| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Todd Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Liebowitz (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Burch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Barnette (fresh) C - Alexander Hoehn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harold Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Jacobs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Mosley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Caleb Pledger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Washington (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch inbounds the ball | 31-25 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-25 |
| 19:40 | Drake | Harold Griffin pulls down the rebound | 31-25 |
| 19:24 | Drake | Caleb Pledger banks in the layup set up by Harold Griffin | 31-27 |
| 19:12 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Liebowitz | 33-27 |
| 18:51 | Drake | Edward Jacobs is fouled on the floor by Robert Liebowitz - foul #2 on Robert Liebowitz, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| 18:45 | Drake | Harold Griffin hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Michael Mosley | 33-30 |
| 18:32 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter is by himself and knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 35-30 |
| 18:25 | Drake | Alexander Hoehn steals it from Samuel Washington | 35-30 |
| 18:22 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter is hacked by Edward Jacobs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Jacobs, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Drake | William Beach (SF), Bradley Fessenden (PF), Chester Petersen (C) Michael Mosley, Caleb Pledger, Samuel Washington | |
| 18:10 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz misses badly on the uncontested runner from the right block | 35-30 |
| 18:08 | Drake | The rebound goes to William Beach | 35-30 |
| 18:00 | Drake | Harold Griffin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 17:59 | Drake | Bradley Fessenden misses the tip | 35-30 |
| 17:57 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 17:54 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz is hacked by Edward Jacobs in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Jacobs, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith (PG), Percy Fry (SF), Jeff Logston (C) Todd Carter, Stanley Burch, Alexander Hoehn | |
| Subs | Drake | Bradley Zomberg (PG), Dennis Northrup (SG) Harold Griffin, Edward Jacobs | |
| 17:39 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry is open and lays it up and in | 37-30 |
| 17:26 | Drake | Bradley Fessenden misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Liebowitz - foul #3 on Robert Liebowitz, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis (SF), Larry Morgan (C) Robert Liebowitz, Andrew Barnette | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 17:26 | Drake | Bradley Fessenden makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 17:26 | Drake | Bradley Fessenden misses the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 17:26 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 16:59 | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Ron Davis and he's hacked by Bradley Fessenden - foul #2 on Bradley Fessenden, team foul #3 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch (SF) Ron Davis | |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Griffin (PG), John Edwards (PF) Bradley Zomberg, Chester Petersen | |
| 16:59 | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith misses the free throw | 39-31 |
| 16:59 | Drake | Dennis Northrup grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 16:46 | Drake | Dennis Northrup misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-31 |
| 16:44 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| 16:29 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Smith | 41-31 |
| 16:22 | Drake | Bradley Fessenden loses the dribble to Stanley Burch | 41-31 |
| 16:08 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-31 |
| 16:06 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch grabs the offensive board | 41-31 |
| 15:50 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-31 |
| 15:49 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan can't tip it in | 41-31 |
| 15:48 | Drake | Harold Griffin gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Percy Fry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Burch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeff Logston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harold Griffin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Northrup (fairly fresh) SF - William Beach (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Edwards (fresh) C - Bradley Fessenden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Drake | William Beach can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-31 |
| 15:29 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston grabs the board | 41-31 |
| 15:26 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry travels in the backcourt | 41-31 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter (PG), Robert Liebowitz (SG), Ron Davis (SF), Andrew Barnette (PF), Alexander Hoehn (C) Michael Smith, Percy Fry, Stanley Burch, Jeff Logston, Larry Morgan | |
| Subs | Drake | Bradley Zomberg (PG), Edward Jacobs (SG), Michael Mosley (SF), Caleb Pledger (PF), Samuel Washington (C) Harold Griffin, Dennis Northrup, William Beach, John Edwards, Bradley Fessenden | |
| 15:11 | Drake | Bradley Zomberg comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Todd Carter - foul #2 on Todd Carter, team foul #3 | 41-31 |
| 15:11 | Drake | Bradley Zomberg makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 15:11 | Drake | Bradley Zomberg misses the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 15:11 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn gets the rebound | 41-32 |
| 14:44 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 14:42 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn tips it back up and in | 43-32 |
| 14:25 | Drake | Edward Jacobs misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-32 |
| 14:24 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| 14:06 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette misses long on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Caleb Pledger - foul #1 on Caleb Pledger, team foul #4 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch (SF) Ron Davis | |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Griffin (PG), Chester Petersen (C) Bradley Zomberg, Samuel Washington | |
| 14:06 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette makes the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 14:06 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette makes the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 13:53 | Drake | Caleb Pledger misses the dunk attempt | 45-32 |
| 13:51 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz grabs the defensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 13:30 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter makes the driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on Chester Petersen - foul #1 on Chester Petersen, team foul #5 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston (C) Alexander Hoehn | |
| Subs | Drake | Dennis Northrup (SG), John Edwards (PF) Edward Jacobs, Caleb Pledger | |
| 13:30 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter makes the free throw | 48-32 |
| 13:05 | Drake | Dennis Northrup scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Harold Griffin | 48-35 |
