| Lineup | Drake | PG - Dominique Calderwood (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Burns (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Larry Hollen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bradly Story (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Brooks Lee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - John Ried (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Darrell Levitz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Derek Brannen (fresh) PF - Michael Rodrigue (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chris Reed (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Derek Brannen inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Evansville | Bradly Story picks off the pass by Chris Reed | 26-28 |
| 19:29 | Drake | Adam Burns can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-28 |
| 19:27 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood snags the offensive board | 26-28 |
| 19:04 | Drake | Larry Hollen misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-28 |
| 19:02 | Evansville | John Ried grabs the board | 26-28 |
| 18:56 | Evansville | Bradly Story steals the ball from Derek Brannen | 26-28 |
| 18:36 | Drake | Bradly Story misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-28 |
| 18:35 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood tips it but misses | 26-28 |
| 18:34 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Bradly Story | 26-28 |
| 18:14 | Drake | Bradly Story connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Dominique Calderwood | 28-28 |
| 17:51 | Evansville | Michael Rodrigue knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Derek Brannen | 28-30 |
| 17:24 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-30 |
| 17:22 | Drake | Brooks Lee tips it in | 30-30 |
| 17:08 | Evansville | Chris Reed scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 16:58 | Drake | Adam Burns scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Dominique Calderwood | 32-33 |
| 16:53 | Evansville | Brooks Lee swats the shot by John Ried | 32-33 |
| 16:52 | Evansville | Michael Rodrigue gets the offensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 16:38 | Evansville | Michael Rodrigue knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Chris Reed | 32-36 |
| 16:18 | Drake | Derek Brannen steps in front of the Brooks Lee pass | 32-36 |
| 16:12 | Evansville | Michael Rodrigue's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-36 |
| Subs | Drake | Alex Tryninewski (PG), Rolf Zuwkowski (SF) Dominique Calderwood, Larry Hollen | |
| Subs | Evansville | Isidro Ricci (PG), Anthony Hopkins (SG), Michael McCrackin (SF), Gregory Bolin (PF), Mark Moore (C) John Ried, Darrell Levitz, Derek Brannen, Michael Rodrigue, Chris Reed | |
| 15:53 | Drake | Bradly Story scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Adam Burns | 34-36 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Alex Tryninewski (fresh) SG - Adam Burns (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rolf Zuwkowski (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Bradly Story (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. C - Brooks Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Isidro Ricci (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Anthony Hopkins (fresh) SF - Michael McCrackin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gregory Bolin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Evansville | Gregory Bolin connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Isidro Ricci | 34-38 |
| 15:16 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski's fadeaway is rejected by Gregory Bolin | 34-38 |
| 15:14 | Evansville | Mark Moore grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 15:09 | Evansville | Isidro Ricci scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Michael McCrackin | 34-40 |
| 14:53 | Drake | Bradly Story can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 34-40 |
| 14:52 | Evansville | Mark Moore snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 14:30 | Evansville | Mark Moore makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Isidro Ricci | 34-42 |
| 14:04 | Drake | Bradly Story connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Rolf Zuwkowski | 37-42 |
| 13:45 | Evansville | Michael McCrackin is called for traveling | 37-42 |
| Subs | Drake | Dominique Calderwood (PG), Larry Hollen (SG), Roberto Costa (PF), Leon Reid (C) Alex Tryninewski, Adam Burns, Bradly Story, Brooks Lee | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Ried (PG), Darrell Levitz (SG), Derek Brannen (SF), Michael Rodrigue (PF), Chris Reed (C) Isidro Ricci, Anthony Hopkins, Michael McCrackin, Gregory Bolin, Mark Moore | |
| 13:26 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-42 |
| 13:10 | Evansville | Chris Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 13:08 | Drake | Larry Hollen grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 12:46 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski's pass is intercepted by John Ried | 40-42 |
| 12:42 | Evansville | John Ried banks in the layup | 40-44 |
| 12:16 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 12:15 | Evansville | Chris Reed grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 12:06 | Evansville | John Ried misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 12:05 | Evansville | Michael Rodrigue snags the offensive board | 40-44 |
| 11:56 | Evansville | Michael Rodrigue misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 11:54 | Drake | Larry Hollen pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Dominique Calderwood (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Hollen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rolf Zuwkowski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Roberto Costa (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leon Reid (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - John Ried (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Darrell Levitz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Derek Brannen (fresh) PF - Michael Rodrigue (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Reed (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Drake | Roberto Costa knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-44 |
