| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Stuart Hamon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norberto Martin (fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Adams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Hensley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ian Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Christopher Moe (fresh) SG - John Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Poff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Mathew Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Stan Singh (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Larry Poff inbounds the ball | 32-25 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Drake | Larry Poff's pass is intercepted by James Adams | 32-25 |
| 19:30 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 32-25 |
| 19:28 | Drake | Mathew Carr pulls down the rebound | 32-25 |
| 19:21 | Drake | Larry Poff's pass is intercepted by Robert Hensley | 32-25 |
| 19:05 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-25 |
| 19:04 | Drake | Stan Singh snags the defensive board | 32-25 |
| 18:42 | Drake | Mathew Carr connects on the shot from the free throw line | 32-27 |
| 18:21 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Brooks is wide open and slams it home on a nice dish by Stuart Hamon | 34-27 |
| 18:08 | Drake | John Cooper is fouled on the floor by Norberto Martin - foul #2 on Norberto Martin, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Headrick (SF), George Smith (PF), Howard Tittle (C) James Adams, Robert Hensley, Ian Brooks | |
| Subs | Drake | Monroe Pike (PG), Brian Kimmel (SG), William Littlejohn (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF), Jack Gingras (C) Christopher Moe, John Cooper, Larry Poff, Mathew Carr, Stan Singh | |
| 17:52 | Drake | Norberto Martin steals the ball from Jack Gingras | 34-27 |
| 17:49 | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon lays it up and in on a nice dish by Norberto Martin | 36-27 |
| 17:34 | Drake | Dikembe Adi misses long on a floater from the right block | 36-27 |
| 17:33 | Drake | William Littlejohn tips it but misses | 36-27 |
| 17:32 | Gardner-Webb | George Smith snags the defensive board | 36-27 |
| 17:26 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Kimmel is called for the reach on Norberto Martin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Kimmel, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman (PG), Richard Jones (SG) Stuart Hamon, Norberto Martin | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 17:07 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Headrick lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Jones | 38-27 |
| 16:53 | Drake | Dikembe Adi is fouled on the floor by George Smith - foul #2 on George Smith, team foul #2 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Adams (SF), Robert Hensley (PF), Ian Brooks (C) Robert Headrick, George Smith, Howard Tittle | |
| Subs | Drake | John Cooper (SG) Brian Kimmel | |
| 16:31 | Drake | John Cooper makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Monroe Pike | 38-29 |
| 16:16 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley clanks a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on John Cooper - foul #1 on John Cooper, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin (SG) Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Drake | Christopher Moe (PG), Larry Poff (SF), Mathew Carr (PF), Stan Singh (C) Monroe Pike, William Littlejohn, Dikembe Adi, Jack Gingras | |
| 16:16 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 16:16 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 16:05 | Drake | John Cooper misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 40-29 |
| 16:04 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Brooks gets the rebound | 40-29 |
| 16:01 | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin is fouled in the backcourt by Stan Singh - foul #1 on Stan Singh, team foul #3 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon (PG) Samuel Wiseman | |
| Subs | Drake | Brian Kimmel (SG) John Cooper | |
| 15:32 | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-29 |
| 15:31 | Drake | Larry Poff grabs the defensive rebound | 40-29 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Stuart Hamon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Norberto Martin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Adams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Hensley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Ian Brooks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Christopher Moe (fresh) SG - Brian Kimmel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Poff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Mathew Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Stan Singh (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Drake | Larry Poff buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Moe | 40-32 |
| 15:08 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-32 |
| 15:06 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Brooks pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 14:48 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams is hacked by Stan Singh - foul #2 on Stan Singh, team foul #4 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman (SG), Robert Headrick (SF), George Smith (PF), Howard Tittle (C) Norberto Martin, James Adams, Robert Hensley, Ian Brooks | |
| Subs | Drake | Monroe Pike (PG), John Cooper (SG), Wesley Davis (C) Christopher Moe, Brian Kimmel, Stan Singh | |
| 14:37 | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-32 |
| 14:35 | Drake | Larry Poff grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 14:26 | Drake | Mathew Carr hits the finger roll | 40-34 |
