| Lineup | Drake | PG - Dominique Calderwood (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Hollen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bradly Story (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Brooks Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Bobby Townsend (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Schwenzer (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Dannie Gardner (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Micheal Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Googe (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner inbounds the ball | 22-31 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Southern Illinois | Donald Schwenzer lays it in and he's fouled by Bradly Story - foul #3 on Bradly Story, team foul #1 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Drake | Roberto Costa (PF) Bradly Story | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 19:45 | Southern Illinois | Donald Schwenzer misses the free throw | 22-33 |
| 19:45 | Drake | The rebound goes to Brooks Lee | 22-33 |
| 19:33 | Drake | Roberto Costa is fouled on the floor by Bobby Townsend - foul #2 on Bobby Townsend, team foul #1 | 22-33 |
| 19:07 | Drake | Larry Hollen clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 22-33 |
| 19:05 | Southern Illinois | Donald Schwenzer grabs the board | 22-33 |
| 18:43 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-33 |
| 18:41 | Drake | Brooks Lee pulls down the rebound | 22-33 |
| 18:12 | Drake | Roberto Costa hits the finger roll on a great pass from Larry Hollen | 24-33 |
| 17:50 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Donald Schwenzer and he's fouled by Adam Burns - foul #1 on Adam Burns, team foul #2 | 24-35 |
| 17:50 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend misses the free throw | 24-35 |
| 17:50 | Drake | Brooks Lee snags the defensive board | 24-35 |
| 17:28 | Drake | Larry Hollen's floater is tipped away by Micheal Hart | 24-35 |
| 17:26 | Southern Illinois | Micheal Hart gets the rebound | 24-35 |
| 17:16 | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner loses the ball out of bounds | 24-35 |
| Subs | Drake | Leon Reid (C) Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 16:52 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-35 |
| 16:51 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend gets the rebound | 24-35 |
| 16:28 | Southern Illinois | Donald Schwenzer knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-38 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:08 | Drake | Adam Burns scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Dominique Calderwood | 27-38 |
| 15:49 | Southern Illinois | Micheal Hart hits the finger roll and the foul's on Brooks Lee - foul #2 on Brooks Lee, team foul #3 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Drake | Alex Tryninewski (PG), Rolf Zuwkowski (SF), Bradly Story (PF) Dominique Calderwood, Larry Hollen, Leon Reid | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson (PG), Gary Braxton (SG), Donald Rezendes (SF), Joel Willman (C) Bobby Townsend, Donald Schwenzer, Dannie Gardner, Eric Googe | |
| 15:49 | Southern Illinois | Micheal Hart makes the free throw | 27-41 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Alex Tryninewski (fresh) SG - Adam Burns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rolf Zuwkowski (fresh) PF - Bradly Story (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Brooks Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Derrick Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Braxton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Rezendes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Micheal Hart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Joel Willman (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Drake | Bradly Story drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-41 |
| 15:07 | Southern Illinois | Donald Rezendes connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Derrick Patterson | 30-43 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:50 | Drake | Bradly Story buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Rolf Zuwkowski | 33-43 |
| 14:33 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Donald Rezendes is denied by Bradly Story | 33-43 |
| 14:32 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 14:26 | Drake | Bradly Story lays it up and in and the foul's on Micheal Hart - foul #2 on Micheal Hart, team foul #2 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Hollen (SG) Adam Burns | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Schwenzer (SG), Eric Googe (C) Micheal Hart, Joel Willman | |
| 14:26 | Drake | Bradly Story makes the free throw | 36-43 |
| 14:01 | Southern Illinois | Bradly Story steals it from Eric Googe | 36-43 |
| 13:32 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Rolf Zuwkowski | 39-43 |
| 13:20 | Southern Illinois | Eric Googe is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Eric Googe, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Dominique Calderwood (PG), Leon Reid (C) Alex Tryninewski, Brooks Lee | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend (PG), Dannie Gardner (SF) Derrick Patterson, Gary Braxton | |
| 13:06 | Drake | Larry Hollen knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Rolf Zuwkowski | 42-43 |
| 12:52 | Southern Illinois | Donald Rezendes misses long on a floater near the basket | 42-43 |
| 12:51 | Drake | Larry Hollen gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 12:25 | Drake | Larry Hollen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 12:23 | Southern Illinois | Eric Googe grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 12:05 | Southern Illinois | Donald Schwenzer misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-43 |
| 12:03 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 11:57 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 11:55 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 11:39 | Southern Illinois | Rolf Zuwkowski steals it from Bobby Townsend | 42-43 |
