| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fresh) SG - James Lipton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Poff (fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Gingras (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Christopher Oxford (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howin Chu (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. PF - Wilson Lappin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Gaskin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Larry Poff inbounds the ball | 34-42 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Drake | Christopher Oxford steps in front of the Jack Gingras pass | 34-42 |
| 19:38 | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-42 |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Losey (SF), Ronald Westerfield (C) Larry Poff, Jack Gingras | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 19:24 | Drake | William Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-42 |
| 19:01 | Western Michigan | Harvey Cessna steps in front of the Wilson Lappin pass | 34-42 |
| 18:38 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield's pass is intercepted by Norman Scott | 34-42 |
| 18:35 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu lays it in on a nice dish by Norman Scott | 34-44 |
| 18:17 | Drake | Wilson Lappin steps in front of the Ronald Westerfield pass | 34-44 |
| 17:56 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin banks in the layup set up by Norman Scott | 34-46 |
| 17:32 | Drake | Harvey Cessna comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Christopher Oxford - foul #1 on Christopher Oxford, team foul #1 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Poff (SF), Jack Gingras (C) Kenneth Losey, Ronald Westerfield | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg (PG), Charles Adams (SF), Jeremiah Miller (PF), Allen Weeks (C) Christopher Oxford, Norman Scott, Wilson Lappin, Gregory Gaskin | |
| 17:32 | Drake | Harvey Cessna makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 17:32 | Drake | Harvey Cessna misses the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 17:32 | Western Michigan | Allen Weeks snags the defensive board | 35-46 |
| 17:07 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Howin Chu | 35-49 |
| 16:46 | Drake | William Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-49 |
| 16:44 | Western Michigan | Allen Weeks snags the defensive board | 35-49 |
| 16:26 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-49 |
| 16:24 | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg hits the follow up shot | 35-51 |
| 16:08 | Drake | Jack Gingras can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-51 |
| 16:07 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Charles Adams | 35-51 |
| 15:49 | Western Michigan | Jack Gingras steals the ball from Jeremiah Miller | 35-51 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Lipton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Poff (fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Gingras (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robert Freeberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howin Chu (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Adams (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeremiah Miller (fresh) 2 pts. C - Allen Weeks (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Drake | Harvey Cessna connects on the floater from the right side | 37-51 |
| 15:19 | Western Michigan | Larry Poff is called for the reach on Charles Adams - foul #1 on Larry Poff, team foul #1 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Kenneth Losey (SF), Ronald Westerfield (C) Harvey Cessna, Larry Poff, Jack Gingras | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford (PG), Norman Scott (SF), Wilson Lappin (PF), Gregory Gaskin (C) Robert Freeberg, Charles Adams, Jeremiah Miller, Allen Weeks | |
| 15:10 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 37-51 |
| 15:09 | Drake | Kenneth Losey gets the rebound | 37-51 |
| 14:56 | Drake | The short jumper by Ronald Westerfield is denied by Wilson Lappin | 37-51 |
| 14:55 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin pulls down the rebound | 37-51 |
| 14:49 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Christopher Oxford | 37-53 |
| 14:29 | Drake | William Smith clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Wilson Lappin - foul #1 on Wilson Lappin, team foul #2 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Poff (SF) Kenneth Losey | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Miller (SG) Howin Chu | |
| 14:29 | Drake | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 38-53 |
| 14:29 | Drake | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 14:05 | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-53 |
| 14:03 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin gets the offensive rebound | 39-53 |
| 13:44 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott's layup is rejected by Ronald Westerfield | 39-53 |
| 13:42 | Drake | The rebound goes to Reginald Dobrynski | 39-53 |
| 13:23 | Drake | Larry Poff is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-53 |
| 13:22 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Miller gets the rebound | 39-53 |
| 13:13 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin's layup is rejected by Larry Poff | 39-53 |
| 13:12 | Drake | Larry Poff pulls down the rebound | 39-53 |
| 12:53 | Drake | James Lipton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-53 |
| 12:51 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield snags the offensive board | 39-53 |
| 12:31 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield drills a shot in the lane and he's hacked by Christopher Oxford - foul #2 on Christopher Oxford, team foul #3 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), Kenneth Losey (SF), Jack Gingras (C) Reginald Dobrynski, Larry Poff, William Smith | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg (PG), Charles Adams (SG), Allen Weeks (C) Christopher Oxford, Jeremiah Miller, Gregory Gaskin | |
| 12:31 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield misses the free throw | 41-53 |
| 12:31 | Western Michigan | Allen Weeks grabs the defensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 12:10 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott's floater is tipped away by Ronald Westerfield | 41-53 |
| 12:08 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 11:59 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Freeberg | 41-55 |
| 11:43 | Drake | Harvey Cessna clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-55 |
| 11:41 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott grabs the board | 41-55 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Lipton (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Losey (fresh) PF - Ronald Westerfield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jack Gingras (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robert Freeberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Adams (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Norman Scott (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - Wilson Lappin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Allen Weeks (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Western Michigan | Harvey Cessna steals the ball from Wilson Lappin | 41-55 |
| 11:10 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield misses the shot from the free throw line | 41-55 |
| 11:08 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Wilson Lappin | 41-55 |
| 10:51 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Freeberg | 41-57 |
| 10:27 | Drake | James Lipton clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-57 |
| 10:26 | Drake | Jack Gingras hits the follow up shot | 43-57 |
| 10:08 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott is fouled on the floor by James Lipton - foul #3 on James Lipton, team foul #2 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Poff (SF), William Smith (PF) Kenneth Losey, Ronald Westerfield | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford (PG), Howin Chu (SG), Jeremiah Miller (PF), Gregory Gaskin (C) Robert Freeberg, Charles Adams, Wilson Lappin, Allen Weeks | |
