| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Stamper (fresh) SG - Larry Heilman (fresh) SF - Gregg Richards (fresh) PF - John Hayden (fresh) C - Nathan Ogata (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Richard Clark (fresh) SG - Israel Rotz (fresh) SF - Richard Cotton (fresh) PF - Donald Mullinix (fresh) C - Randall Boyette (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | John Hayden wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Drake | Nathan Ogata clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Randall Boyette - foul #1 on Randall Boyette, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Drake | Nathan Ogata makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:47 | Drake | Nathan Ogata misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:47 | Evansville | Richard Cotton grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 19:32 | Evansville | Richard Clark clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 1-0 |
| 19:31 | Evansville | Randall Boyette misses the tip | 1-0 |
| 19:29 | Drake | Nathan Ogata snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 19:12 | Drake | John Hayden drills a shot in the paint and he's hacked by Richard Cotton - foul #1 on Richard Cotton, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | Drake | John Hayden misses the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | Evansville | Richard Cotton grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:06 | Evansville | Randall Boyette hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:05 | Drake | John Hayden gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:47 | Drake | The pull-up jumper by John Hayden is blocked by Donald Mullinix | 3-0 |
| 18:45 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:43 | Evansville | Richard Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 18:18 | Drake | Larry Heilman makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Michael Stamper | 5-0 |
| 18:09 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix lays it up and in and he's fouled by John Hayden - foul #1 on John Hayden, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:09 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix misses the free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:09 | Drake | The rebound goes to Gregg Richards | 5-2 |
| 17:46 | Drake | Donald Mullinix is called for the reach on Larry Heilman - foul #1 on Donald Mullinix, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Drake | David Cox (SF), Glenn Forshee (PF) Gregg Richards, John Hayden | |
| Subs | Evansville | Raymond Pooley (PG), George Cowling (SG), Shawn Prince (PF), Joe Boden (C) Richard Clark, Israel Rotz, Donald Mullinix, Randall Boyette | |
| 17:31 | Drake | Glenn Forshee knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Stamper and he's hacked by Shawn Prince - foul #1 on Shawn Prince, team foul #4 | 7-2 |
| 17:31 | Drake | Glenn Forshee makes the free throw | 8-2 |
| 17:22 | Evansville | Shawn Prince's fadeaway is rejected by Nathan Ogata | 8-2 |
| 17:21 | Drake | Glenn Forshee snags the defensive board | 8-2 |
| 16:57 | Drake | Nathan Ogata loses the dribble to Richard Cotton | 8-2 |
| 16:50 | Evansville | The jump hook by Raymond Pooley is blocked by Nathan Ogata | 8-2 |
| 16:49 | Evansville | Richard Cotton tips it back up and in | 8-4 |
| 16:33 | Drake | Nathan Ogata misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Cotton - foul #2 on Richard Cotton, team foul #5 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Drake | Timothy Hughes (SG), Gregg Richards (SF), Gilbert Lavoie (PF) Michael Stamper, David Cox, Glenn Forshee | |
| Subs | Evansville | Richard Clark (PG), Israel Rotz (SG), Donald Mullinix (PF) Raymond Pooley, Richard Cotton, Joe Boden | |
| 16:33 | Drake | Nathan Ogata misses the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:33 | Drake | Nathan Ogata makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 16:14 | Evansville | George Cowling is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-4 |
| 16:12 | Evansville | Shawn Prince pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 15:57 | Evansville | Shawn Prince lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Clark | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Larry Heilman (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Timothy Hughes (fresh) SF - Gregg Richards (fairly fresh) PF - Gilbert Lavoie (fresh) C - Nathan Ogata (tiring) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Richard Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Israel Rotz (fresh) SF - George Cowling (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Mullinix (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shawn Prince (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Drake | Larry Heilman comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by George Cowling - foul #1 on George Cowling, team foul #6 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Drake | David Cox (SF), John Hayden (PF), Rodney Lynch (C) Gregg Richards, Gilbert Lavoie, Nathan Ogata | |