| 14:13 | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Monroe Pike - foul #3 on Monroe Pike, team foul #5 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Drake | William Littlejohn (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF), Jack Gingras (C) Larry Poff, Mathew Carr, Wesley Davis | |
| 14:13 | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 14:13 | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 13:58 | Drake | Jack Gingras knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Cooper | 42-36 |
| 13:56 | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman is hacked by John Cooper in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Cooper, team foul #6 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones (SG) Stuart Hamon | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 13:44 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Gingras steals the ball from Howard Tittle | 42-36 |
| 13:26 | Drake | William Littlejohn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 13:25 | Gardner-Webb | Howard Tittle gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 13:08 | Gardner-Webb | George Smith makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Richard Jones | 44-36 |
| 12:49 | Drake | Dikembe Adi loses the dribble to Howard Tittle | 44-36 |
| 12:45 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones double dribbles in the backcourt | 44-36 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin (SG), James Adams (SF), Robert Hensley (PF), Ian Brooks (C) Samuel Wiseman, Robert Headrick, George Smith, Howard Tittle | |
| Subs | Drake | Christopher Moe (PG), Brian Kimmel (SG), Larry Poff (SF), Wesley Davis (PF), Stan Singh (C) Monroe Pike, John Cooper, William Littlejohn, Dikembe Adi, Jack Gingras | |
| 12:31 | Drake | Larry Poff clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 12:29 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 12:10 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Brooks misses long on an open fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Larry Poff - foul #1 on Larry Poff, team foul #7 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon (PG) Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 12:10 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 12:10 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 11:52 | Drake | Stan Singh travels with the ball | 46-36 |
| 11:35 | Gardner-Webb | Wesley Davis picks off the pass by James Adams | 46-36 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Stuart Hamon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Norberto Martin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Adams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Hensley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Ian Brooks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Christopher Moe (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Kimmel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Poff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Wesley Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Stan Singh (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Drake | Christopher Moe buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Brian Kimmel | 46-38 |
| 11:12 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Moe is called for the reach on Stuart Hamon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Moe, team foul #8 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Headrick (SF), Michael Flavin (PF), George Smith (C) James Adams, Robert Hensley, Ian Brooks | |
| Subs | Drake | Bernard Lust (PG), John Cooper (SG), William Littlejohn (SF), Mathew Carr (PF), Jack Gingras (C) Christopher Moe, Brian Kimmel, Larry Poff, Wesley Davis, Stan Singh | |
| 11:12 | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 11:12 | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 11:00 | Drake | Jack Gingras misses the jumpshot from the left side | 48-38 |
| 10:58 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Michael Flavin | 48-38 |
| 10:55 | Gardner-Webb | John Cooper steals the ball from Norberto Martin in the backcourt | 48-38 |
| 10:48 | Drake | William Littlejohn can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 10:46 | Drake | Jack Gingras misses the tip | 48-38 |
| 10:44 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Gingras | 48-38 |
| 10:26 | Drake | John Cooper scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 10:20 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Headrick is fouled in the backcourt by William Littlejohn - foul #1 on William Littlejohn, team foul #9 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman (PG), Richard Jones (SG), Howard Tittle (C) Stuart Hamon, Norberto Martin, George Smith | |
| Subs | Drake | Monroe Pike (PG), Dikembe Adi (SF), Wesley Davis (C) John Cooper, William Littlejohn, Jack Gingras | |
| 10:20 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Headrick makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 10:20 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Headrick misses the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 10:20 | Gardner-Webb | Howard Tittle gets the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 10:09 | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman makes the shot from the left side | 51-41 |
| 09:55 | Drake | Mathew Carr makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bernard Lust | 51-44 |
| 09:46 | Gardner-Webb | Howard Tittle is hacked by Wesley Davis - foul #1 on Wesley Davis, team foul #10 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Adams (SF), Robert Hensley (PF) Robert Headrick, Michael Flavin | |
| Subs | Drake | Christopher Moe (PG), Stan Singh (C) Bernard Lust, Mathew Carr | |
