| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - John Wiggins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jesse Seaberg (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Noel Weaver (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Morin (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Thurber (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Stamper (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Heilman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregg Richards (fresh) PF - John Hayden (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Nathan Ogata (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver inbounds the ball | 34-39 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg loses the dribble to Michael Stamper | 34-39 |
| 19:34 | Drake | Gregg Richards makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Stamper | 34-41 |
| 19:15 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 34-41 |
| 19:14 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber tips it in | 36-41 |
| 19:00 | Drake | Gregg Richards is hacked by William Morin - foul #2 on William Morin, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| 18:43 | Drake | Larry Heilman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-41 |
| 18:42 | Drake | John Hayden snags the offensive board | 36-41 |
| 18:34 | Drake | Nathan Ogata misses the easy layup | 36-41 |
| 18:33 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 18:11 | Tennessee | William Morin misses short on a jumper in the lane | 36-41 |
| 18:10 | Tennessee | William Morin misses the tip | 36-41 |
| 18:09 | Drake | Gregg Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 17:50 | Drake | Michael Stamper makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 17:38 | Tennessee | William Morin blows the layup | 36-43 |
| 17:37 | Drake | Gregg Richards grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 17:32 | Drake | Michael Stamper drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Nathan Ogata | 36-46 |
| 17:12 | Tennessee | William Morin clanks a floater from the free throw line | 36-46 |
| 17:11 | Drake | John Hayden pulls down the rebound | 36-46 |
| 17:05 | Drake | Michael Stamper is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz (PF) William Morin | |
| Subs | Drake | Glenn Forshee (PF) John Hayden | |
| 16:43 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-46 |
| 16:41 | Drake | Michael Stamper snags the defensive board | 36-46 |
| 16:36 | Drake | Nathan Ogata knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Stamper | 36-48 |
| 16:30 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Nathan Ogata - foul #1 on Nathan Ogata, team foul #1 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Drake | David Cox (SF) Gregg Richards | |
| 16:30 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg misses the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 16:30 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg misses the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 16:30 | Drake | Nathan Ogata gets the rebound | 36-48 |
| 16:21 | Drake | Nathan Ogata misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 36-48 |
| 16:20 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver pulls down the rebound | 36-48 |
| 15:58 | Tennessee | John Wiggins double dribbles | 36-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen (PG) John Wiggins | |
| Subs | Drake | John Hayden (PF) Glenn Forshee | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bernard Sorensen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jesse Seaberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Noel Weaver (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Hymowitz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Thurber (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Stamper (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Heilman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Cox (fresh) PF - John Hayden (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Nathan Ogata (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Drake | John Hayden clanks a turnaround in the lane | 36-48 |
| 15:40 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg gets the rebound | 36-48 |
| 15:21 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver loses the ball out of bounds | 36-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Morin (PF) Robert Hymowitz | |
| Subs | Drake | Gregg Richards (SF) David Cox | |
| 15:00 | Drake | Larry Heilman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-48 |
| 14:46 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bernard Sorensen | 38-48 |
| 14:28 | Drake | John Hayden is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on John Hayden, team foul #2 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz (C) Richard Thurber | |
| Subs | Drake | Glenn Forshee (PF) John Hayden | |
| 14:04 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-48 |
| 14:03 | Drake | Gregg Richards gets the rebound | 38-48 |
| 13:48 | Drake | Noel Weaver is called for the reach on Michael Stamper - foul #2 on Noel Weaver, team foul #2 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Turner (SF) Noel Weaver | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 13:35 | Drake | Larry Heilman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-48 |
| 13:33 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner grabs the board | 38-48 |
| 13:12 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-48 |
| 13:10 | Drake | Glenn Forshee grabs the defensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 13:01 | Drake | Nathan Ogata can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 38-48 |
| 13:00 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg gets the rebound | 38-48 |
| 12:56 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-48 |
| 12:54 | Drake | Larry Heilman grabs the board | 38-48 |
| 12:48 | Drake | Bernard Sorensen picks off the pass by Larry Heilman | 38-48 |
| 12:45 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen banks in the layup | 40-48 |
| 12:33 | Drake | Larry Heilman knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Michael Stamper | 40-51 |
| 12:06 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg misses the lay-in | 40-51 |