| 12:53 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Todd Carter | 50-35 |
| 12:32 | Drake | Harold Griffin knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Dennis Northrup | 50-37 |
| 12:21 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter loses the ball out of bounds | 50-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith (PG), Percy Fry (SG), Ron Davis (SF), Larry Morgan (PF), Alexander Hoehn (C) Todd Carter, Robert Liebowitz, Stanley Burch, Andrew Barnette, Jeff Logston | |
| Subs | Drake | Bradley Zomberg (PG), Edward Jacobs (SG), William Beach (SF), Bradley Fessenden (PF), Samuel Washington (C) Harold Griffin, Dennis Northrup, Michael Mosley, John Edwards, Chester Petersen | |
| 11:53 | Drake | William Beach makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Bradley Fessenden | 50-39 |
| 11:51 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Washington takes the ball from Michael Smith in the backcourt | 50-39 |
| 11:39 | Drake | Bradley Zomberg buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Jacobs | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Percy Fry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ron Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Larry Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alexander Hoehn (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Bradley Zomberg (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edward Jacobs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Beach (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bradley Fessenden (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Washington (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Fessenden picks off the pass by Percy Fry in the backcourt | 50-41 |
| 11:17 | Drake | Bradley Fessenden banks in the layup | 50-43 |
| 10:54 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-43 |
| 10:52 | Drake | Samuel Washington grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 10:32 | Drake | Edward Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-43 |
| 10:30 | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 10:14 | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis double dribbles | 50-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter (PG), Robert Liebowitz (SG), Stanley Burch (SF), Andrew Barnette (PF), Jeff Logston (C) Michael Smith, Percy Fry, Ron Davis, Larry Morgan, Alexander Hoehn | |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Griffin (PG), Dennis Northrup (SG), John Edwards (SF), Caleb Pledger (PF), Chester Petersen (C) Bradley Zomberg, Edward Jacobs, William Beach, Bradley Fessenden, Samuel Washington | |
| 09:57 | Drake | Chester Petersen drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Harold Griffin | 50-45 |
| 09:55 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz is fouled in the backcourt by Chester Petersen - foul #2 on Chester Petersen, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| 09:37 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz connects on the open runner from the right block | 52-45 |
| 09:20 | Drake | Jeff Logston is called for the reach on Harold Griffin - foul #2 on Jeff Logston, team foul #4 | 52-45 |
| 09:01 | Drake | Caleb Pledger misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-45 |
| 08:59 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 08:41 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette misses short on an open turnaround near the basket | 52-45 |
| 08:40 | Drake | John Edwards gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 08:20 | Drake | Harold Griffin can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 52-45 |
| 08:19 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Stanley Burch | 52-45 |
| 08:13 | Southern Illinois | John Edwards is called for the reach on Stanley Burch in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Edwards, team foul #7 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith (PG), Larry Morgan (C) Todd Carter, Jeff Logston | |
| Subs | Drake | Bradley Zomberg (PG), Edward Jacobs (SG), William Beach (SF), Bradley Fessenden (PF), Wyatt Jones (C) Harold Griffin, Dennis Northrup, John Edwards, Caleb Pledger, Chester Petersen | |
| 08:13 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 08:13 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 07:59 | Drake | Wyatt Jones misses the lay-in | 54-45 |
| 07:58 | Drake | Wyatt Jones hits the follow up shot | 54-47 |
| 07:55 | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry (SG), Ron Davis (SF), Alexander Hoehn (C) Robert Liebowitz, Stanley Burch, Andrew Barnette | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 07:38 | Drake | Edward Jacobs buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Beach | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Percy Fry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ron Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Larry Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alexander Hoehn (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Bradley Zomberg (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edward Jacobs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Beach (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bradley Fessenden (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Wyatt Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry is hacked by Bradley Fessenden - foul #3 on Bradley Fessenden, team foul #8 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Mosley (SF), Samuel Washington (C) William Beach, Wyatt Jones | |
| 07:27 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 07:27 | Drake | Samuel Washington snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 07:04 | Drake | Alexander Hoehn is called for the reach on Samuel Washington - foul #2 on Alexander Hoehn, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz (SG), Andrew Barnette (PF) Ron Davis, Larry Morgan | |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Griffin (PG) Bradley Zomberg | |
| 06:55 | Drake | Edward Jacobs misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 54-49 |
| 06:54 | Drake | Edward Jacobs can't tip it in | 54-49 |
| 06:52 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 06:28 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette jams it on a great pass from Robert Liebowitz | 56-49 |
| 06:13 | Drake | Harold Griffin is hacked by Michael Smith - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #6 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch (SF), Jeff Logston (C) Michael Smith, Alexander Hoehn | |
| Subs | Drake | Dennis Northrup (SG), William Beach (SF), Caleb Pledger (PF), Wyatt Jones (C) Edward Jacobs, Michael Mosley, Bradley Fessenden, Samuel Washington | |
| 05:57 | Drake | Dennis Northrup is hacked by Andrew Barnette - foul #3 on Andrew Barnette, team foul #7 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter (PG) Percy Fry | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 05:57 | Drake | Dennis Northrup makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 05:57 | Drake | Dennis Northrup makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 05:55 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan (C) Andrew Barnette | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 05:44 | Drake | Caleb Pledger connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by William Beach | 56-54 |
| 05:28 | Southern Illinois | William Beach swats the layup by Todd Carter | 56-54 |
| 05:27 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston snags the offensive board | 56-54 |
