| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Arnold Sparks (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Brian Munz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Neale (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Harden (fresh) 4 reb. C - Christopher Rush (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Herman Ayoub (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herman Wagner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Liang Xiao (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Barry Bacon (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Liang Huang (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Liang Xiao inbounds the ball | 38-34 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Drake | Barry Bacon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 38-34 |
| 19:39 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 19:26 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-34 |
| 19:24 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden gets the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 19:15 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Brian Munz | 41-34 |
| 19:05 | Drake | Liang Xiao misses long on an open 3 from straight away | 41-34 |
| 19:03 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 18:48 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-34 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (SG), Gary Land (SF), Gary Olivarez (PF) Brian Munz, Richard Neale, Christopher Rush | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 18:28 | Drake | Liang Xiao is open and lays it up and in set up by Herman Wagner | 41-36 |
| 18:19 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez buries a jumper from the left block | 43-36 |
| 17:58 | Drake | Liang Xiao is hacked by Patrick Fitzpatrick - foul #1 on Patrick Fitzpatrick, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale (SF), Christopher Rush (C) Gary Land, Richard Harden | |
| Subs | Drake | Sergio Rivera (PG), Allen Carrier (SG), Davis Anderson (SF), Steven Rhone (PF), Fernando Cano (C) Herman Ayoub, Herman Wagner, Liang Xiao, Barry Bacon, Liang Huang | |
| 17:44 | Drake | Davis Anderson buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Sergio Rivera | 43-39 |
| 17:31 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez connects on the floater near the basket set up by Patrick Fitzpatrick and the foul's on Fernando Cano - foul #1 on Fernando Cano, team foul #1 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gary Land (SF) Richard Neale | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 17:31 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez misses the free throw | 45-39 |
| 17:31 | Drake | Fernando Cano grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 17:09 | Drake | Allen Carrier misses the 3 from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 17:07 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 17:03 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 17:02 | Drake | Sergio Rivera pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 16:36 | Drake | Sergio Rivera misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 16:34 | Drake | Fernando Cano tips it back up and in | 45-41 |
| 16:27 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Arnold Sparks | 47-41 |
| 16:12 | Drake | Davis Anderson misses short on a shot from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 16:10 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 16:01 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-41 |
| 16:00 | Drake | Davis Anderson grabs the board | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Arnold Sparks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Fitzpatrick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Land (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Olivarez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Rush (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Sergio Rivera (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Carrier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Davis Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Rhone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Fernando Cano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Drake | Sergio Rivera's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-41 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz (SG), Richard Neale (SF), Richard Harden (C) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Gary Land, Christopher Rush | |
| Subs | Drake | Herman Ayoub (PG), Herman Wagner (SG), Liang Xiao (SF), Barry Bacon (PF), Liang Huang (C) Sergio Rivera, Allen Carrier, Davis Anderson, Steven Rhone, Fernando Cano | |
| 15:32 | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-41 |
| 15:31 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden tips it but misses | 47-41 |
| 15:29 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale can't tip it in | 47-41 |
| 15:28 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks can't tip it in | 47-41 |
| 15:27 | Drake | Barry Bacon gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 15:23 | Drake | Herman Wagner shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Brian Munz - foul #1 on Brian Munz, team foul #2 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG) Arnold Sparks | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 15:23 | Drake | Herman Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 15:23 | Drake | Herman Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 15:07 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Patrick Fitzpatrick | 50-43 |
| 14:51 | Drake | Barry Bacon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-43 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks (PG), David Frazier (SG) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Brian Munz | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 14:32 | Western Kentucky | Liang Huang steps in front of the Arnold Sparks pass | 50-43 |