| Subs | Evansville | Raymond Pooley (PG), Lewis Swedberg (SG), John Reiley (SF), Randall Boyette (C) Richard Clark, Israel Rotz, George Cowling, Shawn Prince | |
| 15:30 | Drake | Larry Heilman makes the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 15:30 | Drake | Larry Heilman misses the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 15:30 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 15:11 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg is fouled on the floor by Timothy Hughes - foul #1 on Timothy Hughes, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Lewis (PG) Timothy Hughes | |
| Subs | Evansville | Joe Boden (PF) Donald Mullinix | |
| 14:57 | Evansville | John Hayden denies the turnaround by Joe Boden | 10-6 |
| 14:56 | Drake | Larry Heilman snags the defensive board | 10-6 |
| 14:52 | Drake | John Reiley takes the ball from Larry Heilman | 10-6 |
| 14:35 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley makes the floater from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 14:11 | Drake | Rodney Lynch misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 14:10 | Evansville | Joe Boden pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 13:58 | Evansville | Randall Boyette misses the lay-in | 10-8 |
| 13:56 | Drake | Larry Heilman snags the defensive board | 10-8 |
| 13:36 | Drake | Michael Lewis misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 13:34 | Drake | John Hayden misses the tip | 10-8 |
| 13:33 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Randall Boyette | 10-8 |
| 13:12 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 12:48 | Drake | Rodney Lynch buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Lewis | 12-10 |
| 12:37 | Evansville | Joe Boden's pass is intercepted by David Cox | 12-10 |
| 12:34 | Drake | David Cox lays it up and in | 14-10 |
| 12:25 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley misses the 3 from the right wing | 14-10 |
| 12:24 | Evansville | Randall Boyette tips it home | 14-12 |
| 12:21 | Drake | Michael Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-12 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Stamper (PG), Timothy Hughes (SG), Gregg Richards (SF), Glenn Forshee (PF), Nathan Ogata (C) Michael Lewis, Larry Heilman, David Cox, John Hayden, Rodney Lynch | |
| Subs | Evansville | Richard Clark (PG), Israel Rotz (SG), George Cowling (SF), Donald Mullinix (PF), Shawn Prince (C) Raymond Pooley, Lewis Swedberg, John Reiley, Joe Boden, Randall Boyette | |
| 12:06 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 12:04 | Drake | The rebound goes to Nathan Ogata | 14-12 |
| 11:41 | Drake | Gregg Richards loses the dribble to Israel Rotz | 14-12 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Stamper (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Timothy Hughes (fresh) SF - Gregg Richards (fresh) PF - Glenn Forshee (fresh) 3 pts. C - Nathan Ogata (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Richard Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Israel Rotz (fresh) SF - George Cowling (fresh) PF - Donald Mullinix (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Prince (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:12 | Evansville | George Cowling misses short on a jumper from the right side | 14-12 |
| 11:10 | Evansville | Richard Clark snags the offensive board | 14-12 |
| 10:57 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 14-12 |
| 10:56 | Drake | The rebound goes to Michael Stamper | 14-12 |
| 10:39 | Drake | Michael Stamper comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 10:37 | Drake | Nathan Ogata tips it back up and in | 16-12 |
| 10:21 | Evansville | Shawn Prince loses the dribble to Nathan Ogata | 16-12 |
| 09:52 | Drake | Nathan Ogata drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Gregg Richards | 18-12 |
| 09:46 | Evansville | Israel Rotz is hacked by Gregg Richards in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregg Richards, team foul #3 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Heilman (SG), Gilbert Lavoie (PF), Rodney Lynch (C) Timothy Hughes, Glenn Forshee, Nathan Ogata | |