| 12:05 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz grabs the offensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 11:49 | Tennessee | William Morin is fouled on the floor by Larry Heilman - foul #3 on Larry Heilman, team foul #3 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ernie Gross (SG), Noel Weaver (SF), Richard Thurber (C) Jesse Seaberg, Dustin Turner, William Morin | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Lewis (PG), David Cox (SF), John Hayden (PF), Rodney Lynch (C) Michael Stamper, Gregg Richards, Glenn Forshee, Nathan Ogata | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bernard Sorensen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ernie Gross (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Noel Weaver (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Hymowitz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Thurber (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Larry Heilman (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Cox (fresh) PF - John Hayden (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Rodney Lynch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Tennessee | Rodney Lynch denies the turnaround by Richard Thurber | 40-51 |
| 11:43 | Drake | Michael Lewis gets the rebound | 40-51 |
| 11:40 | Drake | Michael Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Bernard Sorensen - foul #4 on Bernard Sorensen, team foul #3 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Wiggins (PG) Bernard Sorensen | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 11:29 | Drake | David Cox buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Lewis | 40-53 |
| 11:10 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-53 |
| 11:07 | Drake | John Wiggins steps in front of the Michael Lewis pass in the backcourt | 43-53 |
| 11:04 | Tennessee | John Wiggins lays it up and in | 45-53 |
| 10:54 | Drake | John Hayden hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Hymowitz - foul #3 on Robert Hymowitz, team foul #4 | 45-53 |
| 10:54 | Drake | John Hayden makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 10:54 | Drake | John Hayden makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 10:28 | Tennessee | John Wiggins buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Noel Weaver | 47-55 |
| 10:06 | Drake | Michael Lewis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-55 |
| 10:05 | Drake | Rodney Lynch snags the offensive board | 47-55 |
| 10:00 | Drake | Robert Hymowitz is called for the reach on David Cox - foul #4 on Robert Hymowitz, team foul #5 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg (SG), Adrian Morphis (PF) Ernie Gross, Robert Hymowitz | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Stamper (PG), Gregg Richards (SF) Michael Lewis, David Cox | |
| 09:51 | Drake | Larry Heilman loses the ball out of bounds | 47-55 |
| 09:36 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Wiggins | 50-55 |
| 09:34 | Drake | John Wiggins is called for the reach on Michael Stamper in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Wiggins, team foul #6 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Drake | Nathan Ogata (C) Rodney Lynch | |
| 09:22 | Drake | Larry Heilman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-55 |
| 09:21 | Drake | John Hayden hits the follow up shot | 50-57 |
| 09:15 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-57 |
| 09:13 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg snags the offensive board | 50-57 |
| 08:50 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Nathan Ogata - foul #2 on Nathan Ogata, team foul #4 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Turner (SF), William Morin (PF) Noel Weaver, Richard Thurber | |
| Subs | Drake | Glenn Forshee (PF) John Hayden | |
| 08:50 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 08:50 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 08:37 | Drake | Adrian Morphis steals the ball from Nathan Ogata | 52-57 |
| 08:13 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Dustin Turner | 55-57 |
| 08:03 | Drake | Nathan Ogata makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Larry Heilman | 55-59 |
| 07:42 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner buries a runner near the basket | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - John Wiggins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Seaberg (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. SF - Dustin Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Morin (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Adrian Morphis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Stamper (tiring) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Heilman (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregg Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Glenn Forshee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathan Ogata (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Drake | Larry Heilman is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Larry Heilman, team foul #5 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen (PG), Ernie Gross (SG), Noel Weaver (SF), Robert Hymowitz (C) John Wiggins, Jesse Seaberg, Dustin Turner, Adrian Morphis | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Lewis (PG), John Hayden (PF), Rodney Lynch (C) Michael Stamper, Glenn Forshee, Nathan Ogata | |
| 07:16 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-59 |
| 07:01 | Drake | Rodney Lynch connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Larry Heilman out of a doubleteam | 60-61 |
| 06:48 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 06:36 | Drake | Michael Lewis misses short on a 3 from the right corner but he's hacked by Bernard Sorensen - foul #5 on Bernard Sorensen, team foul #7 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Wiggins (PG), Richard Thurber (C) Bernard Sorensen, William Morin | |
| Subs | Drake | David Cox (SF) Gregg Richards | |
| 06:36 | Drake | Michael Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 06:36 | Drake | Michael Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 06:36 | Drake | Michael Lewis misses the 3rd free throw | 63-63 |
| 06:36 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz grabs the defensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 06:14 | Tennessee | Rodney Lynch swats the layup by Ernie Gross | 63-63 |
| 06:12 | Drake | John Hayden gets the rebound | 63-63 |
| 06:03 | Drake | David Cox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Turner (SF) Noel Weaver | |