| 09:50 | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Norman Scott | 43-60 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 09:37 | Drake | Jack Gingras can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 43-60 |
| 09:35 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Norman Scott | 43-60 |
| 09:15 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Miller is open and scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Gregory Gaskin | 43-62 |
| 09:01 | Drake | Gregory Gaskin steps in front of the James Lipton pass | 43-62 |
| 08:41 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott is fouled on the floor by Harvey Cessna - foul #2 on Harvey Cessna, team foul #3 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG) Harvey Cessna | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Charles Adams (SF) Norman Scott | |
| 08:20 | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-62 |
| 08:18 | Drake | The rebound goes to William Smith | 43-62 |
| 08:12 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski is fouled on the floor by Christopher Oxford - foul #3 on Christopher Oxford, team foul #4 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG) Reginald Dobrynski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 07:58 | Drake | Jack Gingras clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeremiah Miller - foul #1 on Jeremiah Miller, team foul #5 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG) Harvey Cessna | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg (PG) Christopher Oxford | |
| 07:58 | Drake | Jack Gingras makes the 1st free throw | 44-62 |
| 07:58 | Drake | Jack Gingras makes the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| 07:41 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Miller can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #4 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), Alan Luke (C) Reginald Dobrynski, Jack Gingras | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin (PF), Allen Weeks (C) Robert Freeberg, Gregory Gaskin | |
| 07:41 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Miller makes the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 07:41 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 45-64 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SG - James Lipton (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Poff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Smith (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Alan Luke (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Charles Adams (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Howin Chu (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremiah Miller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilson Lappin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Allen Weeks (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Drake | William Smith is called for 3 seconds | 45-64 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg (PG) Jeremiah Miller | |
| 07:09 | Western Michigan | Allen Weeks knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Wilson Lappin | 45-66 |
| 06:52 | Drake | Robert Freeberg steals it from Larry Poff | 45-66 |
| 06:49 | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg banks in the layup | 45-68 |
| 06:36 | Drake | William Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-68 |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Jack Gingras (C) Harvey Cessna, Alan Luke | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford (PG), Norman Scott (SF), Gregory Gaskin (C) Robert Freeberg, Charles Adams, Allen Weeks | |
| 06:22 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Gregory Gaskin | 45-71 |
| 06:08 | Drake | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-71 |
| 06:07 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu grabs the board | 45-71 |
| 06:01 | Western Michigan | William Smith steps in front of the Wilson Lappin pass | 45-71 |
| 05:36 | Drake | The pull-up jumper by William Smith is blocked by Gregory Gaskin | 45-71 |
| 05:34 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin snags the defensive board | 45-71 |
| 05:17 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right block | 45-71 |
| 05:16 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Gaskin | 45-71 |
| 05:10 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-71 |
| 05:08 | Drake | Larry Poff pulls down the rebound | 45-71 |
| 04:55 | Drake | Christopher Oxford steps in front of the William Smith pass | 45-71 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:30 | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford misses the 3 from straight away | 45-71 |
| 04:29 | Drake | Jack Gingras pulls down the rebound | 45-71 |
| 04:21 | Drake | Gregory Gaskin knocks away the 3 by James Lipton | 45-71 |
| 04:19 | Drake | Jack Gingras gets the offensive rebound | 45-71 |
| 04:11 | Drake | Larry Poff is hacked by Christopher Oxford - foul #4 on Christopher Oxford, team foul #6 | 45-71 |
| Subs | Drake | Bernard Lust (SG), Kenneth Losey (SF), Ronald Westerfield (PF), Alan Luke (C) James Lipton, Larry Poff, William Smith, Jack Gingras | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg (PG), Charles Adams (SF), Jeremiah Miller (PF), Allen Weeks (C) Christopher Oxford, Norman Scott, Wilson Lappin, Gregory Gaskin | |
| 04:04 | Drake | Allen Weeks swats the layup by Ronald Westerfield | 45-71 |
| 04:03 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu snags the defensive board | 45-71 |
| 03:45 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 45-71 |
| 03:44 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams gets the offensive rebound | 45-71 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Westerfield | 45-71 |
| 03:29 | Drake | The rebound goes to Kenneth Losey | 45-71 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Reginald Dobrynski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Lust (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Losey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Westerfield (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Alan Luke (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robert Freeberg (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Howin Chu (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Adams (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeremiah Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Weeks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Drake | Bernard Lust misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-71 |
| 03:14 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams gets the rebound | 45-71 |
| 02:59 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu drills a fadeaway from the left block | 45-73 |
| 02:38 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 45-73 |
| 02:36 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu grabs the defensive rebound | 45-73 |
| 02:12 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Losey steals it from Allen Weeks | 45-73 |
| 02:09 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski hits the finger roll set up by Kenneth Losey | 47-73 |
| 01:50 | Western Michigan | Allen Weeks hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Freeberg | 47-75 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:38 | Drake | Kenneth Losey buries a 3 from the right wing | 50-75 |
| 01:14 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-75 |
| 01:13 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Miller can't tip it in | 50-75 |
| 01:12 | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg grabs the offensive rebound | 50-75 |
| 00:48 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-75 |
| 00:47 | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg grabs the offensive rebound | 50-75 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Western Michigan | Allen Weeks misses short on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Reginald Dobrynski - foul #2 on Reginald Dobrynski, team foul #5 | 50-75 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Morris (C) Howin Chu | |
| 00:20 | Western Michigan | Allen Weeks makes the 1st free throw | 50-76 |
| 00:20 | Western Michigan | Allen Weeks misses the 2nd free throw | 50-76 |
| 00:20 | Drake | Kenneth Losey gets the rebound | 50-76 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-76 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg runs out the clock | 53-76 |