| Lineup | Drake | PG - Randall Hannah (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Robert Reece (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Mooney (fresh) PF - Lawrence Aliff (fresh) C - Joseph Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Donald Ezell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Dempster (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Sigman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Snavely (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Jeff Mooney inbounds the ball | 21-30 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Drake | Robert Reece misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-30 |
| 19:30 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Randall Hannah | 21-30 |
| 19:01 | Drake | Robert Reece misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 21-30 |
| 18:59 | Drake | Randall Hannah snags the offensive board | 21-30 |
| 18:36 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff connects on the turnaround in the lane | 23-30 |
| 18:19 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Donald Ezell | 23-33 |
| 17:52 | Drake | Robert Reece hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jeff Mooney | 26-33 |
| 17:37 | Evansville | Donald Ezell misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Randall Hannah - foul #4 on Randall Hannah, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Drake | Henry Hans (PG), Dustin Meade (SG), Eric Kemp (SF), John Smith (PF) Randall Hannah, Robert Reece, Jeff Mooney, Lawrence Aliff | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Lai (SG), George Pratt (SF), Melvin Brown (PF), James Hrobsky (C) Joshua Dempster, James Taylor, Michael Sigman, Frank Snavely | |
| 17:37 | Evansville | Donald Ezell makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 17:37 | Evansville | Donald Ezell misses the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 17:37 | Drake | John Smith gets the rebound | 26-34 |
| 17:21 | Drake | Dustin Meade lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eric Kemp and he's fouled by Thomas Lai - foul #2 on Thomas Lai, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Evansville | David Farrow (SF) Donald Ezell | |
| 17:21 | Drake | Dustin Meade makes the free throw | 29-34 |
| 17:05 | Evansville | George Pratt hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Lai | 29-36 |
| 16:38 | Drake | Joseph Nichols's fadeaway is rejected by James Hrobsky | 29-36 |
| 16:37 | Drake | John Smith gets the offensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 16:16 | Drake | John Smith connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dustin Meade | 31-36 |
| 16:08 | Evansville | James Hrobsky blows the layup but the foul's on Eric Kemp - foul #3 on Eric Kemp, team foul #2 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Reece (SG), Jeff Mooney (SF), Lawrence Aliff (PF) Dustin Meade, Eric Kemp, John Smith | |
| Subs | Evansville | Donald Ezell (PG), James Taylor (SF), Michael Sigman (PF) Thomas Lai, David Farrow, Melvin Brown | |
| 16:08 | Evansville | James Hrobsky misses the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 16:08 | Evansville | James Hrobsky misses the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 16:08 | Drake | Joseph Nichols snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 15:41 | Drake | Jeff Mooney comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 31-36 |
| 15:40 | Drake | Jeff Mooney hits the follow up shot | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Henry Hans (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Reece (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Mooney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Aliff (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Nichols (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Donald Ezell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Pratt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Sigman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hrobsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Evansville | Lawrence Aliff picks off the pass by George Pratt | 33-36 |
| 15:17 | Drake | Henry Hans misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 15:16 | Evansville | The rebound goes to George Pratt | 33-36 |
| 14:53 | Evansville | James Hrobsky scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Ezell | 33-38 |
| 14:35 | Drake | Henry Hans is whistled for a carry | 33-38 |
| Subs | Drake | Dustin Meade (SF), John Smith (PF) Jeff Mooney, Lawrence Aliff | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Lai (PG), Joshua Dempster (SG), David Farrow (SF), Melvin Brown (PF), Frank Snavely (C) Donald Ezell, George Pratt, James Taylor, Michael Sigman, James Hrobsky | |
| 14:22 | Evansville | David Farrow hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-38 |
| 14:21 | Drake | Henry Hans snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 14:01 | Drake | Robert Reece misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-38 |
| 13:59 | Evansville | David Farrow gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 13:56 | Evansville | Thomas Lai travels in the backcourt | 33-38 |
| Subs | Drake | Eric Kemp (SF) Robert Reece | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 13:38 | Drake | Dustin Meade clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 13:37 | Evansville | Melvin Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 13:22 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster can't finish the layup | 33-38 |
| 13:20 | Drake | Joseph Nichols snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 13:10 | Drake | Joseph Nichols knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Eric Kemp | 35-38 |
| 13:08 | Evansville | Henry Hans is called for the reach on Thomas Lai in the backcourt - foul #2 on Henry Hans, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Drake | Randall Hannah (PG), Lawrence Aliff (PF) Henry Hans, John Smith | |
| Subs | Evansville | Donald Ezell (PG), James Taylor (SF) Thomas Lai, David Farrow | |
| 12:50 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Donald Ezell | 35-41 |
