| Lineup | Drake | PG - Dominique Calderwood (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Adam Burns (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Hollen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Bradly Story (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Brooks Lee (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Boyce Breunig (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Theus (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Derek Caulfield (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Rafael (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Larry Hollen inbounds the ball | 14-28 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Drake | Bradly Story drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Brooks Lee | 17-28 |
| 19:33 | Western Kentucky | William Theus loses the ball out of bounds | 17-28 |
| 19:09 | Drake | Bradly Story can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-28 |
| 19:08 | Western Kentucky | Gary Johnson gets the rebound | 17-28 |
| 19:03 | Western Kentucky | Terry Rafael double dribbles | 17-28 |
| 18:38 | Drake | Larry Hollen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-28 |
| 18:36 | Western Kentucky | Adam Burns steps in front of the Boyce Breunig pass in the backcourt | 17-28 |
| 18:35 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood lays it in on a nice dish by Adam Burns | 19-28 |
| 18:16 | Western Kentucky | Adam Burns picks off the pass by Derek Caulfield | 19-28 |
| 18:02 | Drake | Bradly Story hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-28 |
| 17:35 | Western Kentucky | William Theus clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-28 |
| 17:33 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield tips it in | 22-30 |
| 17:07 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Adam Burns | 25-30 |
| 16:54 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Bradly Story - foul #1 on Bradly Story, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Drake | Alex Tryninewski (SG) Adam Burns | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Albert Gendreau (SG), Robert Ferrill (C) William Theus, Terry Rafael | |
| 16:54 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 16:54 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield misses the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 16:54 | Drake | Bradly Story pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 16:34 | Drake | Bradly Story misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Albert Gendreau - foul #1 on Albert Gendreau, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Drake | Adam Burns (SG) Dominique Calderwood | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gordon Simmerman (C) Derek Caulfield | |
| 16:34 | Drake | Bradly Story makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 16:34 | Drake | Bradly Story makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 16:18 | Western Kentucky | Robert Ferrill hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-31 |
| 16:17 | Drake | Larry Hollen snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 15:55 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-31 |
| 15:53 | Western Kentucky | Robert Ferrill grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Alex Tryninewski (fresh) SG - Adam Burns (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Larry Hollen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Bradly Story (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Brooks Lee (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Boyce Breunig (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Gendreau (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Ferrill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gordon Simmerman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Albert Gendreau and he's hacked by Larry Hollen - foul #1 on Larry Hollen, team foul #2 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Drake | Dominique Calderwood (PG), Rolf Zuwkowski (SF) Adam Burns, Larry Hollen | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | William Theus (SG), Derek Caulfield (PF), Terry Rafael (C) Albert Gendreau, Gary Johnson, Gordon Simmerman | |
| 15:32 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig makes the free throw | 27-34 |
| 15:05 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski clanks a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Ferrill - foul #3 on Robert Ferrill, team foul #2 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Albert Gendreau (PG) Boyce Breunig | |
| 15:05 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski misses the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 15:05 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 14:45 | Western Kentucky | Albert Gendreau's dunk attempt is rejected by Bradly Story | 28-34 |
| 14:43 | Western Kentucky | Robert Ferrill pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 14:25 | Western Kentucky | William Theus loses the dribble to Brooks Lee | 28-34 |
| 14:20 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-34 |
| 14:18 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood tips it in | 30-34 |
| 13:59 | Western Kentucky | Brooks Lee denies the turnaround by William Theus | 30-34 |
| 13:57 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 13:31 | Drake | Bradly Story connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dominique Calderwood | 32-34 |
| 13:16 | Western Kentucky | William Theus loses the dribble to Brooks Lee | 32-34 |
| 12:55 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski's fadeaway is rejected by Derek Caulfield | 32-34 |
| 12:54 | Western Kentucky | Terry Rafael pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 12:46 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield drills a runner from the right block | 32-36 |
| 12:23 | Drake | Bradly Story misses the lay-in | 32-36 |
| 12:21 | Drake | Bradly Story grabs the offensive board | 32-36 |
| 11:58 | Drake | Derek Caulfield is called for the reach on Bradly Story - foul #1 on Derek Caulfield, team foul #3 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Drake | Adam Burns (SG), Larry Hollen (SF), Roberto Costa (PF), Leon Reid (C) Alex Tryninewski, Rolf Zuwkowski, Bradly Story, Brooks Lee | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig (PG), Thomas Williams (SG), Gary Johnson (SF), George Newburn (PF), Gordon Simmerman (C) Albert Gendreau, William Theus, Robert Ferrill, Derek Caulfield, Terry Rafael | |
| 11:38 | Drake | Gary Johnson takes the ball from Dominique Calderwood | 32-36 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Dominique Calderwood (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Burns (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Larry Hollen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Roberto Costa (fresh) C - Leon Reid (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Boyce Breunig (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - George Newburn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gordon Simmerman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Western Kentucky | Gary Johnson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 11:07 | Western Kentucky | Gary Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 10:50 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Thomas Williams | 32-38 |
| 10:26 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 10:25 | Western Kentucky | George Newburn grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 10:08 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Boyce Breunig | 32-40 |
| 09:39 | Drake | Roberto Costa is fouled on the floor by Gordon Simmerman - foul #2 on Gordon Simmerman, team foul #4 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Drake | Bradly Story (PF) Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | William Theus (SG), Derek Caulfield (PF), Terry Rafael (C) Thomas Williams, George Newburn, Gordon Simmerman | |
