| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Bobby Townsend (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Culbertson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Harrison (fresh) PF - Joel Willman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Junkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Dominique Calderwood (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Burns (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Hollen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brooks Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Leon Reid (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Larry Hollen inbounds the ball | 26-35 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Drake | Adam Burns can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-35 |
| 19:30 | Southern Illinois | Charles Junkins pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 19:14 | Southern Illinois | Roy Culbertson's fadeaway is rejected by Brooks Lee | 26-35 |
| 19:12 | Drake | Brooks Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 18:45 | Drake | Adam Burns double dribbles | 26-35 |
| 18:27 | Southern Illinois | Roy Culbertson hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Charles Junkins | 29-35 |
| 18:06 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood buries a 3 from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 17:58 | Southern Illinois | Roy Culbertson clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 29-38 |
| 17:57 | Southern Illinois | James Harrison hits the follow up shot | 31-38 |
| 17:40 | Drake | Adam Burns is hacked by Bobby Townsend - foul #1 on Bobby Townsend, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| 17:27 | Drake | Adam Burns comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 17:26 | Drake | Leon Reid gets the offensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 17:11 | Drake | Larry Hollen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 17:10 | Southern Illinois | Joel Willman snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 16:52 | Southern Illinois | Charles Junkins misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-38 |
| 16:51 | Drake | Larry Hollen grabs the board | 31-38 |
| 16:25 | Drake | Adam Burns can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-38 |
| 16:24 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 16:08 | Southern Illinois | Roy Culbertson's fadeaway is rejected by Leon Reid | 31-38 |
| 16:07 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Junkins | 31-38 |
| 15:51 | Southern Illinois | James Harrison clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-38 |
| 15:50 | Southern Illinois | James Harrison grabs the offensive rebound | 31-38 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Bobby Townsend (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Culbertson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Harrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joel Willman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Junkins (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Dominique Calderwood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Burns (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Hollen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brooks Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Leon Reid (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Southern Illinois | Charles Junkins misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Adam Burns - foul #1 on Adam Burns, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson (PG), Daniel Wert (SG), John Streets (SF), Gerard Breed (PF) Bobby Townsend, Roy Culbertson, James Harrison, Joel Willman | |
| Subs | Drake | Alex Tryninewski (PG), Rolf Zuwkowski (SF), Roberto Costa (PF) Dominique Calderwood, Larry Hollen, Leon Reid | |
| 15:32 | Southern Illinois | Charles Junkins makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 15:32 | Southern Illinois | Charles Junkins makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 15:18 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Adam Burns | 33-41 |
| 15:01 | Southern Illinois | Gerard Breed comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 15:00 | Drake | Adam Burns pulls down the rebound | 33-41 |
| 14:35 | Drake | Adam Burns can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-41 |
| 14:33 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Brooks Lee | 33-41 |
| 14:18 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Daniel Wert - foul #2 on Daniel Wert, team foul #2 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Patterson (C) Charles Junkins | |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Hollen (SG) Adam Burns | |
| 14:18 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 14:18 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 14:03 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Wert misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 33-43 |
| 14:02 | Drake | Brooks Lee pulls down the rebound | 33-43 |
| 13:40 | Drake | Roberto Costa is hacked by Gerard Breed - foul #1 on Gerard Breed, team foul #3 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend (PG), Roy Culbertson (SG), Joel Willman (PF) Derrick Patterson, Daniel Wert, Gerard Breed | |
| Subs | Drake | Dominique Calderwood (PG) Alex Tryninewski | |
| 13:16 | Drake | Bobby Townsend steals it from Brooks Lee | 33-43 |
| 13:04 | Southern Illinois | Joel Willman misses the lay-in | 33-43 |
| 13:03 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski snags the defensive board | 33-43 |
| 12:34 | Drake | Larry Hollen misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-43 |
| 12:33 | Drake | Roberto Costa gets the offensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 12:09 | Drake | Roy Culbertson is called for the reach on Larry Hollen - foul #1 on Roy Culbertson, team foul #4 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Harrison (SF) John Streets | |
| Subs | Drake | Adam Burns (SG), Leon Reid (C) Rolf Zuwkowski, Roberto Costa | |
| 11:44 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-43 |
| 11:42 | Drake | Leon Reid tips it in | 33-45 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Bobby Townsend (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Culbertson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joel Willman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Patterson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Dominique Calderwood (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Burns (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Hollen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brooks Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Leon Reid (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Southern Illinois | Roy Culbertson buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joel Willman and he's fouled by Adam Burns - foul #2 on Adam Burns, team foul #2 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gerard Breed (PF), Oliver Smith (C) Joel Willman, Roger Patterson | |
| Subs | Drake | Roberto Costa (PF) Brooks Lee | |
| 11:20 | Southern Illinois | Roy Culbertson makes the free throw | 36-45 |
| 11:00 | Drake | Adam Burns hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Dominique Calderwood | 36-47 |
