| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - David Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlton Fast (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Brian Luke (fresh) 6 pts. C - Alan Garzon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jeffrey Kiker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Garrity (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Bassett (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Winston Arakaki (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Gino Gallo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Charles Bassett inbounds the ball | 30-21 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Drake | Stephen Garrity clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-21 |
| 19:35 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Brian Luke | 30-21 |
| 19:17 | McNeese State | Gino Gallo is called for the reach on Brian Luke - foul #3 on Gino Gallo, team foul #1 | 30-21 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Sessions (C) Gino Gallo | |
| 19:01 | McNeese State | Stephen Garrity steals it from David Wallace | 30-21 |
| 18:56 | Drake | Stephen Garrity banks in the layup | 30-23 |
| 18:50 | McNeese State | Mark Smith drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by David Wallace | 32-23 |
| 18:29 | Drake | Stephen Garrity can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-23 |
| 18:27 | McNeese State | Brian Luke snags the defensive board | 32-23 |
| 18:24 | McNeese State | Alan Garzon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-23 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Henry Watts (SG), Edward Westcott (SF), Ronald Gilbert (C) Mark Smith, Carlton Fast, Alan Garzon | |
| Subs | Drake | James Hammerstein (SF) Charles Bassett | |
| 18:09 | Drake | Stephen Garrity buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-26 |
| 17:51 | McNeese State | The short jumper by Brian Luke is denied by James Hammerstein | 32-26 |
| 17:50 | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker pulls down the rebound | 32-26 |
| 17:28 | Drake | 3 seconds is called on Winston Arakaki | 32-26 |
| Subs | McNeese State | George Adamski (PG), Matthew Scott (PF) David Wallace, Brian Luke | |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Bassett (SF), Daniel Ridley (PF), Gino Gallo (C) Stephen Garrity, Winston Arakaki, Michael Sessions | |
| 17:25 | McNeese State | Charles Bassett picks off the pass by George Adamski in the backcourt | 32-26 |
| 17:06 | Drake | Charles Bassett clanks a 3 from the right corner | 32-26 |
| 17:05 | McNeese State | Ronald Gilbert grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 16:59 | McNeese State | Daniel Ridley takes the ball from Ronald Gilbert | 32-26 |
| 16:42 | Drake | Charles Bassett is hacked by Edward Westcott - foul #1 on Edward Westcott, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Mark Smith (SG), Carlton Fast (SF), Alan Garzon (C) Henry Watts, Edward Westcott, Ronald Gilbert | |
| Subs | Drake | Stephen Garrity (SG) James Hammerstein | |
| 16:26 | Drake | Charles Bassett hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 32-26 |
| 16:25 | McNeese State | George Adamski grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 16:19 | McNeese State | Mark Smith is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by George Adamski | 35-26 |
| 15:55 | Drake | Stephen Garrity loses the ball out of bounds | 35-26 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Brian Luke (PF) Matthew Scott | |
| Subs | Drake | Winston Arakaki (PF), Michael Sessions (C) Daniel Ridley, Gino Gallo | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - George Adamski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlton Fast (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Brian Luke (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Garzon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jeffrey Kiker (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Garrity (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Bassett (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Winston Arakaki (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Sessions (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:33 | McNeese State | Brian Luke blows the layup but he's fouled by Jeffrey Kiker - foul #1 on Jeffrey Kiker, team foul #2 | 35-26 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Edward Westcott (SF), Ronald Gilbert (C) Carlton Fast, Alan Garzon | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 15:33 | McNeese State | Brian Luke misses the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 15:33 | McNeese State | Brian Luke misses the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 15:33 | Drake | The rebound goes to Winston Arakaki | 35-26 |
| 15:17 | Drake | Stephen Garrity scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 15:15 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Kiker is called for the reach on Mark Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Kiker, team foul #3 | 35-29 |
| Subs | McNeese State | David Wallace (PG), Henry Watts (SG) George Adamski, Mark Smith | |
| Subs | Drake | James Hammerstein (SG) Stephen Garrity | |
| 15:04 | McNeese State | Ronald Gilbert knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Brian Luke | 37-29 |
| 14:58 | Drake | Winston Arakaki comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 37-29 |
| 14:57 | Drake | Winston Arakaki tips it home | 37-31 |
| 14:43 | McNeese State | Ronald Gilbert comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 37-31 |
| 14:41 | Drake | James Hammerstein grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 14:23 | Drake | Charles Bassett makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Jeffrey Kiker | 37-33 |
| 14:02 | McNeese State | Ronald Gilbert is denied on a layup by Michael Sessions | 37-33 |
| 14:00 | McNeese State | Ronald Gilbert hits the follow up shot | 39-33 |
| 13:31 | Drake | Edward Westcott is called for the reach on Charles Bassett - foul #2 on Edward Westcott, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | McNeese State | George Adamski (PG), Mark Smith (SG), Carlton Fast (SF), Matthew Scott (PF), Alan Garzon (C) David Wallace, Henry Watts, Edward Westcott, Brian Luke, Ronald Gilbert | |