| 11:36 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski hits the finger roll | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Dominique Calderwood (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Hollen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rolf Zuwkowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bradly Story (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Leon Reid (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Bobby Townsend (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Schwenzer (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dannie Gardner (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Rezendes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Googe (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Donald Schwenzer | 44-45 |
| 11:00 | Drake | Donald Schwenzer steals it from Bradly Story | 44-45 |
| 10:45 | Southern Illinois | Eric Googe banks in the layup on a great pass from Bobby Townsend and the foul's on Leon Reid - foul #1 on Leon Reid, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Drake | Adam Burns (SG), Brooks Lee (C) Rolf Zuwkowski, Leon Reid | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson (PG), Gary Braxton (SG), Micheal Hart (PF) Bobby Townsend, Donald Schwenzer, Donald Rezendes | |
| 10:45 | Southern Illinois | Eric Googe misses the free throw | 44-47 |
| 10:45 | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner gets the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 10:27 | Southern Illinois | Gary Braxton knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Micheal Hart | 44-50 |
| 10:13 | Drake | Brooks Lee is hacked by Eric Googe - foul #3 on Eric Googe, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Alex Tryninewski (PG) Dominique Calderwood | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roy Culbertson (SF), Joel Willman (C) Dannie Gardner, Eric Googe | |
| 09:57 | Drake | Larry Hollen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-50 |
| 09:55 | Southern Illinois | Micheal Hart gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 09:42 | Southern Illinois | Brooks Lee is called for the reach on Roy Culbertson - foul #3 on Brooks Lee, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| 09:23 | Southern Illinois | Gary Braxton's pass is intercepted by Larry Hollen | 44-50 |
| 09:18 | Drake | Larry Hollen misses the lay-in | 44-50 |
| 09:16 | Drake | Bradly Story hits the follow up shot | 46-50 |
| 09:12 | Southern Illinois | Gary Braxton comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 46-50 |
| 09:11 | Drake | Bradly Story grabs the board | 46-50 |
| 09:07 | Drake | Adam Burns hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 09:06 | Southern Illinois | Micheal Hart pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 08:45 | Southern Illinois | Joel Willman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 08:44 | Southern Illinois | Micheal Hart misses the tip | 46-50 |
| 08:43 | Drake | The rebound goes to Brooks Lee | 46-50 |
| 08:21 | Drake | Bradly Story misses long on a 3 from straight away | 46-50 |
| 08:19 | Drake | Bradly Story grabs the offensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 08:00 | Drake | Adam Burns is called for traveling | 46-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Dominique Calderwood (PG), Rolf Zuwkowski (SF), Roberto Costa (PF), Leon Reid (C) Adam Burns, Larry Hollen, Bradly Story, Brooks Lee | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend (PG), Donald Schwenzer (SG), Dannie Gardner (SF), Eric Googe (C) Derrick Patterson, Gary Braxton, Roy Culbertson, Joel Willman | |
| 07:43 | Southern Illinois | Donald Schwenzer misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Alex Tryninewski - foul #1 on Alex Tryninewski, team foul #6 | 46-50 |
| 07:43 | Southern Illinois | Donald Schwenzer makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 07:43 | Southern Illinois | Donald Schwenzer makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 07:27 | Drake | Roberto Costa misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Micheal Hart - foul #3 on Micheal Hart, team foul #5 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Drake | Adam Burns (SG) Alex Tryninewski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 07:27 | Drake | Roberto Costa makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 07:27 | Drake | Roberto Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Dominique Calderwood (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rolf Zuwkowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roberto Costa (fresh) 6 pts. C - Leon Reid (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Bobby Townsend (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Schwenzer (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dannie Gardner (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Micheal Hart (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Eric Googe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:07 | Southern Illinois | Micheal Hart blows the layup | 48-52 |
| 07:05 | Southern Illinois | Donald Schwenzer snags the offensive board | 48-52 |
| 06:55 | Southern Illinois | Micheal Hart hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 48-52 |
| 06:54 | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner snags the offensive board | 48-52 |
| 06:47 | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 06:46 | Drake | Leon Reid grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 06:31 | Drake | Adam Burns throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-52 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Rezendes (PF) Micheal Hart | |
| 06:12 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 06:10 | Southern Illinois | Donald Schwenzer snags the offensive board | 48-52 |
