| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jake Fischer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Newman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Alter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenny Lund (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Tusing (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Brose (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Vallecillo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Schaefer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Craig Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Edwin Seldon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | John Alter inbounds the ball | 18-31 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman hits a 3 from straight away | 21-31 |
| 19:19 | Drake | Edwin Seldon can't connect on a floater in the paint but the foul's on John Alter - foul #3 on John Alter, team foul #1 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Knox (SF) John Alter | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 19:19 | Drake | Edwin Seldon misses the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 19:19 | Drake | Edwin Seldon makes the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 18:58 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing is fouled on the floor by Craig Wright - foul #1 on Craig Wright, team foul #1 | 21-32 |
| 18:44 | Western Kentucky | James Knox hits a wide open floater from the left block | 23-32 |
| 18:23 | Drake | Norman Schaefer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 23-32 |
| 18:21 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Craig Wright | 23-32 |
| 18:04 | Drake | Edward Brose drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by David Vallecillo and the foul's on Jake Fischer - foul #1 on Jake Fischer, team foul #2 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters (C) Timothy Tusing | |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Raggs (SG), John Rushenberg (SF), Jerry Swink (PF), Andrew Tuholski (C) David Vallecillo, Norman Schaefer, Craig Wright, Edwin Seldon | |
| 18:04 | Drake | Edward Brose misses the free throw | 23-34 |
| 18:04 | Drake | Jerry Swink grabs the offensive board | 23-34 |
| 17:47 | Drake | Larry Raggs scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Brose | 23-37 |
| 17:40 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 23-37 |
| 17:38 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman gets the offensive rebound | 23-37 |
| 17:19 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jake Fischer | 26-37 |
| 16:59 | Drake | Edward Brose comes up short on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Jake Fischer - foul #2 on Jake Fischer, team foul #3 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (SG), Darrell Dawkins (SF), Arnold Curry (C) Joe Newman, James Knox, Kenny Lund | |
| Subs | Drake | David Vallecillo (SG), Craig Wright (PF) Larry Raggs, Jerry Swink | |
| 16:59 | Drake | Edward Brose misses the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 16:59 | Drake | Edward Brose makes the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 16:57 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer is hacked by Edward Brose in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Brose, team foul #2 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing (C) Arnold Curry | |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (PG) Edward Brose | |
| 16:38 | Western Kentucky | The jump hook by Timothy Tusing is blocked by Craig Wright | 26-38 |
| 16:36 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing snags the offensive board | 26-38 |
| 16:25 | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins comes up short on the shot in the lane | 26-38 |
| 16:23 | Drake | Craig Wright pulls down the rebound | 26-38 |
| 16:00 | Drake | Andrew Tuholski buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by David Vallecillo | 26-40 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jake Fischer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Donnellan (fresh) SF - Darrell Dawkins (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Peters (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Tusing (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Rafael Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Vallecillo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Rushenberg (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Craig Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Tuholski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-40 |
| 15:39 | Drake | Andrew Tuholski gets the rebound | 26-40 |
| 15:12 | Drake | David Vallecillo misses the jumper from the left wing | 26-40 |
| 15:11 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing gets the rebound | 26-40 |
| 14:46 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Sean Donnellan and he's fouled by Rafael Lee - foul #3 on Rafael Lee, team foul #3 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Knox (PG), Joe Newman (SG), John Alter (SF), Kenny Lund (PF) Jake Fischer, Sean Donnellan, Darrell Dawkins, Charles Peters | |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Brose (PG), Larry Raggs (SG), Norman Schaefer (SF), Jerry Swink (PF), Edwin Seldon (C) Rafael Lee, David Vallecillo, John Rushenberg, Craig Wright, Andrew Tuholski | |
| 14:46 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing makes the free throw | 29-40 |
| 14:35 | Drake | Norman Schaefer makes the floater from the right block set up by Edwin Seldon and he's fouled by Timothy Tusing - foul #1 on Timothy Tusing, team foul #4 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry (C) Timothy Tusing | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 14:35 | Drake | Norman Schaefer makes the free throw | 29-43 |
| 14:29 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-43 |
| 14:12 | Drake | Norman Schaefer hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Raggs | 29-46 |