| 05:08 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston's floater is tipped away by Caleb Pledger | 56-54 |
| 05:07 | Drake | William Beach gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 04:50 | Drake | Caleb Pledger can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Todd Carter - foul #3 on Todd Carter, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith (PG), Percy Fry (SG), Andrew Barnette (PF) Todd Carter, Robert Liebowitz, Larry Morgan | |
| Subs | Drake | Bradley Zomberg (PG), Edward Jacobs (SG), John Edwards (SF), Bradley Fessenden (C) Harold Griffin, Dennis Northrup, William Beach, Wyatt Jones | |
| 04:50 | Drake | Caleb Pledger makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 04:50 | Drake | Caleb Pledger makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 04:45 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley Zomberg - foul #3 on Bradley Zomberg, team foul #9 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Drake | Chester Petersen (C) Caleb Pledger | |
| 04:45 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 04:45 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry misses the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 04:45 | Drake | The rebound goes to Bradley Fessenden | 57-56 |
| 04:30 | Drake | Bradley Fessenden misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 57-56 |
| 04:28 | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 04:00 | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith misses the jumper from the left side | 57-56 |
| 03:58 | Drake | Chester Petersen grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 03:39 | Drake | Chester Petersen can't finish the layup but the foul's on Percy Fry - foul #1 on Percy Fry, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter (PG), Alexander Hoehn (C) Stanley Burch, Jeff Logston | |
| Subs | Drake | Dennis Northrup (PG), William Beach (SG), Michael Mosley (SF), Samuel Washington (C) Bradley Zomberg, Edward Jacobs, John Edwards, Bradley Fessenden | |
| 03:39 | Drake | Chester Petersen makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 03:39 | Drake | Chester Petersen misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 03:39 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Todd Carter (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Percy Fry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Barnette (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Alexander Hoehn (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Dennis Northrup (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Beach (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Mosley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chester Petersen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Washington (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:10 | Southern Illinois | William Beach is called for the reach on Percy Fry - foul #1 on William Beach, team foul #10 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz (SG) Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Griffin (PG), Caleb Pledger (PF) William Beach, Chester Petersen | |
| 03:10 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 03:10 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 02:50 | Drake | Samuel Washington is fouled on the floor by Percy Fry - foul #2 on Percy Fry, team foul #10 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis (SF), Larry Morgan (PF) Percy Fry, Andrew Barnette | |
| Subs | Drake | William Beach (SF) Michael Mosley | |
| 02:50 | Drake | Samuel Washington misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 02:50 | Drake | Samuel Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 02:43 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch (SF), Andrew Barnette (PF) Ron Davis, Larry Morgan | |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Jacobs (SG), Michael Mosley (SF) Dennis Northrup, William Beach | |
| 02:34 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Edward Jacobs - foul #4 on Edward Jacobs, team foul #11 | 59-58 |
| 02:34 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 02:34 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 02:18 | Drake | Edward Jacobs comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 02:16 | Drake | Caleb Pledger tips it in | 61-60 |
| 02:14 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch is hacked by Michael Mosley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Mosley, team foul #12 | 61-60 |
| 02:14 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 02:14 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch misses the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 02:14 | Drake | Samuel Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 01:50 | Drake | Edward Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-60 |
| 01:48 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| 01:27 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Liebowitz | 63-60 |
| 01:03 | Drake | Harold Griffin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-60 |
| 01:01 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn pulls down the rebound | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz makes the wide open jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Stanley Burch | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Drake | Edward Jacobs comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-60 |
| 00:31 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette grabs the defensive rebound | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette is hacked by Edward Jacobs in the backcourt - foul #5 on Edward Jacobs, team foul #13 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan (C) Alexander Hoehn | |
| Subs | Drake | Dennis Northrup (SG) Edward Jacobs | |
| 00:30 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:30 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:24 | Drake | Dennis Northrup hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-63 |
| 00:22 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Northrup - foul #3 on Dennis Northrup, team foul #14 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn (C) Larry Morgan | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:22 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette misses the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:22 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:18 | Drake | Harold Griffin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-63 |
| 00:17 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Alexander Hoehn | 68-63 |
| 00:14 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn is hacked by Harold Griffin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harold Griffin, team foul #15 | 68-63 |
| 00:14 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn misses the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:14 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:10 | Drake | Dennis Northrup clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-63 |
| 00:08 | Drake | Michael Mosley grabs the offensive board | 69-63 |
| 00:04 | Drake | Dennis Northrup drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Samuel Washington | 69-66 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette is hacked by Harold Griffin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harold Griffin, team foul #16 | 69-66 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette misses the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:03 | Drake | Caleb Pledger snags the defensive board | 70-66 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Caleb Pledger can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 70-66 |