| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bernard Lust (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Poff (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Smith (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jack Gingras (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Calvin Tamplin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper inbounds the ball | 35-43 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:52 | Southern Illinois | Jack Gingras steps in front of the Brian Nichols pass | 35-43 |
| 19:35 | Drake | Bernard Lust is called for traveling | 35-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Losey (SF), Ronald Westerfield (PF), Alan Luke (C) Larry Poff, William Smith, Jack Gingras | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 19:18 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols loses the dribble to Ronald Westerfield | 35-43 |
| 19:01 | Drake | Bernard Lust misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-43 |
| 19:00 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 18:55 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper loses the ball out of bounds | 35-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Brian Kimmel (SG), Larry Poff (SF), William Smith (PF), Jack Gingras (C) Bernard Lust, Kenneth Losey, Ronald Westerfield, Alan Luke | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 18:42 | Drake | Harvey Cessna makes the 3 from the left wing set up by William Smith | 38-43 |
| 18:14 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols's pass is intercepted by William Smith | 38-43 |
| 17:54 | Drake | Larry Poff drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Brian Kimmel | 41-43 |
| 17:35 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard is fouled on the floor by Brian Kimmel - foul #2 on Brian Kimmel, team foul #1 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Bernard Lust (SG), Kenneth Losey (SF), Ronald Westerfield (PF), Alan Luke (C) Brian Kimmel, Larry Poff, William Smith, Jack Gingras | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell (SF), Frank Perrault (PF), Brent Slama (C) Mike Cooper, Calvin Tamplin, Brian Nichols | |
| 17:22 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Lust steals it from Richard Heyward | 41-43 |
| 17:10 | Drake | Bernard Lust can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-43 |
| 17:08 | Drake | Kenneth Losey hits the follow up shot | 43-43 |
| 16:54 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 43-43 |
| 16:52 | Drake | Kenneth Losey pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 16:29 | Drake | Bernard Lust scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Harvey Cessna | 45-43 |
| 16:04 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 45-43 |
| 16:03 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 15:47 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Alan Luke - foul #1 on Alan Luke, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Drake | James Lipton (SG), Larry Poff (SF), William Smith (PF), Jack Gingras (C) Bernard Lust, Kenneth Losey, Ronald Westerfield, Alan Luke | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (PG), Riley Witt (SG), Calvin Tamplin (PF), Brian Nichols (C) Roger Howard, Richard Heyward, Edward Pickell, Brent Slama | |
| 15:47 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 15:47 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lipton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Larry Poff (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Smith (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jack Gingras (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Norman Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Riley Witt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Perrault (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Calvin Tamplin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Drake | Larry Poff knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by James Lipton | 47-44 |
| 15:04 | Southern Illinois | Larry Poff steps in front of the Riley Witt pass | 47-44 |
| 14:47 | Drake | William Smith can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 14:45 | Drake | Jack Gingras grabs the offensive board | 47-44 |
| 14:38 | Drake | Jack Gingras is fouled on the floor by Brian Nichols - foul #3 on Brian Nichols, team foul #1 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG), Mike Cooper (SF) Riley Witt, Frank Perrault | |
| 14:27 | Drake | Larry Poff is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Larry Poff, team foul #3 | 47-44 |
| 14:10 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 14:09 | Drake | Jack Gingras pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 14:03 | Drake | Jack Gingras comes up short on the floater from the left block | 47-44 |
| 14:02 | Drake | Jack Gingras tips it back up and in | 49-44 |
| 13:44 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-44 |
| 13:43 | Drake | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 13:22 | Drake | Harvey Cessna can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 49-44 |
| 13:21 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Roger Howard | 49-44 |
| 13:06 | Southern Illinois | Larry Poff denies the turnaround by Mike Cooper | 49-44 |
| 13:05 | Drake | Jack Gingras grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 12:43 | Drake | Norman Dunn steals it from Harvey Cessna | 49-44 |
| 12:21 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin drills a jumper from the right block | 49-46 |
| 12:06 | Drake | William Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-46 |
| 12:05 | Drake | Jack Gingras tips it home | 51-46 |
| 11:40 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 11:38 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard grabs the offensive board | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lipton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Larry Poff (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Gingras (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Norman Dunn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mike Cooper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Calvin Tamplin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Nichols (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jack Gingras - foul #2 on Jack Gingras, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Losey (SF), Ronald Westerfield (PF), Alan Luke (C) Larry Poff, William Smith, Jack Gingras | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (PG), Richard Heyward (SG), Edward Pickell (PF), Frank Perrault (C) Roger Howard, Norman Dunn, Calvin Tamplin, Brian Nichols | |