| Subs | Drake | Stephen Garrity (SG), Daniel Ridley (PF), Gino Gallo (C) Charles Bassett, Winston Arakaki, Michael Sessions | |
| 13:13 | Drake | Alan Garzon steals the ball from Daniel Ridley | 39-33 |
| 13:01 | McNeese State | Mark Smith drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from George Adamski | 42-33 |
| 12:42 | Drake | Stephen Garrity hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-33 |
| 12:40 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to James Hammerstein | 42-33 |
| 12:31 | Drake | Mark Smith is called for the reach on Daniel Ridley - foul #2 on Mark Smith, team foul #3 | 42-33 |
| Subs | McNeese State | David Robison (C) Alan Garzon | |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Bassett (SF) James Hammerstein | |
| 12:05 | Drake | Stephen Garrity hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jeffrey Kiker | 42-35 |
| 12:03 | McNeese State | Stephen Garrity picks off the pass by George Adamski in the backcourt | 42-35 |
| 11:46 | Drake | Charles Bassett can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 11:45 | McNeese State | George Adamski snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - George Adamski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlton Fast (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Matthew Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Robison (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jeffrey Kiker (tired) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Garrity (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Bassett (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Ridley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Gino Gallo (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | McNeese State | Carlton Fast throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-35 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Henry Watts (SG), Edward Westcott (SF), Brian Luke (PF) Mark Smith, Carlton Fast, Matthew Scott | |
| Subs | Drake | James Hammerstein (SF), Winston Arakaki (PF), Michael Sessions (C) Jeffrey Kiker, Daniel Ridley, Gino Gallo | |
| 11:02 | Drake | Stephen Garrity clanks a floater from the right side | 42-35 |
| 11:01 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Brian Luke | 42-35 |
| 10:32 | McNeese State | Brian Luke makes the runner in the paint | 44-35 |
| 10:05 | Drake | Michael Sessions blows the layup | 44-35 |
| 10:04 | McNeese State | Brian Luke pulls down the rebound | 44-35 |
| 09:47 | McNeese State | Henry Watts's pass is intercepted by Winston Arakaki | 44-35 |
| 09:24 | Drake | Stephen Garrity misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 09:23 | McNeese State | Brian Luke snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 09:21 | McNeese State | James Hammerstein is called for the reach on Edward Westcott in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Hammerstein, team foul #4 | 44-35 |
| Subs | McNeese State | David Wallace (PG), Mark Smith (SG), Carlton Fast (SF), Matthew Scott (PF), Alan Garzon (C) George Adamski, Henry Watts, Edward Westcott, Brian Luke, David Robison | |
| Subs | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker (PG), Gino Gallo (C) James Hammerstein, Michael Sessions | |
| 09:07 | McNeese State | Carlton Fast misses long on a 3 from straight away | 44-35 |
| 09:06 | McNeese State | Mark Smith grabs the offensive board | 44-35 |
| 08:47 | McNeese State | Alan Garzon clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 44-35 |
| 08:46 | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 08:29 | Drake | Winston Arakaki connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Kiker | 44-37 |
| 08:20 | McNeese State | Gino Gallo is called for the reach on David Wallace - foul #4 on Gino Gallo, team foul #5 | 44-37 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Drake | James Hammerstein (SF), Daniel Ridley (PF), Michael Sessions (C) Charles Bassett, Winston Arakaki, Gino Gallo | |
| 08:00 | McNeese State | Mark Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by David Wallace | 47-37 |
| 07:36 | Drake | Stephen Garrity comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-37 |
| 07:34 | Drake | James Hammerstein grabs the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - David Wallace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlton Fast (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Matthew Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Alan Garzon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jeffrey Kiker (tired) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Garrity (tired) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Hammerstein (tiring) 4 reb. PF - Daniel Ridley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Michael Sessions (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Drake | Stephen Garrity misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 07:18 | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker grabs the offensive board | 47-37 |
| 07:00 | Drake | Michael Sessions misses the floater from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 06:58 | Drake | Michael Sessions tips it in | 47-39 |
| 06:55 | McNeese State | Carlton Fast is hacked by James Hammerstein in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Hammerstein, team foul #6 | 47-39 |
| Subs | McNeese State | George Adamski (PG), Henry Watts (SG), Edward Westcott (SF), Brian Luke (PF), Ronald Gilbert (C) David Wallace, Mark Smith, Carlton Fast, Matthew Scott, Alan Garzon | |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Bassett (SF), Winston Arakaki (PF), Gino Gallo (C) James Hammerstein, Daniel Ridley, Michael Sessions | |
| 06:38 | McNeese State | George Adamski makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Westcott | 49-39 |
| 06:38 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-39 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Daniel Ridley (PF) Winston Arakaki | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:17 | Drake | Stephen Garrity misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-39 |