| 09:46 | Gardner-Webb | Howard Tittle makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 09:46 | Gardner-Webb | Howard Tittle makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 09:37 | Drake | Dikembe Adi drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Monroe Pike and he's hacked by James Adams - foul #3 on James Adams, team foul #3 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Drake | Brian Kimmel (SF) Stan Singh | |
| 09:37 | Drake | Dikembe Adi makes the free throw | 53-47 |
| 09:34 | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman is hacked by Christopher Moe in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Moe, team foul #11 | 53-47 |
| 09:34 | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 09:34 | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 09:16 | Drake | Christopher Moe drills a floater from the left side set up by Dikembe Adi | 55-49 |
| 09:14 | Gardner-Webb | Monroe Pike is called for the reach on Richard Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on Monroe Pike, team foul #12 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin (SG), Ian Brooks (C) Samuel Wiseman, Howard Tittle | |
| Subs | Drake | John Cooper (SG), William Littlejohn (SF), Jack Gingras (C) Monroe Pike, Brian Kimmel, Wesley Davis | |
| 09:14 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 09:14 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 09:03 | Drake | Jack Gingras misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Norberto Martin - foul #3 on Norberto Martin, team foul #4 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon (PG) Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Drake | Bernard Lust (PG) Christopher Moe | |
| 09:03 | Drake | Jack Gingras makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 09:03 | Drake | Jack Gingras makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 08:47 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams makes the wide open turnaround from the right block set up by Norberto Martin | 59-51 |
| 08:33 | Drake | Bernard Lust is fouled on the floor by Norberto Martin - foul #4 on Norberto Martin, team foul #5 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman (SG), George Smith (SF) Norberto Martin, James Adams | |
| Subs | Drake | Brian Kimmel (PG), Mathew Carr (PF), Stan Singh (C) Bernard Lust, Dikembe Adi, Jack Gingras | |
| 08:24 | Drake | Stan Singh misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 59-51 |
| 08:22 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to George Smith | 59-51 |
| 07:53 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley is hacked by Mathew Carr - foul #2 on Mathew Carr, team foul #13 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin (SG), Robert Headrick (SF) Samuel Wiseman, Ian Brooks | |
| Subs | Drake | Christopher Moe (PG), Monroe Pike (SG), Wesley Davis (PF) John Cooper, William Littlejohn, Mathew Carr | |
| 07:53 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 07:53 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley misses the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 07:53 | Drake | Wesley Davis pulls down the rebound | 60-51 |
| 07:24 | Drake | Christopher Moe buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Monroe Pike | 60-54 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Stuart Hamon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Norberto Martin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Robert Headrick (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Hensley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - George Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Christopher Moe (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Monroe Pike (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Brian Kimmel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wesley Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Stan Singh (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Stan Singh - foul #3 on Stan Singh, team foul #14 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman (PG), James Adams (SF) Stuart Hamon, Robert Hensley | |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Poff (SF), Jack Gingras (C) Brian Kimmel, Stan Singh | |
| 07:12 | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 07:12 | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 07:00 | Drake | Monroe Pike misses short on a 3 from straight away | 61-54 |
| 06:58 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 06:45 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Headrick loses the dribble to Christopher Moe | 61-54 |
| 06:20 | Drake | Wesley Davis is hacked by Robert Headrick - foul #2 on Robert Headrick, team foul #6 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones (SG), Michael Flavin (PF), Ian Brooks (C) Norberto Martin, Robert Headrick, George Smith | |
| Subs | Drake | Bernard Lust (PG), John Cooper (SG), Mathew Carr (PF) Christopher Moe, Monroe Pike, Wesley Davis | |
| 06:13 | Drake | Mathew Carr is denied on a layup by Ian Brooks | 61-54 |
| 06:11 | Drake | Jack Gingras gets the offensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 05:59 | Drake | John Cooper knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Larry Poff | 61-57 |
| 05:30 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Bernard Lust - foul #1 on Bernard Lust, team foul #15 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon (PG), Norberto Martin (SG) Samuel Wiseman, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Drake | William Littlejohn (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF), Stan Singh (C) Larry Poff, Mathew Carr, Jack Gingras | |
| 05:30 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 05:30 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 05:12 | Drake | Stan Singh's pass is intercepted by Michael Flavin | 63-57 |