| 06:05 | Southern Illinois | Donald Rezendes is hacked by Roberto Costa - foul #3 on Roberto Costa, team foul #7 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Hollen (SG), Brooks Lee (C) Adam Burns, Leon Reid | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 06:05 | Southern Illinois | Donald Rezendes makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 06:05 | Southern Illinois | Donald Rezendes makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 05:46 | Drake | Eric Googe is called for the reach on Larry Hollen - foul #4 on Eric Googe, team foul #6 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Drake | Alex Tryninewski (SG), Bradly Story (PF) Rolf Zuwkowski, Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 05:31 | Drake | Brooks Lee is fouled on the floor by Eric Googe - foul #5 on Eric Googe, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joel Willman (C) Eric Googe | |
| 05:31 | Drake | Brooks Lee makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 05:31 | Drake | Brooks Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 05:19 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-54 |
| 05:17 | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner gets the offensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 05:08 | Southern Illinois | Joel Willman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-54 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson (PG), Micheal Hart (PF) Bobby Townsend, Dannie Gardner | |
| 04:46 | Drake | Bradly Story misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-54 |
| 04:44 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski tips it in | 52-54 |
| 04:21 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Schwenzer | 52-56 |
| 03:52 | Drake | Brooks Lee's layup is rejected by Micheal Hart | 52-56 |
| 03:51 | Drake | Brooks Lee tips it back up and in | 54-56 |
| 03:30 | Southern Illinois | Donald Rezendes scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Derrick Patterson | 54-58 |
| 03:04 | Drake | Larry Hollen misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-58 |
| 03:02 | Southern Illinois | Micheal Hart gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| 03:02 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-58 |
| Subs | Drake | Adam Burns (SG), Leon Reid (C) Alex Tryninewski, Brooks Lee | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend (PG), Dannie Gardner (SF) Derrick Patterson, Donald Rezendes | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Dominique Calderwood (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Hollen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bradly Story (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Leon Reid (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Bobby Townsend (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Schwenzer (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dannie Gardner (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - Micheal Hart (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Joel Willman (fresh) | |
| 02:43 | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-58 |
| 02:41 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend grabs the offensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 02:25 | Southern Illinois | Joel Willman clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-58 |
| 02:24 | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner grabs the offensive board | 54-58 |
| 02:11 | Southern Illinois | Micheal Hart is fouled on the floor by Bradly Story - foul #4 on Bradly Story, team foul #8 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Drake | Alex Tryninewski (PG), Roberto Costa (PF) Dominique Calderwood, Bradly Story | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gary Braxton (SG) Donald Schwenzer | |
| 02:11 | Southern Illinois | Micheal Hart makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 02:11 | Southern Illinois | Micheal Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 02:11 | Drake | The rebound goes to Roberto Costa | 54-59 |
| 02:11 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-59 |
| 01:46 | Drake | Joel Willman blocks the short jumper by Leon Reid | 54-59 |
| 01:45 | Southern Illinois | Micheal Hart snags the defensive board | 54-59 |
| 01:45 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-59 |
| Subs | Drake | Dominique Calderwood (PG), Bradly Story (PF), Brooks Lee (C) Alex Tryninewski, Roberto Costa, Leon Reid | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Schwenzer (SG) Gary Braxton | |
| 01:29 | Southern Illinois | Donald Schwenzer is called for 5 seconds | 54-59 |
| 01:19 | Drake | Bradly Story lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dominique Calderwood | 56-59 |
| 01:02 | Southern Illinois | Joel Willman misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 56-59 |
| 01:00 | Southern Illinois | Micheal Hart snags the offensive board | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Southern Illinois | Micheal Hart is called for traveling | 56-59 |
| 00:14 | Drake | Bradly Story knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Dominique Calderwood | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend is fouled in the backcourt by Adam Burns - foul #2 on Adam Burns, team foul #9 | 58-59 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:13 | Drake | The rebound goes to Adam Burns | 58-59 |
| 00:03 | Drake | Adam Burns clanks a floater from the baseline | 58-59 |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | Donald Schwenzer grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 00:01 | Southern Illinois | Adam Burns is called for the reach on Donald Schwenzer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Adam Burns, team foul #10 | 58-59 |
| 00:01 | Southern Illinois | Donald Schwenzer misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:01 | Southern Illinois | Donald Schwenzer makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Drake | Larry Hollen clanks a fullcourt shot | 58-60 |