| 14:10 | Drake | Liang Xiao hits a fadeaway near the basket | 50-45 |
| 14:01 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks misses the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 50-45 |
| 13:59 | Drake | The rebound goes to Liang Xiao | 50-45 |
| 13:41 | Drake | Liang Xiao loses the ball out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz (SG), Christopher Rush (C) David Frazier, Richard Harden | |
| Subs | Drake | Sergio Rivera (PG), Allen Carrier (SG), Davis Anderson (SF), Fernando Cano (C) Herman Ayoub, Herman Wagner, Liang Xiao, Liang Huang | |
| 13:33 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-45 |
| 13:31 | Drake | Barry Bacon grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 13:06 | Drake | Fernando Cano loses the dribble to Brian Munz | 50-45 |
| 12:47 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 12:46 | Drake | Allen Carrier snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 12:42 | Drake | Allen Carrier misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-45 |
| 12:40 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Barry Bacon | 50-45 |
| 12:26 | Drake | Christopher Rush blocks the short jumper by Barry Bacon | 50-45 |
| 12:25 | Drake | Fernando Cano tips it home | 50-47 |
| 12:21 | Western Kentucky | Sergio Rivera is called for the reach on Arnold Sparks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sergio Rivera, team foul #2 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (SG), Gary Land (SF), Richard Harden (C) Brian Munz, Richard Neale, Christopher Rush | |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Smithson (PG), Troy Sanderson (SG), Liang Xiao (SF), Steven Rhone (PF) Sergio Rivera, Allen Carrier, Davis Anderson, Barry Bacon | |
| 12:05 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks is alone and drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Olivarez | 52-47 |
| 11:48 | Drake | Larry Smithson misses the easy layup | 52-47 |
| 11:47 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Richard Harden | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Arnold Sparks (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Fitzpatrick (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gary Land (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Olivarez (tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Harden (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Larry Smithson (fresh) SG - Troy Sanderson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Liang Xiao (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Steven Rhone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Fernando Cano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 11:41 | Drake | The rebound goes to Fernando Cano | 52-47 |
| 11:23 | Drake | Larry Smithson comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 52-47 |
| 11:21 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 11:19 | Western Kentucky | Troy Sanderson is called for the reach on Patrick Fitzpatrick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Troy Sanderson, team foul #3 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz (SG), Richard Neale (SF), Christopher Rush (C) Arnold Sparks, Gary Land, Richard Harden | |
| Subs | Drake | Herman Ayoub (PG), Herman Wagner (SG), Barry Bacon (PF), Liang Huang (C) Larry Smithson, Troy Sanderson, Steven Rhone, Fernando Cano | |
| 11:03 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale connects on the jumpshot from the left wing and he's fouled by Barry Bacon - foul #3 on Barry Bacon, team foul #4 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Frazier (SG) Brian Munz | |
| Subs | Drake | Davis Anderson (SF) Liang Xiao | |
| 11:03 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale makes the free throw | 55-47 |
| 10:47 | Drake | Herman Wagner buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Herman Ayoub | 55-50 |
| 10:43 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-50 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks (PG), Brian Munz (SG), Gary Land (SF), Richard Harden (C) Patrick Fitzpatrick, David Frazier, Richard Neale, Christopher Rush | |
| Subs | Drake | Allen Carrier (C) Liang Huang | |
| 10:28 | Drake | Allen Carrier connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Herman Ayoub | 55-52 |
| 10:24 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-52 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (SG), Richard Neale (SF), Christopher Rush (C) Brian Munz, Gary Land, Richard Harden | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 10:14 | Drake | Barry Bacon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 10:12 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 09:56 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks can't connect on a floater from the right side | 55-52 |
| 09:54 | Drake | Allen Carrier pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 09:46 | Drake | Davis Anderson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 55-52 |
| 09:44 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Christopher Rush | 55-52 |
| 09:35 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Patrick Fitzpatrick | 58-52 |
| 09:07 | Drake | Davis Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-52 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz (SG), Gary Land (SF), Richard Harden (C) Arnold Sparks, Richard Neale, Christopher Rush | |
| Subs | Drake | Sergio Rivera (PG), Troy Sanderson (SG), Liang Xiao (SF), Fernando Cano (PF), Liang Huang (C) Herman Ayoub, Herman Wagner, Davis Anderson, Barry Bacon, Allen Carrier | |
| 09:00 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez lays it up and in set up by Gary Land | 60-52 |
