| Lineup | Drake | PG - Dominique Calderwood (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Adam Burns (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Larry Hollen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roberto Costa (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brooks Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Robert Gorman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Morgan (fresh) SF - Jacob Jesse (fresh) PF - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Larry Hollen inbounds the ball | 29-16 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Drake | Larry Hollen is whistled for a carry | 29-16 |
| 19:07 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones blows the dunk but he's fouled by Dominique Calderwood - foul #2 on Dominique Calderwood, team foul #1 | 29-16 |
| 19:07 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones makes the 1st free throw | 29-17 |
| 19:07 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 29-18 |
| 18:38 | Drake | Adam Burns misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-18 |
| 18:37 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman snags the defensive board | 29-18 |
| 18:20 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan's pass is intercepted by Adam Burns | 29-18 |
| 18:02 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Adam Burns and the foul's on Robert Morgan - foul #3 on Robert Morgan, team foul #1 | 31-18 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell (SG) Robert Morgan | |
| 18:02 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood misses the free throw | 31-18 |
| 18:02 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens gets the rebound | 31-18 |
| 17:46 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell drills a jumpshot from the left side and he's hacked by Adam Burns - foul #3 on Adam Burns, team foul #2 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski (SF), Leon Reid (C) Adam Burns, Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 17:46 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell makes the free throw | 31-21 |
| 17:26 | Drake | Larry Hollen misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Gordon Mitchell - foul #1 on Gordon Mitchell, team foul #2 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr (PG), Bradley Avery (PF), Roy Olivier (C) Robert Gorman, Kenneth Jones, Scott Stevens | |
| 17:26 | Drake | Larry Hollen makes the 1st free throw | 32-21 |
| 17:26 | Drake | Larry Hollen makes the 2nd free throw | 33-21 |
| 17:16 | Gardner-Webb | Bradley Avery misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-21 |
| 17:15 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski pulls down the rebound | 33-21 |
| 16:50 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Rolf Zuwkowski | 36-21 |
| 16:38 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-21 |
| 16:36 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski snags the defensive board | 36-21 |
| 16:13 | Drake | Larry Hollen comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-21 |
| 16:11 | Gardner-Webb | Bradley Avery snags the defensive board | 36-21 |
| 15:53 | Gardner-Webb | The short jumper by Roy Olivier is denied by Brooks Lee | 36-21 |
| 15:51 | Drake | The rebound goes to Brooks Lee | 36-21 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Dominique Calderwood (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Larry Hollen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rolf Zuwkowski (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Brooks Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Leon Reid (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Steven Carr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gordon Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jacob Jesse (fairly fresh) PF - Bradley Avery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Olivier (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:22 | Drake | Leon Reid comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 36-21 |
| 15:20 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier grabs the board | 36-21 |
| 15:15 | Gardner-Webb | Brooks Lee denies the turnaround by Steven Carr | 36-21 |
| 15:14 | Drake | Leon Reid pulls down the rebound | 36-21 |
| 14:51 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Larry Hollen | 39-21 |
| 14:31 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Leon Reid - foul #3 on Leon Reid, team foul #3 | 39-21 |
| Subs | Drake | Alex Tryninewski (PG), Adam Burns (SG), Roberto Costa (PF) Dominique Calderwood, Rolf Zuwkowski, Leon Reid | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman (PG), Robert Morgan (SG), Kenneth Jones (PF), Scott Stevens (C) Steven Carr, Gordon Mitchell, Jacob Jesse, Bradley Avery | |
| 14:31 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier makes the 1st free throw | 39-22 |
| 14:31 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier misses the 2nd free throw | 39-22 |
| 14:31 | Drake | Roberto Costa grabs the board | 39-22 |
| 14:04 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Alex Tryninewski, team foul #4 | 39-22 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal (SF) Roy Olivier | |
| 13:47 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman misses short on a shot from the right block | 39-22 |
| 13:45 | Drake | Roberto Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 39-22 |
| 13:16 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 39-22 |
| 13:14 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones snags the defensive board | 39-22 |
| 12:53 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-24 |
| 12:35 | Drake | Larry Hollen connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alex Tryninewski | 41-24 |
| 12:18 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Vidal | 41-27 |
| 11:49 | Drake | Adam Burns knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Hollen | 43-27 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Alex Tryninewski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Burns (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Hollen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. PF - Roberto Costa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brooks Lee (tiring) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Robert Gorman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Morgan (fresh) 3 pf. SF - William Vidal (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Stevens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman is hacked by Alex Tryninewski - foul #2 on Alex Tryninewski, team foul #5 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Drake | Dominique Calderwood (PG), Rolf Zuwkowski (SF), Leon Reid (C) Alex Tryninewski, Larry Hollen, Brooks Lee | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr (PG), Gordon Mitchell (SG), Jacob Jesse (SF), Bradley Avery (PF), Roy Olivier (C) Robert Gorman, Robert Morgan, William Vidal, Kenneth Jones, Scott Stevens | |
| 11:13 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr is hacked by Dominique Calderwood - foul #3 on Dominique Calderwood, team foul #6 | 43-27 |
| 10:59 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse misses the shot from the left side | 43-27 |
| 10:57 | Gardner-Webb | Bradley Avery tips it in | 43-29 |
| 10:43 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood is hacked by Steven Carr - foul #2 on Steven Carr, team foul #3 | 43-29 |
| 10:20 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-29 |
| 10:18 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell snags the defensive board | 43-29 |
| 10:09 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-32 |
| 09:40 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-32 |
| 09:38 | Drake | Roberto Costa tips it in | 45-32 |