| Subs | Evansville | Joe Boden (PF), Randall Boyette (C) Donald Mullinix, Shawn Prince | |
| 09:35 | Evansville | Richard Clark is open and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Randall Boyette | 18-15 |
| 09:13 | Drake | Gregg Richards misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 18-15 |
| 09:12 | Drake | Gregg Richards hits the follow up shot | 20-15 |
| 09:08 | Evansville | Richard Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-15 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Lewis (PG) Michael Stamper | |
| Subs | Evansville | Raymond Pooley (PG), Lewis Swedberg (SG), John Reiley (SF) Richard Clark, Israel Rotz, George Cowling | |
| 08:57 | Drake | Gregg Richards knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Larry Heilman | 22-15 |
| 08:54 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Lewis - foul #1 on Michael Lewis, team foul #4 | 22-15 |
| 08:43 | Evansville | John Reiley misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-15 |
| 08:42 | Drake | Michael Lewis pulls down the rebound | 22-15 |
| 08:22 | Drake | Larry Heilman misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-15 |
| 08:21 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley grabs the board | 22-15 |
| 08:17 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley is fouled in the backcourt by Gilbert Lavoie - foul #1 on Gilbert Lavoie, team foul #5 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Drake | David Cox (SF), John Hayden (PF) Gregg Richards, Gilbert Lavoie | |
| Subs | Evansville | Donald Mullinix (PF) Joe Boden | |
| 08:09 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-15 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Evansville | George Cowling (SF) John Reiley | |
| 07:50 | Drake | Michael Lewis makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Larry Heilman | 25-15 |
| 07:47 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg's pass is intercepted by John Hayden in the backcourt | 25-15 |
| 07:29 | Drake | John Hayden comes up short on the floater from the right side | 25-15 |
| 07:27 | Evansville | Randall Boyette snags the defensive board | 25-15 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Heilman (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Cox (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Hayden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Lynch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Raymond Pooley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lewis Swedberg (fairly fresh) SF - George Cowling (tiring) PF - Donald Mullinix (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Boyette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-15 |
| 07:07 | Drake | Rodney Lynch grabs the board | 25-15 |
| 06:47 | Drake | Larry Heilman clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-15 |
| 06:45 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Lewis | 25-15 |
| 06:28 | Drake | Larry Heilman clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 25-15 |
| 06:27 | Drake | Rodney Lynch snags the offensive board | 25-15 |
| 05:58 | Drake | Rodney Lynch's floater is tipped away by Randall Boyette | 25-15 |
| 05:57 | Evansville | Randall Boyette pulls down the rebound | 25-15 |
| 05:51 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix's floater is tipped away by Rodney Lynch | 25-15 |
| 05:49 | Evansville | Randall Boyette grabs the offensive rebound | 25-15 |
| 05:24 | Evansville | Randall Boyette is denied on a layup by John Hayden | 25-15 |
| 05:23 | Drake | The rebound goes to Michael Lewis | 25-15 |
| 05:05 | Drake | Rodney Lynch misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 25-15 |
| 05:04 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix snags the defensive board | 25-15 |
| 05:02 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-15 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Stamper (PG), Timothy Hughes (SG), Gregg Richards (SF), Glenn Forshee (PF), Nathan Ogata (C) Michael Lewis, Larry Heilman, David Cox, John Hayden, Rodney Lynch | |
| Subs | Evansville | Richard Clark (PG), Israel Rotz (SG), John Reiley (SF), Shawn Prince (PF), Joe Boden (C) Raymond Pooley, Lewis Swedberg, George Cowling, Donald Mullinix, Randall Boyette | |
| 04:49 | Drake | Nathan Ogata scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Timothy Hughes | 27-15 |