| 08:38 | Drake | Liang Xiao buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Troy Sanderson | 60-55 |
| 08:35 | Western Kentucky | Troy Sanderson is called for the reach on Brian Munz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Troy Sanderson, team foul #5 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks (PG), David Frazier (SG), Richard Neale (SF) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Brian Munz, Gary Land | |
| Subs | Drake | Steven Rhone (PF) Fernando Cano | |
| 08:21 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Troy Sanderson - foul #4 on Troy Sanderson, team foul #6 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Smithson (PG) Troy Sanderson | |
| 08:21 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 08:21 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez misses the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 08:21 | Drake | Steven Rhone grabs the defensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 08:06 | Drake | Sergio Rivera misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 08:05 | Drake | Liang Xiao grabs the offensive board | 61-55 |
| 07:55 | Drake | Liang Huang drills a shot from the left side | 61-57 |
| 07:36 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-57 |
| 07:34 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden snags the offensive board | 61-57 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Arnold Sparks (tired) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Frazier (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Neale (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Olivarez (very tired) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Harden (tiring) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Larry Smithson (fresh) SG - Sergio Rivera (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Liang Xiao (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Rhone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Liang Huang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale is denied on a dunk by Liang Xiao | 61-57 |
| 07:24 | Drake | Liang Xiao pulls down the rebound | 61-57 |
| 06:59 | Drake | Liang Xiao misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gary Olivarez - foul #3 on Gary Olivarez, team foul #3 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG), Brian Munz (SG), Gary Land (SF), Christopher Rush (C) Arnold Sparks, David Frazier, Richard Neale, Richard Harden | |
| Subs | Drake | Allen Carrier (PG), Herman Wagner (SG), Barry Bacon (PF), Fernando Cano (C) Larry Smithson, Sergio Rivera, Steven Rhone, Liang Huang | |
| 06:59 | Drake | Liang Xiao makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 06:59 | Drake | Liang Xiao makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 06:48 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush is alone and drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Brian Munz | 63-59 |
| 06:35 | Drake | Fernando Cano misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Christopher Rush - foul #1 on Christopher Rush, team foul #4 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks (PG), Jordon McAfee (PF) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Gary Olivarez | |
| Subs | Drake | Herman Ayoub (PG), Davis Anderson (SF) Liang Xiao, Barry Bacon | |
| 06:35 | Drake | Fernando Cano misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 06:35 | Drake | Fernando Cano makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 06:16 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Munz | 65-60 |
| 05:51 | Drake | Davis Anderson hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Herman Ayoub | 65-63 |
| 05:47 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 68-63 |
| 05:33 | Drake | Herman Wagner's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Christopher Rush | 68-63 |
| 05:29 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Munz | 71-63 |
| 05:24 | Drake | Davis Anderson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-63 |
| 05:23 | Drake | Allen Carrier grabs the offensive rebound | 71-63 |
| 05:07 | Drake | Herman Ayoub is hacked by Jordon McAfee - foul #1 on Jordon McAfee, team foul #5 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG), David Frazier (SG), Richard Neale (SF), Gary Olivarez (PF), Richard Harden (C) Arnold Sparks, Brian Munz, Gary Land, Jordon McAfee, Christopher Rush | |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Smithson (PG), Troy Sanderson (SG), Liang Xiao (SF), Barry Bacon (PF), Liang Huang (C) Herman Ayoub, Herman Wagner, Davis Anderson, Fernando Cano, Allen Carrier | |
| 04:51 | Drake | Liang Huang drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Liang Xiao | 71-66 |
| 04:41 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Liang Xiao - foul #3 on Liang Xiao, team foul #7 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks (PG), Brian Munz (SG) Patrick Fitzpatrick, David Frazier | |
| Subs | Drake | Sergio Rivera (PG) Larry Smithson | |
| 04:41 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 04:41 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 04:27 | Drake | Troy Sanderson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 73-66 |
| 04:25 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale gets the rebound | 73-66 |
| 04:22 | Western Kentucky | Sergio Rivera steals it from Brian Munz in the backcourt | 73-66 |
| 04:13 | Drake | Barry Bacon makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Sergio Rivera and the foul's on Gary Olivarez - foul #4 on Gary Olivarez, team foul #6 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (SG), Christopher Rush (C) Brian Munz, Richard Harden | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 04:13 | Drake | Barry Bacon misses the free throw | 73-68 |
| 04:13 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush gets the rebound | 73-68 |