| 09:23 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell is hacked by Roberto Costa - foul #1 on Roberto Costa, team foul #7 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Drake | Alex Tryninewski (SG), Brooks Lee (PF) Adam Burns, Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman (PG), Kenneth Jones (PF), Scott Stevens (C) Steven Carr, Bradley Avery, Roy Olivier | |
| 09:23 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 09:23 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 09:08 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Alex Tryninewski | 48-34 |
| 08:50 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 48-34 |
| 08:49 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse misses the tip | 48-34 |
| 08:48 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse tips it home | 48-36 |
| 08:24 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski misses the floater from the right block | 48-36 |
| 08:22 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Brooks Lee | 48-36 |
| 08:01 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 48-36 |
| 08:00 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Leon Reid | 48-36 |
| 07:36 | Drake | Jacob Jesse steals the ball from Alex Tryninewski | 48-36 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Dominique Calderwood (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Alex Tryninewski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rolf Zuwkowski (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Brooks Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - Leon Reid (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Robert Gorman (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gordon Mitchell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jacob Jesse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Gardner-Webb | Leon Reid blocks the short jumper by Scott Stevens | 48-36 |
| 07:21 | Drake | Brooks Lee gets the rebound | 48-36 |
| 07:00 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Alex Tryninewski | 50-36 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:48 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse is fouled on the floor by Rolf Zuwkowski - foul #1 on Rolf Zuwkowski, team foul #8 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Drake | Adam Burns (SG), Larry Hollen (SF), Roberto Costa (PF) Alex Tryninewski, Rolf Zuwkowski, Leon Reid | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr (PG), Robert Morgan (SG), Bradley Avery (PF), Roy Olivier (C) Robert Gorman, Gordon Mitchell, Kenneth Jones, Scott Stevens | |
| 06:48 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse makes the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 06:48 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse misses the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 06:48 | Drake | Brooks Lee snags the defensive board | 50-37 |
| 06:43 | Drake | Adam Burns is hacked by Robert Morgan - foul #4 on Robert Morgan, team foul #4 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal (PF) Jacob Jesse | |
| 06:26 | Drake | Roberto Costa is whistled for traveling | 50-37 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:09 | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Morgan | 50-39 |
| 05:42 | Drake | Larry Hollen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-39 |
| 05:41 | Drake | Brooks Lee tips it home | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:21 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr is hacked by Dominique Calderwood - foul #4 on Dominique Calderwood, team foul #9 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Drake | Alex Tryninewski (PG) Dominique Calderwood | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens (C) William Vidal | |
| 05:21 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 05:21 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 04:52 | Drake | Adam Burns clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-41 |
| 04:51 | Drake | Roberto Costa grabs the offensive board | 52-41 |
| 04:28 | Drake | Larry Hollen knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-41 |
| 04:02 | Gardner-Webb | Adam Burns takes the ball from Bradley Avery | 55-41 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-41 |
| 03:38 | Drake | Roberto Costa tips it home | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Alex Tryninewski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Adam Burns (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Larry Hollen (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. PF - Roberto Costa (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Brooks Lee (tiring) 4 pts. 13 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Steven Carr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Morgan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Roy Olivier (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bradley Avery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Brooks Lee - foul #1 on Brooks Lee, team foul #10 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski (SF), Leon Reid (C) Adam Burns, Brooks Lee | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Taylor (PG), Gordon Mitchell (SG), William Vidal (PF) Steven Carr, Robert Morgan, Bradley Avery | |
| 03:31 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens misses the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 03:31 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| 03:17 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-42 |
| 03:16 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier grabs the defensive rebound | 57-42 |
| 03:14 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Hollen - foul #1 on Larry Hollen, team foul #11 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bradley Avery (C) Scott Stevens | |
| 03:14 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 03:14 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 03:14 | Drake | Leon Reid grabs the defensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 02:50 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Rolf Zuwkowski | 60-43 |
| 02:37 | Gardner-Webb | Roberto Costa is called for the reach on William Vidal - foul #2 on Roberto Costa, team foul #12 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Adam Burns (SG) Larry Hollen | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 02:37 | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 02:37 | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 02:15 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-45 |
| 01:59 | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal hits the easy wide open finger roll | 62-47 |
| 01:41 | Drake | Adam Burns misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-47 |
| 01:39 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Roy Olivier | 62-47 |
| 01:36 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier is hacked by Adam Burns in the backcourt - foul #4 on Adam Burns, team foul #13 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr (PG) Ricky Taylor | |
| 01:36 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 01:36 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 01:07 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski misses the easy layup | 62-49 |
| 01:05 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Roy Olivier | 62-49 |
| 00:52 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Gordon Mitchell, team foul #5 | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Drake | Adam Burns clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-49 |
| 00:25 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski hits the follow up shot | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Gardner-Webb | Adam Burns is called for the reach on Roy Olivier in the backcourt - foul #5 on Adam Burns, team foul #14 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Hollen (SG) Adam Burns | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 00:23 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 00:23 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski runs out the clock | 64-51 |