| 12:29 | Drake | Joseph Nichols can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 35-41 |
| 12:27 | Drake | Randall Hannah grabs the offensive board | 35-41 |
| 12:01 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff is fouled on the floor by Frank Snavely - foul #2 on Frank Snavely, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Reece (SG), Jeff Mooney (SF) Dustin Meade, Eric Kemp | |
| Subs | Evansville | George Pratt (SG), Michael Sigman (PF), James Hrobsky (C) Joshua Dempster, Melvin Brown, Frank Snavely | |
| 11:44 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff misses long on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Sigman - foul #2 on Michael Sigman, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Lai (SG) James Taylor | |
| 11:44 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 11:44 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 11:35 | Evansville | Donald Ezell knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Lai | 37-44 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Randall Hannah (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Robert Reece (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Mooney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Aliff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Joseph Nichols (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Donald Ezell (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Lai (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Pratt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Sigman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hrobsky (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:06 | Drake | Randall Hannah knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Reece and he's hacked by Donald Ezell - foul #2 on Donald Ezell, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Drake | John Smith (PF) Lawrence Aliff | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 11:06 | Drake | Randall Hannah makes the free throw | 40-44 |
| 10:53 | Evansville | The pull-up jumper by Donald Ezell is blocked by Jeff Mooney | 40-44 |
| 10:51 | Drake | Jeff Mooney snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 10:47 | Drake | Robert Reece connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jeff Mooney | 43-44 |
| 10:40 | Evansville | James Hrobsky loses the ball out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Evansville | David Farrow (SF) Donald Ezell | |
| 10:21 | Drake | Robert Reece double dribbles | 43-44 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Taylor (SF) David Farrow | |
| 10:17 | Evansville | James Taylor is hacked by Jeff Mooney in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeff Mooney, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Drake | Eric Kemp (SF) Jeff Mooney | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 09:58 | Evansville | George Pratt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 09:57 | Evansville | James Taylor tips it home | 43-46 |
| 09:37 | Drake | John Smith can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Hrobsky - foul #1 on James Hrobsky, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Dustin Meade (SG), Lawrence Aliff (PF) Robert Reece, Joseph Nichols | |
| Subs | Evansville | Donald Ezell (PG), Joshua Dempster (SG), Melvin Brown (PF), Frank Snavely (C) George Pratt, Thomas Lai, Michael Sigman, James Hrobsky | |
| 09:37 | Drake | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 09:37 | Drake | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 09:32 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Nichols (C) John Smith | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 09:06 | Drake | Joseph Nichols travels with the ball | 44-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Henry Hans (PG), Jeff Mooney (SF) Randall Hannah, Eric Kemp | |
| Subs | Evansville | George Pratt (SF) James Taylor | |
| 08:53 | Evansville | Donald Ezell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by George Pratt | 44-48 |
| 08:24 | Drake | Henry Hans makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jeff Mooney | 47-48 |
| 08:22 | Evansville | Donald Ezell is fouled in the backcourt by Dustin Meade - foul #2 on Dustin Meade, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Reece (SG) Dustin Meade | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Lai (PG) Donald Ezell | |
| 08:08 | Evansville | Henry Hans is called for the reach on Thomas Lai - foul #3 on Henry Hans, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Randall Hannah (PG), John Smith (PF) Henry Hans, Lawrence Aliff | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Taylor (SF), James Hrobsky (C) Joshua Dempster, Frank Snavely | |
| 07:58 | Evansville | George Pratt misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 47-48 |
| 07:56 | Drake | The rebound goes to Jeff Mooney | 47-48 |
| 07:27 | Drake | Joseph Nichols lays it up and in | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Randall Hannah (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Robert Reece (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Mooney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Nichols (very tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - George Pratt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Lai (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Melvin Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Hrobsky (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Evansville | James Hrobsky misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 49-48 |
| 07:09 | Evansville | Melvin Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 07:01 | Evansville | Thomas Lai misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 06:59 | Drake | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 06:30 | Drake | Robert Reece connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 51-48 |
| 06:06 | Evansville | James Taylor misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 06:04 | Evansville | Melvin Brown hits the follow up shot | 51-50 |