| 09:24 | Drake | Adam Burns is called for a charge - foul #2 on Adam Burns, team foul #3 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Drake | Brooks Lee (C) Leon Reid | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 09:14 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield double dribbles | 32-40 |
| Subs | Drake | Alex Tryninewski (PG) Dominique Calderwood | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 08:48 | Drake | Bradly Story dunks the ball | 34-40 |
| 08:28 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig is fouled on the floor by Alex Tryninewski - foul #1 on Alex Tryninewski, team foul #4 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski (SF) Adam Burns | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 08:21 | Western Kentucky | Larry Hollen picks off the pass by Terry Rafael | 34-40 |
| 07:57 | Drake | Bradly Story comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 34-40 |
| 07:56 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| 07:50 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-40 |
| 07:49 | Drake | Bradly Story pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 07:23 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 07:21 | Western Kentucky | Gary Johnson gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Alex Tryninewski (fairly fresh) SG - Larry Hollen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Rolf Zuwkowski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bradly Story (tiring) 21 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Brooks Lee (tiring) 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Boyce Breunig (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Theus (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Derek Caulfield (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Rafael (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Western Kentucky | Alex Tryninewski is called for the reach on Boyce Breunig - foul #2 on Alex Tryninewski, team foul #5 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Drake | Dominique Calderwood (PG), Adam Burns (SG), Roberto Costa (PF), Leon Reid (C) Alex Tryninewski, Larry Hollen, Bradly Story, Brooks Lee | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Albert Gendreau (PG), Thomas Williams (SG), Robert Ferrill (SF), George Newburn (PF), Gordon Simmerman (C) Boyce Breunig, William Theus, Gary Johnson, Derek Caulfield, Terry Rafael | |
| 06:40 | Western Kentucky | Albert Gendreau comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-40 |
| 06:39 | Drake | The rebound goes to Leon Reid | 34-40 |
| 06:21 | Drake | Adam Burns can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-40 |
| 06:19 | Western Kentucky | Robert Ferrill gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| 05:58 | Western Kentucky | Robert Ferrill misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 05:57 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams gets the offensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 05:46 | Western Kentucky | Albert Gendreau hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from George Newburn | 34-43 |
| 05:18 | Drake | Adam Burns buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Dominique Calderwood | 37-43 |
| 05:04 | Western Kentucky | George Newburn lays it up and in | 37-45 |
| 04:37 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 04:35 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski grabs the offensive board | 37-45 |
| 04:09 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood connects on the 3 from straight away | 40-45 |
| 04:09 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-45 |
| Subs | Drake | Alex Tryninewski (PG), Larry Hollen (SF), Bradly Story (PF), Brooks Lee (C) Dominique Calderwood, Rolf Zuwkowski, Roberto Costa, Leon Reid | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig (PG), William Theus (SG), Gary Johnson (SF), Derek Caulfield (PF), Terry Rafael (C) Albert Gendreau, Thomas Williams, Robert Ferrill, George Newburn, Gordon Simmerman | |
| 04:02 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 40-45 |
| 04:01 | Western Kentucky | Gary Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 03:48 | Western Kentucky | William Theus misses the floater from just outside the lane | 40-45 |
| 03:46 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig can't tip it in | 40-45 |
| 03:44 | Drake | The rebound goes to Brooks Lee | 40-45 |
| 03:22 | Drake | Bradly Story knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Alex Tryninewski | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Alex Tryninewski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Adam Burns (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Larry Hollen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Bradly Story (fresh) 24 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Brooks Lee (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Boyce Breunig (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Theus (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Derek Caulfield (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Rafael (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Western Kentucky | William Theus drills a floater from the free throw line and the foul's on Larry Hollen - foul #2 on Larry Hollen, team foul #6 | 43-47 |
| 03:02 | Western Kentucky | William Theus makes the free throw | 43-48 |
| 02:39 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 02:27 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig can't finish the layup | 46-48 |
| 02:26 | Western Kentucky | Terry Rafael tips it back up and in | 46-50 |
| 02:04 | Drake | Larry Hollen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 02:02 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Derek Caulfield | 46-50 |
| 01:55 | Western Kentucky | William Theus scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Boyce Breunig | 46-52 |
| 01:35 | Drake | Bradly Story hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-52 |
| 01:33 | Drake | Brooks Lee tips it home | 48-52 |
| 01:06 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield's layup is rejected by Bradly Story | 48-52 |
| 01:04 | Drake | Bradly Story pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:57 | Drake | Bradly Story misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-52 |
| 00:56 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Adam Burns | 48-52 |
| 00:38 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski is fouled on the floor by William Theus - foul #2 on William Theus, team foul #5 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Drake | Dominique Calderwood (PG) Alex Tryninewski | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:35 | Drake | Larry Hollen drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Dominique Calderwood | 51-52 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:34 | Western Kentucky | Adam Burns is called for the reach on Gary Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Adam Burns, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| 00:34 | Western Kentucky | Gary Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 00:34 | Western Kentucky | Gary Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:05 | Drake | Derek Caulfield steals the ball from Larry Hollen | 51-54 |
| 00:02 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig is hacked by Dominique Calderwood in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dominique Calderwood, team foul #8 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Albert Gendreau (SG), Leroy Matheney (SF) William Theus, Gary Johnson | |
| 00:02 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 00:02 | Western Kentucky | Terry Rafael snags the offensive board | 51-54 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | The clock runs out | 51-54 |