| 04:09 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-68 |
| 04:07 | Drake | Barry Bacon snags the defensive board | 73-68 |
| 03:38 | Drake | Troy Sanderson is called for 3 seconds | 73-68 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz (SG), Jordon McAfee (PF), Richard Harden (C) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Gary Olivarez, Christopher Rush | |
| Subs | Drake | Herman Ayoub (PG), Herman Wagner (SG), Steven Rhone (PF), Fernando Cano (C) Sergio Rivera, Troy Sanderson, Barry Bacon, Liang Huang | |
| 03:30 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 73-68 |
| 03:28 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee snags the offensive board | 73-68 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Arnold Sparks (tired) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Munz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Neale (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jordon McAfee (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Harden (tiring) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Herman Ayoub (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Herman Wagner (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Liang Xiao (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Rhone (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Fernando Cano (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Arnold Sparks | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:07 | Drake | Fernando Cano misses short on a runner from the baseline | 76-68 |
| 03:05 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee grabs the defensive rebound | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:47 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale jams it set up by Brian Munz | 78-68 |
| 02:47 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-68 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG), David Frazier (SG), Gary Olivarez (PF), Christopher Rush (C) Arnold Sparks, Brian Munz, Jordon McAfee, Richard Harden | |
| Subs | Drake | Davis Anderson (SF), Barry Bacon (PF) Liang Xiao, Fernando Cano | |
| 02:34 | Drake | Davis Anderson's floater is tipped away by Christopher Rush | 78-68 |
| 02:33 | Drake | Steven Rhone hits the follow up shot | 78-70 |
| 02:31 | Western Kentucky | Herman Ayoub steps in front of the Gary Olivarez pass in the backcourt | 78-70 |
| 02:30 | Drake | Herman Wagner banks in the layup set up by Herman Ayoub | 78-72 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:13 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 81-72 |
| 02:13 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-72 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks (PG), Gary Land (SF), Richard Harden (C) David Frazier, Richard Neale, Christopher Rush | |
| Subs | Drake | Liang Xiao (SF), Liang Huang (C) Davis Anderson, Steven Rhone | |
| 01:50 | Drake | Liang Xiao misses the easy layup but the foul's on Arnold Sparks - foul #2 on Arnold Sparks, team foul #7 | 81-72 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz (SG), Richard Neale (SF), Christopher Rush (C) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Gary Land, Gary Olivarez | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 01:50 | Drake | Liang Xiao makes the 1st free throw | 81-73 |
| 01:50 | Drake | Liang Xiao makes the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| 01:43 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale lays it up and in set up by Brian Munz | 83-74 |
| 01:24 | Drake | Liang Huang misses the floater from the free throw line | 83-74 |
| 01:22 | Drake | Barry Bacon gets the offensive rebound | 83-74 |
| 01:06 | Drake | Liang Huang misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 83-74 |
| 01:04 | Drake | Barry Bacon can't tip it in | 83-74 |
| 01:02 | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz grabs the defensive rebound | 83-74 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:00 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 83-74 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Drake | Herman Wagner misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 83-74 |
| 00:55 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Liang Huang | 83-74 |
| 00:51 | Drake | Liang Xiao misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 83-74 |
| 00:50 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden grabs the defensive rebound | 83-74 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden is fouled in the backcourt by Herman Ayoub - foul #3 on Herman Ayoub, team foul #8 | 83-74 |
| 00:49 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden makes the 1st free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:49 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden makes the 2nd free throw | 85-74 |
| 00:43 | Drake | Barry Bacon buries a jumper in the lane | 85-76 |
| 00:42 | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz is hacked by Herman Wagner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herman Wagner, team foul #9 | 85-76 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez (PF) Richard Harden | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:42 | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz misses the 1st free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:42 | Drake | Barry Bacon snags the defensive board | 85-76 |
| 00:36 | Drake | Brian Munz steals the ball from Liang Huang | 85-76 |
| 00:32 | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz banks in the layup | 87-76 |
| 00:24 | Drake | Herman Wagner misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 87-76 |
| 00:22 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Christopher Rush | 87-76 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks runs out the clock | 87-76 |