| 13:43 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 29-46 |
| 13:42 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Kenny Lund | 29-46 |
| 13:20 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry hits the finger roll | 31-46 |
| 12:53 | Drake | Norman Schaefer connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Swink | 31-49 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 12:50 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund is called for traveling in the backcourt | 31-49 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (PG), Darrell Dawkins (SF), Shawn Bailey (C) Joe Newman, John Alter, Arnold Curry | |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (PG), David Vallecillo (SG), John Rushenberg (SF), Craig Wright (PF), Glen Murdock (C) Edward Brose, Larry Raggs, Norman Schaefer, Jerry Swink, Edwin Seldon | |
| 12:22 | Drake | David Vallecillo misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 31-49 |
| 12:21 | Drake | John Rushenberg misses the tip | 31-49 |
| 12:20 | Drake | Glen Murdock grabs the offensive board | 31-49 |
| 12:05 | Drake | Rafael Lee connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Rushenberg | 31-51 |
| 12:01 | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins's pass is intercepted by John Rushenberg in the backcourt | 31-51 |
| 11:40 | Drake | John Rushenberg buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Rafael Lee | 31-53 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Sean Donnellan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Knox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Darrell Dawkins (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenny Lund (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Shawn Bailey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Rafael Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Vallecillo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Rushenberg (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Craig Wright (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Glen Murdock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Lee picks off the pass by Darrell Dawkins | 31-53 |
| 11:13 | Drake | Rafael Lee drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from David Vallecillo | 31-56 |
| 10:56 | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins makes the fadeaway near the basket | 33-56 |
| 10:38 | Drake | Rafael Lee misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-56 |
| 10:36 | Drake | Glen Murdock snags the offensive board | 33-56 |
| 10:09 | Drake | Shawn Bailey swats the short shot by Glen Murdock | 33-56 |
| 10:07 | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 33-56 |
| 10:05 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Bailey is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 33-56 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer (PG), Joe Newman (SG), John Alter (SF), Charles Peters (PF), Timothy Tusing (C) Sean Donnellan, James Knox, Darrell Dawkins, Kenny Lund, Shawn Bailey | |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Brose (PG), Larry Raggs (SG), Norman Schaefer (SF), Jerry Swink (PF), Edwin Seldon (C) Rafael Lee, David Vallecillo, John Rushenberg, Craig Wright, Glen Murdock | |
| 09:51 | Drake | Jerry Swink is called for a charge - foul #3 on Jerry Swink, team foul #4 | 33-56 |
| 09:38 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing misses short on a runner near the basket | 33-56 |
| 09:36 | Drake | Jerry Swink pulls down the rebound | 33-56 |
| 09:07 | Drake | Larry Raggs buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Brose | 33-59 |
| 08:54 | Western Kentucky | John Alter buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Peters | 35-59 |
| 08:34 | Drake | Larry Raggs drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Edward Brose | 35-62 |
| 08:14 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-62 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Smith (PF), Arnold Curry (C) Charles Peters, Timothy Tusing | |
| Subs | Drake | David Vallecillo (SG), John Rushenberg (PF), Andrew Tuholski (C) Larry Raggs, Jerry Swink, Edwin Seldon | |
| 07:51 | Drake | John Rushenberg misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jake Fischer - foul #3 on Jake Fischer, team foul #5 | 35-62 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (PG), Darrell Dawkins (SG), James Knox (SF) Jake Fischer, Joe Newman, John Alter | |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (PG), Larry Raggs (SG), Glen Murdock (C) Edward Brose, David Vallecillo, Norman Schaefer | |
| 07:51 | Drake | John Rushenberg makes the 1st free throw | 35-63 |
| 07:51 | Drake | John Rushenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 35-64 |
| 07:39 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-64 |
| 07:37 | Drake | Andrew Tuholski grabs the board | 35-64 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Sean Donnellan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darrell Dawkins (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Knox (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Smith (fresh) C - Arnold Curry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Rafael Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Raggs (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Rushenberg (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Andrew Tuholski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Glen Murdock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Drake | John Rushenberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-64 |
| 06:54 | Western Kentucky | James Smith hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner near the basket | 35-64 |
| 06:52 | Drake | The rebound goes to Rafael Lee | 35-64 |
| 06:47 | Drake | Larry Raggs misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-64 |
| 06:45 | Western Kentucky | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 35-64 |
