay-in | 49-59 |
| 00:30 | Drake | Earl Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Drake | Jimmy Pennington runs out the clock | 49-59 |