| 05:44 | Drake | Joseph Nichols's floater is tipped away by James Hrobsky | 51-50 |
| 05:42 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to John Smith | 51-50 |
| 05:14 | Drake | John Smith buries a floater near the basket set up by Randall Hannah and he's fouled by James Taylor - foul #2 on James Taylor, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Henry Hans (PG), Dustin Meade (SG), Eric Kemp (SF), Lawrence Aliff (PF) Randall Hannah, Robert Reece, Jeff Mooney, Joseph Nichols | |
| Subs | Evansville | Donald Ezell (PG), Joshua Dempster (SG), David Farrow (SF), Michael Sigman (PF), Frank Snavely (C) George Pratt, Thomas Lai, James Taylor, Melvin Brown, James Hrobsky | |
| 05:14 | Drake | John Smith makes the free throw | 54-50 |
| 05:00 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 04:58 | Evansville | David Farrow hits the follow up shot | 54-52 |
| 04:33 | Drake | Dustin Meade misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-52 |
| 04:32 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff gets the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 04:09 | Drake | Henry Hans misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on David Farrow - foul #1 on David Farrow, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Nichols (C) John Smith | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 04:09 | Drake | Henry Hans makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 04:09 | Drake | Henry Hans misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 04:09 | Evansville | Frank Snavely grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 03:45 | Evansville | Donald Ezell makes the wide open 3 from the left corner | 55-55 |
| 03:40 | Drake | Eric Kemp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-55 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Reece (SG) Eric Kemp | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 03:24 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster is hacked by Robert Reece - foul #1 on Robert Reece, team foul #7 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Drake | Randall Hannah (PG), Jeff Mooney (SF) Henry Hans, Dustin Meade | |
| Subs | Evansville | George Pratt (SF), Lynn Minor (C) David Farrow, Frank Snavely | |
| 03:24 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 03:24 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Randall Hannah (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Reece (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Mooney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Aliff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Nichols (very tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Donald Ezell (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joshua Dempster (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Pratt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Michael Sigman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lynn Minor (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:06 | Drake | The jump hook by Robert Reece is blocked by Michael Sigman | 55-57 |
| 03:05 | Evansville | Donald Ezell grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 03:02 | Evansville | Donald Ezell is fouled in the backcourt by Randall Hannah - foul #5 on Randall Hannah, team foul #8 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Drake | Henry Hans (PG), Barry Able (PF) Randall Hannah, Lawrence Aliff | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Hrobsky (C) Michael Sigman | |
| 03:02 | Evansville | Donald Ezell misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 03:02 | Drake | The rebound goes to Barry Able | 55-57 |
| 02:36 | Drake | Henry Hans banks in the layup and the foul's on Donald Ezell - foul #3 on Donald Ezell, team foul #8 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Drake | Eric Kemp (SF) Jeff Mooney | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Lai (SG), David Farrow (SF) Donald Ezell, Joshua Dempster | |
| 02:36 | Drake | Henry Hans misses the free throw | 57-57 |
| 02:36 | Evansville | Lynn Minor snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 02:36 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| 02:21 | Evansville | George Pratt hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Thomas Lai | 57-60 |
| 02:21 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-60 |
| Subs | Drake | Jeff Mooney (SF), Lawrence Aliff (PF) Eric Kemp, Barry Able | |
| Subs | Evansville | Donald Ezell (PG), Joshua Dempster (SG), James Taylor (SF), Michael Sigman (PF), Frank Snavely (C) George Pratt, Thomas Lai, David Farrow, Lynn Minor, James Hrobsky | |
| 01:54 | Drake | Robert Reece hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 01:53 | Evansville | James Taylor gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| 01:37 | Evansville | Donald Ezell hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 01:36 | Evansville | Michael Sigman grabs the offensive board | 57-60 |
| 01:22 | Evansville | James Taylor hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Ezell | 57-63 |
| 00:59 | Drake | Robert Reece comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-63 |
| 00:58 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff tips it home | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Evansville | Donald Ezell hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway in the paint | 59-63 |
| 00:28 | Drake | Robert Reece grabs the defensive rebound | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Drake | Robert Reece drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Aliff | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Evansville | Henry Hans is called for the reach on James Taylor in the backcourt - foul #4 on Henry Hans, team foul #9 | 62-63 |
| 00:17 | Evansville | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:17 | Evansville | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Drake | Robert Reece knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Evansville | Donald Ezell banks in the layup | 65-67 |
| 00:02 | Drake | Drake calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Drake | Henry Hans clanks a fullcourt shot | 65-67 |