| 06:31 | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-64 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters (SF), Shawn Bailey (C) Darrell Dawkins, Arnold Curry | |
| Subs | Drake | Jerry Swink (PF) Andrew Tuholski | |
| 06:06 | Drake | Sean Donnellan steals the ball from Rafael Lee | 35-64 |
| 05:57 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway in the paint | 35-64 |
| 05:56 | Drake | Jerry Swink gets the rebound | 35-64 |
| 05:27 | Drake | John Rushenberg misses short on a shot from the left block | 35-64 |
| 05:26 | Drake | Glen Murdock grabs the offensive rebound | 35-64 |
| 05:14 | Drake | Jerry Swink can't connect on a floater from close range | 35-64 |
| 05:12 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters pulls down the rebound | 35-64 |
| 05:00 | Western Kentucky | James Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-64 |
| 04:59 | Drake | Jerry Swink pulls down the rebound | 35-64 |
| 04:52 | Drake | Larry Raggs connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Rafael Lee | 35-67 |
| 04:49 | Western Kentucky | James Knox loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-67 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins (PG), Arnold Curry (PF) Charles Peters, James Smith | |
| Subs | Drake | Andrew Tuholski (C) Glen Murdock | |
| 04:29 | Drake | John Rushenberg makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Rafael Lee | 35-69 |
| 04:22 | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins clanks a 3 from the left wing | 35-69 |
| 04:20 | Drake | Andrew Tuholski gets the rebound | 35-69 |
| 04:03 | Drake | Larry Raggs misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-69 |
| 04:01 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Bailey gets the rebound | 35-69 |
| 03:55 | Western Kentucky | John Rushenberg steals it from Sean Donnellan | 35-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:29 | Drake | Larry Raggs misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner but the foul's on Shawn Bailey - foul #1 on Shawn Bailey, team foul #6 | 35-69 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters (PF) Shawn Bailey | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 03:29 | Drake | Larry Raggs makes the 1st free throw | 35-70 |
| 03:29 | Drake | Larry Raggs makes the 2nd free throw | 35-71 |
| 03:29 | Drake | Larry Raggs makes the 3rd free throw | 35-72 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Darrell Dawkins (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Sean Donnellan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Knox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Peters (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Arnold Curry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Rafael Lee (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Raggs (tiring) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Rushenberg (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Swink (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Tuholski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters's pass is intercepted by Andrew Tuholski in the backcourt | 35-72 |
| 03:04 | Drake | Larry Raggs comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 35-72 |
| 03:02 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters pulls down the rebound | 35-72 |
| 02:55 | Western Kentucky | James Knox comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Rafael Lee - foul #4 on Rafael Lee, team foul #5 | 35-72 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Smith (PF) Arnold Curry | |
| Subs | Drake | Glen Murdock (C) Jerry Swink | |
| 02:55 | Western Kentucky | James Knox makes the 1st free throw | 36-72 |
| 02:55 | Western Kentucky | James Knox makes the 2nd free throw | 37-72 |
| 02:37 | Drake | John Rushenberg knocks in the runner from the right block | 37-74 |
| 02:20 | Western Kentucky | Glen Murdock takes the ball from James Knox | 37-74 |
| 01:57 | Drake | Rafael Lee misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Peters - foul #1 on Charles Peters, team foul #7 | 37-74 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry (C) James Smith | |
| Subs | Drake | Jerry Swink (PF) Glen Murdock | |
| 01:57 | Drake | Rafael Lee misses the 1st free throw | 37-74 |
| 01:57 | Drake | Rafael Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 37-74 |
| 01:57 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters pulls down the rebound | 37-74 |
| 01:55 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan is hacked by Rafael Lee in the backcourt - foul #5 on Rafael Lee, team foul #6 | 37-74 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Drake | David Vallecillo (SG) Rafael Lee | |
| 01:40 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry is open and buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Sean Donnellan | 39-74 |
| 01:23 | Drake | Larry Raggs connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Vallecillo | 39-77 |
| 01:19 | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 39-77 |
| 00:58 | Drake | John Rushenberg is called for traveling | 39-77 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:52 | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-77 |
| 00:51 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters misses the tip | 39-77 |
| 00:49 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry tips it back up and in | 41-77 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky 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 (0) | |
| 00:25 | Drake | David Vallecillo comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-77 |
| 00:23 | Drake | Andrew Tuholski tips it but misses | 41-77 |
| 00:22 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry pulls down the rebound | 41-77 |
| 00:16 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters clanks a 3 from straight away | 41-77 |
| 00:14 | Drake | John Rushenberg pulls down the rebound | 41-77 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Larry Raggs runs out the clock | 41-77 |