| 06:16 | Drake | Charles Bassett tips it but misses | 49-39 |
| 06:14 | McNeese State | Edward Westcott gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 05:59 | McNeese State | George Adamski is wide open but clanks a floater from the free throw line | 49-39 |
| 05:58 | McNeese State | Brian Luke misses the tip | 49-39 |
| 05:57 | Drake | Charles Bassett grabs the board | 49-39 |
| 05:40 | Drake | Stephen Garrity misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-39 |
| 05:39 | McNeese State | Brian Luke grabs the board | 49-39 |
| 05:23 | McNeese State | Ronald Gilbert misses the easy layup | 49-39 |
| 05:22 | Drake | Gino Gallo gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 05:05 | Drake | Henry Watts picks off the pass by Charles Bassett | 49-39 |
| 05:02 | McNeese State | Henry Watts misses the lay-in | 49-39 |
| 05:00 | McNeese State | Ronald Gilbert grabs the offensive board | 49-39 |
| 04:48 | McNeese State | Edward Westcott misses badly on a floater from the left side | 49-39 |
| 04:47 | McNeese State | Ronald Gilbert snags the offensive board | 49-39 |
| 04:35 | McNeese State | Henry Watts can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 49-39 |
| 04:34 | Drake | Daniel Ridley gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 04:11 | Drake | Stephen Garrity is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Stephen Garrity, team foul #7 | 49-39 |
| Subs | McNeese State | David Wallace (PG), Mark Smith (SG), Carlton Fast (SF), Matthew Scott (PF), Alan Garzon (C) George Adamski, Henry Watts, Edward Westcott, Brian Luke, Ronald Gilbert | |
| Subs | Drake | James Hammerstein (SG), Winston Arakaki (PF), Michael Sessions (C) Stephen Garrity, Daniel Ridley, Gino Gallo | |
| 03:50 | McNeese State | Alan Garzon misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Sessions - foul #4 on Michael Sessions, team foul #8 | 49-39 |
| 03:50 | McNeese State | Alan Garzon makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 03:50 | McNeese State | Alan Garzon makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Drake | Charles Bassett scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-42 |
| 03:13 | McNeese State | Michael Sessions is called for the reach on David Wallace - foul #5 on Michael Sessions, team foul #9 | 51-42 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Stephen Garrity (SG), Gino Gallo (C) Charles Bassett, Michael Sessions | |
| 03:13 | McNeese State | David Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 03:13 | McNeese State | David Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 03:13 | Drake | Winston Arakaki gets the rebound | 52-42 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - David Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlton Fast (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Matthew Scott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alan Garzon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jeffrey Kiker (very tired) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Garrity (tired) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Hammerstein (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Winston Arakaki (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Gino Gallo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:57 | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker is hacked by Matthew Scott - foul #2 on Matthew Scott, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Brian Luke (PF) Matthew Scott | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:48 | Drake | Stephen Garrity hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-42 |
| 02:46 | McNeese State | David Wallace pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| 02:24 | McNeese State | Winston Arakaki steals it from Alan Garzon | 52-42 |
| 02:15 | Drake | James Hammerstein throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-42 |
| Subs | McNeese State | George Adamski (PG), Henry Watts (SG), Edward Westcott (SF), Matthew Scott (PF), David Robison (C) David Wallace, Mark Smith, Carlton Fast, Brian Luke, Alan Garzon | |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Bassett (PG), Daniel Ridley (PF) Jeffrey Kiker, Winston Arakaki | |
| 01:57 | McNeese State | Henry Watts misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Stephen Garrity - foul #4 on Stephen Garrity, team foul #10 | 52-42 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Ronald Gilbert (C) David Robison | |
| Subs | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker (PG) Stephen Garrity | |
| 01:57 | McNeese State | Henry Watts makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 01:57 | McNeese State | Henry Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 01:32 | Drake | Daniel Ridley hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Bassett | 54-44 |
| 01:14 | McNeese State | Ronald Gilbert is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Edward Westcott | 56-44 |
| 01:02 | Drake | Charles Bassett misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-44 |
| 01:01 | McNeese State | Henry Watts gets the rebound | 56-44 |
| 00:57 | McNeese State | James Hammerstein is called for the reach on Henry Watts in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Hammerstein, team foul #11 | 56-44 |
| 00:57 | McNeese State | Henry Watts makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 00:57 | McNeese State | Henry Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Drake | Charles Bassett connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Kiker and he's fouled by Ronald Gilbert - foul #1 on Ronald Gilbert, team foul #5 | 58-46 |
| 00:51 | Drake | Charles Bassett misses the free throw | 58-46 |
| 00:51 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Ronald Gilbert | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State 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) | |
| 00:29 | McNeese State | Henry Watts loses the ball out of bounds | 58-46 |
| 00:24 | Drake | Charles Bassett misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 58-46 |
| 00:23 | McNeese State | Ronald Gilbert grabs the board | 58-46 |
| 00:00 | McNeese State | George Adamski runs out the clock | 58-46 |