| 11:30 | Evansville | Michael Rodrigue misses the 3 from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 11:28 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 11:05 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-44 |
| 11:03 | Evansville | Chris Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 10:47 | Evansville | John Ried buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Darrell Levitz | 42-47 |
| 10:22 | Drake | Roberto Costa hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dominique Calderwood and he's hacked by Darrell Levitz - foul #3 on Darrell Levitz, team foul #1 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Drake | Alex Tryninewski (PG), Adam Burns (SG), Brooks Lee (C) Dominique Calderwood, Rolf Zuwkowski, Leon Reid | |
| Subs | Evansville | Isidro Ricci (SG), Michael McCrackin (SF), Gregory Bolin (PF), Mark Moore (C) Darrell Levitz, Derek Brannen, Michael Rodrigue, Chris Reed | |
| 10:22 | Drake | Roberto Costa makes the free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:01 | Evansville | Michael McCrackin misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Roberto Costa - foul #3 on Roberto Costa, team foul #1 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Drake | Bradly Story (PF) Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | Evansville | Anthony Hopkins (SG) John Ried | |
| 10:01 | Evansville | Michael McCrackin misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:01 | Evansville | Michael McCrackin makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 09:49 | Drake | Bradly Story misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Gregory Bolin - foul #1 on Gregory Bolin, team foul #2 | 45-48 |
| 09:49 | Drake | Bradly Story misses the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 09:49 | Drake | Bradly Story makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 09:26 | Evansville | Mark Moore misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Adam Burns - foul #2 on Adam Burns, team foul #2 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Darrell Levitz (SG) Anthony Hopkins | |
| 09:26 | Evansville | Mark Moore misses the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 09:26 | Evansville | Mark Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 09:03 | Drake | Bradly Story buries a jumpshot from the right side | 48-49 |
| 08:48 | Evansville | Gregory Bolin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-49 |
| 08:46 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Bolin | 48-49 |
| 08:33 | Evansville | Michael McCrackin makes the shot from close range | 48-51 |
| 08:09 | Drake | Bradly Story hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 48-51 |
| 08:08 | Evansville | Michael McCrackin snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 07:55 | Evansville | Larry Hollen picks off the pass by Michael McCrackin | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Alex Tryninewski (fresh) SG - Adam Burns (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Hollen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Bradly Story (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. C - Brooks Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Isidro Ricci (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrell Levitz (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael McCrackin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Gregory Bolin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Drake | Adam Burns is hacked by Gregory Bolin - foul #2 on Gregory Bolin, team foul #3 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Dominique Calderwood (PG) Alex Tryninewski | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Ried (PG), Derek Brannen (SF), Michael Rodrigue (PF) Isidro Ricci, Michael McCrackin, Mark Moore | |
| 07:14 | Drake | Bradly Story misses badly on a runner near the basket | 48-51 |
| 07:13 | Evansville | Michael Rodrigue gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| 06:56 | Evansville | Darrell Levitz misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 06:55 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 06:32 | Drake | Bradly Story misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 06:30 | Evansville | Derek Brannen pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 06:06 | Evansville | Derek Brannen knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Ried | 48-54 |
| 05:42 | Drake | Brooks Lee can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-54 |
| 05:41 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Gregory Bolin | 48-54 |
| 05:24 | Evansville | John Ried misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-54 |
| 05:22 | Evansville | Michael Rodrigue grabs the offensive board | 48-54 |
| 05:04 | Evansville | Darrell Levitz is called for traveling | 48-54 |
| Subs | Drake | Alex Tryninewski (SG), Rolf Zuwkowski (SF), Roberto Costa (PF), Leon Reid (C) Adam Burns, Larry Hollen, Bradly Story, Brooks Lee | |
| Subs | Evansville | Isidro Ricci (SG), Chris Reed (C) Darrell Levitz, Gregory Bolin | |
| 04:35 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Leon Reid | 51-54 |
| 04:27 | Evansville | Chris Reed makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by John Ried | 51-56 |
| 04:10 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-56 |
| 04:09 | Drake | Roberto Costa tips it but misses | 51-56 |
| 04:08 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski tips it in | 53-56 |