| 05:10 | Gardner-Webb | John Cooper is called for the reach on Norberto Martin in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Cooper, team foul #16 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Headrick (SF), Robert Hensley (PF), Howard Tittle (C) James Adams, Michael Flavin, Ian Brooks | |
| Subs | Drake | Brian Kimmel (PG) John Cooper | |
| 05:10 | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 05:10 | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 04:58 | Drake | Brian Kimmel is called for a charge - foul #2 on Brian Kimmel, team foul #17 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Drake | Monroe Pike (PG), Wesley Davis (C) Bernard Lust, Stan Singh | |
| 04:42 | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon double dribbles | 65-57 |
| 04:22 | Drake | Brian Kimmel makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Dikembe Adi | 65-59 |
| 04:09 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Headrick misses short on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on William Littlejohn - foul #2 on William Littlejohn, team foul #18 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman (SG), George Smith (PF), Ian Brooks (C) Norberto Martin, Robert Hensley, Howard Tittle | |
| Subs | Drake | Christopher Moe (PG), Larry Poff (SF), Mathew Carr (PF), Stan Singh (C) Brian Kimmel, William Littlejohn, Dikembe Adi, Wesley Davis | |
| 04:09 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Headrick makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 04:09 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Headrick makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 03:53 | Drake | Larry Poff misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-59 |
| 03:52 | Drake | Stan Singh gets the offensive rebound | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:32 | Drake | Mathew Carr misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-59 |
| 03:30 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Robert Headrick | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Stuart Hamon | 70-59 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Stuart Hamon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Samuel Wiseman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Headrick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ian Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Christopher Moe (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Monroe Pike (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Larry Poff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Mathew Carr (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Stan Singh (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Drake | Stan Singh misses the shot from the free throw line | 70-59 |
| 03:01 | Drake | Mathew Carr grabs the offensive rebound | 70-59 |
| 02:50 | Drake | Monroe Pike misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-59 |
| 02:48 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Headrick pulls down the rebound | 70-59 |
| 02:48 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-59 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin (SG), James Adams (SF), Robert Hensley (PF) Samuel Wiseman, Robert Headrick, George Smith | |
| Subs | Drake | John Cooper (SG), William Littlejohn (SF) Monroe Pike, Larry Poff | |
| 02:46 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-59 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Drake | Jack Gingras (C) Stan Singh | |
| 02:34 | Drake | John Cooper misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 70-59 |
| 02:32 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley grabs the defensive rebound | 70-59 |
| 02:05 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams hits a wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stuart Hamon | 72-59 |
| 01:52 | Drake | John Cooper's pass is intercepted by Robert Hensley | 72-59 |
| 01:33 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Brooks hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 72-59 |
| 01:32 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Brooks hits the follow up shot | 74-59 |
| 01:17 | Drake | William Littlejohn misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 74-59 |
| 01:15 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley grabs the board | 74-59 |
| 00:53 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Brooks's fadeaway is rejected by Mathew Carr | 74-59 |
| 00:52 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley tips it in | 76-59 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Drake | William Littlejohn drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Cooper | 76-62 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 76-62 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman (PG), Richard Jones (SG), Robert Headrick (SF), George Smith (PF), Howard Tittle (C) Stuart Hamon, Norberto Martin, James Adams, Robert Hensley, Ian Brooks | |
| Subs | Drake | Monroe Pike (PG), Brian Kimmel (SG), Dikembe Adi (PF) Christopher Moe, John Cooper, Mathew Carr | |
| 00:41 | Drake | The pull-up jumper by Monroe Pike is blocked by Howard Tittle | 76-62 |
| 00:40 | Drake | Jack Gingras gets the offensive rebound | 76-62 |
| 00:38 | Drake | Monroe Pike knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Brian Kimmel | 76-65 |
| 00:14 | Gardner-Webb | George Smith misses the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Dikembe Adi - foul #1 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #19 | 76-65 |
| 00:14 | Gardner-Webb | George Smith misses the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:14 | Gardner-Webb | George Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:14 | Drake | Jack Gingras grabs the defensive rebound | 76-65 |
| 00:09 | Drake | Samuel Wiseman steals it from Monroe Pike | 76-65 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman runs out the clock | 76-65 |