| Subs | Drake | Nathan Ogata (C) Rodney Lynch | |
| 05:54 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-63 |
| 05:52 | Drake | Michael Lewis grabs the board | 63-63 |
| 05:38 | Drake | Larry Heilman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 05:37 | Drake | John Hayden misses the tip | 63-63 |
| 05:35 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 05:14 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner comes up short on the runner from the left block but the foul's on David Cox - foul #1 on David Cox, team foul #6 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg (SG), William Morin (PF) Ernie Gross, Robert Hymowitz | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Stamper (PG), Gregg Richards (SF), Glenn Forshee (PF) Michael Lewis, David Cox, John Hayden | |
| 05:14 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 05:14 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 05:14 | Drake | Nathan Ogata gets the rebound | 64-63 |
| 05:03 | Drake | Larry Heilman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-63 |
| 05:02 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber snags the defensive board | 64-63 |
| 04:40 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Jesse Seaberg | 66-63 |
| 04:24 | Drake | Glenn Forshee drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-66 |
| 04:06 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-66 |
| 04:04 | Tennessee | John Wiggins grabs the offensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 03:58 | Tennessee | Glenn Forshee is called for the reach on John Wiggins - foul #2 on Glenn Forshee, team foul #7 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Noel Weaver (SF), Robert Hymowitz (C) Dustin Turner, Richard Thurber | |
| Subs | Drake | Timothy Hughes (SG), Rodney Lynch (C) Larry Heilman, Nathan Ogata | |
| 03:58 | Tennessee | John Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 03:58 | Tennessee | John Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 03:43 | Drake | Noel Weaver blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Timothy Hughes | 68-66 |
| 03:42 | Drake | Rodney Lynch hits the follow up shot | 68-68 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - John Wiggins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Seaberg (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. SF - Noel Weaver (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - William Morin (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Hymowitz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Stamper (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Hughes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gregg Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Glenn Forshee (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Lynch (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:31 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-68 |
| 03:29 | Drake | Timothy Hughes grabs the board | 68-68 |
| 03:25 | Drake | Gregg Richards can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by William Morin - foul #3 on William Morin, team foul #8 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Adrian Morphis (C) William Morin | |
| Subs | Drake | John Hayden (PF) Glenn Forshee | |
| 03:25 | Drake | Gregg Richards makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 03:25 | Drake | Gregg Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 03:12 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Noel Weaver, team foul #9 | 68-70 |
| 02:58 | Drake | Rodney Lynch can't throw it down | 68-70 |
| 02:57 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver snags the defensive board | 68-70 |
| 02:57 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Morin (PF) Adrian Morphis | |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Heilman (SG), Nathan Ogata (C) Timothy Hughes, Rodney Lynch | |
| 02:39 | Tennessee | William Morin knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by John Wiggins | 70-70 |
| 02:36 | Drake | John Wiggins steals the ball from Michael Stamper in the backcourt | 70-70 |
| 02:35 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg banks in the layup on a great pass from John Wiggins | 72-70 |
| 02:21 | Drake | Nathan Ogata drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Larry Heilman | 72-73 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-73 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Thurber (C) Robert Hymowitz | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 01:59 | Tennessee | John Wiggins drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Noel Weaver | 74-73 |
| 01:48 | Drake | Gregg Richards buries a shot in the lane set up by Michael Stamper | 74-75 |
| 01:29 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg clanks a floater from the free throw line | 74-75 |
| 01:28 | Drake | John Hayden snags the defensive board | 74-75 |
| 01:12 | Drake | Nathan Ogata misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-75 |
| 01:11 | Tennessee | John Wiggins pulls down the rebound | 74-75 |
| 01:02 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber can't connect on a floater from the left side | 74-75 |
| 01:00 | Drake | Nathan Ogata gets the rebound | 74-75 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Drake | Michael Stamper misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 74-75 |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg gets the rebound | 74-75 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | William Morin misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 74-75 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg tips it back up and in | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Drake | Larry Heilman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | John Wiggins is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Stamper - foul #3 on Michael Stamper, team foul #8 | 76-75 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | John Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | John Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:08 | Drake | Drake calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 78-75 |
| 00:04 | Drake | Michael Stamper misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 78-75 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Richard Thurber | 78-75 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber runs out the clock | 78-75 |