| 03:51 | Evansville | Chris Reed misses the floater in the paint | 53-56 |
| 03:49 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Reed | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Dominique Calderwood (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alex Tryninewski (fresh) SF - Rolf Zuwkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roberto Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Leon Reid (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - John Ried (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Isidro Ricci (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derek Brannen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Rodrigue (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Chris Reed (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Evansville | Derek Brannen is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Derek Brannen, team foul #4 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Drake | Adam Burns (SG), Bradly Story (PF) Dominique Calderwood, Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | Evansville | Anthony Hopkins (SG), Michael McCrackin (SF), Mark Moore (PF) John Ried, Derek Brannen, Michael Rodrigue | |
| 03:19 | Drake | Bradly Story makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Alex Tryninewski | 56-56 |
| 03:02 | Evansville | Mark Moore jams it | 56-58 |
| 02:57 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-58 |
| Subs | Drake | Dominique Calderwood (PG), Larry Hollen (SG), Brooks Lee (C) Alex Tryninewski, Adam Burns, Leon Reid | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Ried (PG), Darrell Levitz (SG), Derek Brannen (SF), Michael Rodrigue (PF) Isidro Ricci, Anthony Hopkins, Michael McCrackin, Mark Moore | |
| 02:34 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on John Ried - foul #1 on John Ried, team foul #5 | 56-58 |
| 02:34 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 02:34 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 02:34 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Chris Reed | 57-58 |
| 02:25 | Evansville | Michael Rodrigue hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 57-58 |
| 02:24 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood grabs the board | 57-58 |
| 01:55 | Drake | John Ried is called for the reach on Dominique Calderwood - foul #2 on John Ried, team foul #6 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Drake | Adam Burns (SG) Rolf Zuwkowski | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 01:37 | Drake | Bradly Story hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Darrell Levitz - foul #4 on Darrell Levitz, team foul #7 | 57-58 |
| 01:37 | Drake | Bradly Story makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 01:37 | Drake | Bradly Story makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 01:13 | Evansville | Michael Rodrigue hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Ried | 59-61 |
| 01:08 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-61 |
| 01:07 | Evansville | Derek Brannen gets the rebound | 59-61 |
| 00:57 | Evansville | Michael Rodrigue makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Derek Brannen | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Drake | Darrell Levitz takes the ball from Dominique Calderwood | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Evansville | Darrell Levitz is fouled in the backcourt by Dominique Calderwood - foul #2 on Dominique Calderwood, team foul #3 | 59-63 |
| 00:39 | Evansville | Darrell Levitz is hacked by Larry Hollen - foul #2 on Larry Hollen, team foul #4 | 59-63 |
| 00:36 | Evansville | John Ried is fouled on the floor by Dominique Calderwood - foul #3 on Dominique Calderwood, team foul #5 | 59-63 |
| 00:34 | Evansville | Adam Burns is called for the reach on John Ried - foul #3 on Adam Burns, team foul #6 | 59-63 |
| 00:32 | Evansville | Bradly Story is called for the reach on John Ried - foul #3 on Bradly Story, team foul #7 | 59-63 |
| 00:32 | Evansville | John Ried makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:32 | Evansville | John Ried makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Drake | Larry Hollen drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Dominique Calderwood | 62-65 |
| 00:22 | Evansville | Michael Rodrigue is hacked by Dominique Calderwood in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dominique Calderwood, team foul #8 | 62-65 |
| 00:22 | Evansville | Michael Rodrigue makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:22 | Evansville | Michael Rodrigue misses the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:22 | Drake | Bradly Story pulls down the rebound | 62-66 |
| 00:16 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-66 |
| 00:14 | Evansville | Chris Reed grabs the board | 62-66 |
| 00:12 | Evansville | Chris Reed is hacked by Dominique Calderwood in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dominique Calderwood, team foul #9 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Drake | Alex Tryninewski (PG) Dominique Calderwood | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:12 | Evansville | Chris Reed makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:12 | Evansville | Chris Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:12 | Drake | Bradly Story gets the rebound | 62-67 |
| 00:06 | Drake | Adam Burns misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-67 |
| 00:04 | Evansville | John Ried pulls down the rebound | 62-67 |
| 00:02 | Evansville | John Ried is hacked by Alex Tryninewski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alex Tryninewski, team foul #10 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gregory Bolin (C) Chris Reed | |
| 00:02 | Evansville | John Ried makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:02 | Evansville | John Ried makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Adam Burns misses short on a halfcourt shot | 62-69 |