| 10:49 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson (SG) Roy Culbertson | |
| Subs | Drake | Alex Tryninewski (PG) Dominique Calderwood | |
| 10:36 | Drake | Larry Hollen knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-49 |
| 10:20 | Southern Illinois | Adam Burns steals it from Derrick Patterson | 36-49 |
| 10:15 | Drake | Adam Burns lays it in | 36-51 |
| 10:01 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-51 |
| 10:00 | Drake | Leon Reid grabs the board | 36-51 |
| 09:37 | Drake | Leon Reid lays it in | 36-53 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:24 | Southern Illinois | Gerard Breed drills a driving attempt from the left block | 38-53 |
| 09:00 | Drake | Adam Burns clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-53 |
| 08:59 | Southern Illinois | Gerard Breed gets the rebound | 38-53 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:43 | Southern Illinois | Oliver Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Gerard Breed | 41-53 |
| 08:20 | Drake | Larry Hollen knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:02 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 41-56 |
| 08:01 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to James Harrison | 41-56 |
| 07:40 | Southern Illinois | Adam Burns takes the ball from James Harrison | 41-56 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Bobby Townsend (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Derrick Patterson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Harrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerard Breed (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Oliver Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Alex Tryninewski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Burns (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Larry Hollen (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roberto Costa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Leon Reid (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Drake | Adam Burns misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-56 |
| 07:09 | Southern Illinois | James Harrison grabs the board | 41-56 |
| 06:47 | Southern Illinois | James Harrison's pass is intercepted by Larry Hollen | 41-56 |
| 06:21 | Drake | Leon Reid comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-56 |
| 06:19 | Southern Illinois | Gerard Breed snags the defensive board | 41-56 |
| 06:15 | Southern Illinois | James Harrison can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-56 |
| 06:13 | Drake | Roberto Costa pulls down the rebound | 41-56 |
| 05:44 | Drake | Oliver Smith denies the turnaround by Roberto Costa | 41-56 |
| 05:42 | Southern Illinois | Gerard Breed pulls down the rebound | 41-56 |
| 05:42 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roy Culbertson (SG), John Streets (SF), Joel Willman (PF), Charles Junkins (C) Bobby Townsend, James Harrison, Gerard Breed, Oliver Smith | |
| Subs | Drake | Dominique Calderwood (PG), Rolf Zuwkowski (SF), Brooks Lee (C) Alex Tryninewski, Adam Burns, Leon Reid | |
| 05:21 | Southern Illinois | John Streets scores on a shot from the free throw line | 43-56 |
| 04:57 | Drake | Derrick Patterson steps in front of the Rolf Zuwkowski pass | 43-56 |
| 04:53 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson can't finish the layup | 43-56 |
| 04:52 | Southern Illinois | Joel Willman snags the offensive board | 43-56 |
| 04:36 | Southern Illinois | Joel Willman misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-56 |
| 04:35 | Drake | Brooks Lee grabs the board | 43-56 |
| 04:29 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-56 |
| 04:27 | Southern Illinois | Joel Willman gets the rebound | 43-56 |
| 04:22 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-56 |
| 04:06 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Hollen | 46-59 |
| 03:50 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson clanks a 3 from straight away | 46-59 |
| 03:48 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski gets the rebound | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:21 | Drake | Larry Hollen is hacked by Derrick Patterson - foul #1 on Derrick Patterson, team foul #5 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Wert (PG), Oliver Smith (SF), Gerard Breed (PF), Roger Patterson (C) Derrick Patterson, Roy Culbertson, Joel Willman, Charles Junkins | |
| Subs | Drake | Alex Tryninewski (PG), Adam Burns (SG), Leon Reid (C) Dominique Calderwood, Larry Hollen, Brooks Lee | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Daniel Wert (fresh) SG - John Streets (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Oliver Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gerard Breed (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Patterson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Alex Tryninewski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Burns (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Rolf Zuwkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roberto Costa (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Leon Reid (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Drake | Adam Burns connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Alex Tryninewski | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:52 | Southern Illinois | Oliver Smith is hacked by Roberto Costa - foul #4 on Roberto Costa, team foul #3 | 46-62 |
| 02:36 | Southern Illinois | Oliver Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 46-62 |
| 02:35 | Southern Illinois | John Streets pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-62 |
| 02:18 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Wert scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-62 |
| 01:49 | Drake | Roberto Costa comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Gerard Breed - foul #2 on Gerard Breed, team foul #6 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson (PG) Oliver Smith | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 01:49 | Drake | Roberto Costa misses the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 01:49 | Drake | Roberto Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 01:28 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Adam Burns - foul #3 on Adam Burns, team foul #4 | 48-63 |
| 01:28 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 01:28 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 01:06 | Drake | Roger Patterson swats the shot by Alex Tryninewski | 50-63 |
| 01:04 | Drake | Roberto Costa hits the follow up shot | 50-65 |
| 00:53 | Southern Illinois | Roger Patterson's pass is intercepted by Adam Burns | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 50-65 |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | Gerard Breed snags the defensive board | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Wert misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 50-65 |
| 00:22 | Southern Illinois | Gerard Breed grabs the offensive rebound | 50-65 |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Wert is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-65 |
| 00:17 | Drake | Leon Reid pulls down the rebound | 50-65 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski runs out the clock | 50-65 |