| 04:47 | Evansville | Richard Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Hughes - foul #2 on Timothy Hughes, team foul #6 | 27-15 |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Heilman (SG) Timothy Hughes | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 04:29 | Evansville | Israel Rotz scores on a shot in the paint set up by Richard Clark | 27-17 |
| 04:07 | Drake | Michael Stamper scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Larry Heilman | 30-17 |
| 04:02 | Evansville | John Reiley is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left corner | 30-17 |
| 04:00 | Drake | Larry Heilman gets the rebound | 30-17 |
| 03:40 | Drake | Nathan Ogata knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Glenn Forshee | 33-17 |
| 03:38 | Evansville | Michael Stamper steps in front of the Richard Clark pass in the backcourt | 33-17 |
| 03:35 | Drake | Gregg Richards banks in the layup set up by Michael Stamper | 35-17 |
| 03:19 | Evansville | Shawn Prince is alone and drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Richard Clark and he's fouled by Gregg Richards - foul #2 on Gregg Richards, team foul #7 | 35-19 |
| Subs | Drake | Timothy Hughes (SG), Gilbert Lavoie (PF) Larry Heilman, Glenn Forshee | |
| Subs | Evansville | Richard Cotton (SF), Donald Mullinix (PF) John Reiley, Joe Boden | |
| 03:19 | Evansville | Shawn Prince makes the free throw | 35-20 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Stamper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Hughes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gregg Richards (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gilbert Lavoie (fresh) C - Nathan Ogata (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Richard Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Israel Rotz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Cotton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Mullinix (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Prince (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 02:55 | Drake | Nathan Ogata comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 35-20 |
| 02:54 | Evansville | Richard Clark gets the rebound | 35-20 |
| 02:45 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix banks in the layup | 35-22 |
| 02:16 | Drake | Timothy Hughes is hacked by Richard Cotton - foul #3 on Richard Cotton, team foul #7 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Drake | Rodney Lynch (C) Nathan Ogata | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Reiley (SF), Joe Boden (C) Richard Cotton, Shawn Prince | |
| 02:16 | Drake | Timothy Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 35-22 |
| 02:16 | Evansville | Joe Boden grabs the board | 35-22 |
| 02:14 | Evansville | Michael Stamper is called for the reach on Israel Rotz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Stamper, team foul #8 | 35-22 |
| 02:14 | Evansville | Israel Rotz makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 02:14 | Evansville | Israel Rotz makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 02:04 | Drake | Michael Stamper knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Timothy Hughes | 38-24 |
| 01:39 | Evansville | Israel Rotz is fouled on the floor by Gilbert Lavoie - foul #2 on Gilbert Lavoie, team foul #9 | 38-24 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Lewis (PG), Larry Heilman (SG), Glenn Forshee (PF) Michael Stamper, Timothy Hughes, Gilbert Lavoie | |
| Subs | Evansville | Randall Boyette (C) Donald Mullinix | |
| 01:39 | Evansville | Israel Rotz misses the 1st free throw | 38-24 |
| 01:39 | Drake | The rebound goes to Rodney Lynch | 38-24 |
| 01:22 | Drake | Larry Heilman loses the dribble to John Reiley | 38-24 |
| 01:01 | Evansville | Randall Boyette connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Richard Clark and the foul's on Michael Lewis - foul #2 on Michael Lewis, team foul #10 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Drake | David Cox (SF), John Hayden (PF), Nathan Ogata (C) Gregg Richards, Glenn Forshee, Rodney Lynch | |
| Subs | Evansville | George Cowling (SF), Donald Mullinix (PF) John Reiley, Joe Boden | |
| 01:01 | Evansville | Randall Boyette makes the free throw | 38-27 |
| 00:32 | Drake | Nathan Ogata comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 38-27 |
| 00:30 | Drake | David Cox tips it but misses | 38-27 |
| 00:28 | Evansville | Randall Boyette pulls down the rebound | 38-27 |
| 00:02 | Evansville | Israel Rotz misses short on a shot near the basket | 38-27 |
| 00:01 | Drake | David Cox pulls down the rebound | 38-27 |
| 00:00 | Drake | David Cox comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 38-27 |