| 11:26 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 11:26 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 11:26 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield grabs the board | 51-46 |
| 11:06 | Drake | Harvey Cessna connects on the jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Richard Heyward - foul #2 on Richard Heyward, team foul #2 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Poff (SF), William Smith (PF) Kenneth Losey, Alan Luke | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama (C) Mike Cooper | |
| 11:06 | Drake | Harvey Cessna makes the free throw | 54-46 |
| 10:48 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Cessna steals the ball from Frank Perrault | 54-46 |
| 10:26 | Drake | James Lipton is hacked by Frank Perrault - foul #1 on Frank Perrault, team foul #3 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Losey (SF), Jack Gingras (C) Larry Poff, William Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 10:08 | Drake | Brent Slama steps in front of the Harvey Cessna pass | 54-46 |
| 09:57 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Riley Witt | 54-48 |
| 09:38 | Drake | Frank Perrault blocks the short jumper by Jack Gingras | 54-48 |
| 09:37 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 09:16 | Southern Illinois | James Lipton is called for the reach on Edward Pickell - foul #4 on James Lipton, team foul #5 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Bernard Lust (SG), Larry Poff (SF), William Smith (PF) James Lipton, Kenneth Losey, Ronald Westerfield | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG) Riley Witt | |
| 08:58 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 08:56 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama tips it but misses | 54-48 |
| 08:54 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 08:32 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard is hacked by Larry Poff - foul #3 on Larry Poff, team foul #6 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Ronald Westerfield (C) Jack Gingras | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (SG), Mike Cooper (SF), Calvin Tamplin (PF), Brian Nichols (C) Richard Heyward, Edward Pickell, Frank Perrault, Brent Slama | |
| 08:18 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-48 |
| 08:17 | Drake | Larry Poff gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 08:06 | Drake | Harvey Cessna misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-48 |
| 08:05 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 07:41 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-48 |
| Subs | Drake | James Lipton (SG), Jack Gingras (C) Bernard Lust, Ronald Westerfield | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lipton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Larry Poff (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Smith (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Gingras (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Norman Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Calvin Tamplin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Drake | Brian Nichols is called for the reach on Larry Poff - foul #4 on Brian Nichols, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Alan Luke (PF) William Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward (SG), Randy Palczynski (SF), Brent Slama (PF) Norman Dunn, Mike Cooper, Calvin Tamplin | |
| 06:57 | Drake | Harvey Cessna is hacked by Randy Palczynski - foul #1 on Randy Palczynski, team foul #5 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Losey (SF), William Smith (PF) Larry Poff, Alan Luke | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell (SF), Frank Perrault (PF) Randy Palczynski, Brian Nichols | |
| 06:45 | Drake | Harvey Cessna's pass is intercepted by Roger Howard | 54-48 |
| 06:32 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward is fouled on the floor by James Lipton - foul #5 on James Lipton, team foul #7 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Bernard Lust (SG), Larry Poff (SF), Ronald Westerfield (PF) James Lipton, Kenneth Losey, William Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 06:32 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 06:32 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward misses the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 06:32 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 06:15 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield misses short on a runner in the lane | 54-49 |
| 06:13 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 05:59 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell is hacked by Harvey Cessna - foul #3 on Harvey Cessna, team foul #8 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Drake | William Smith (PF), Alan Luke (C) Ronald Westerfield, Jack Gingras | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper (SF) Brent Slama | |
| 05:59 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 05:59 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 05:59 | Drake | William Smith grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 05:36 | Drake | William Smith comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 05:35 | Drake | Bernard Lust grabs the offensive board | 54-50 |
| 05:22 | Drake | William Smith misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Frank Perrault - foul #2 on Frank Perrault, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Losey (SF), Jack Gingras (C) Larry Poff, Alan Luke | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (PG), Calvin Tamplin (PF), Brian Nichols (C) Roger Howard, Edward Pickell, Frank Perrault | |
| 05:22 | Drake | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 05:22 | Drake | William Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 05:22 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Brian Nichols | 55-50 |
| 05:03 | Southern Illinois | Jack Gingras blocks the short jumper by Mike Cooper | 55-50 |
| 05:01 | Drake | Jack Gingras pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 04:36 | Drake | Kenneth Losey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-50 |
| 04:34 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 04:15 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn is hacked by Harvey Cessna - foul #4 on Harvey Cessna, team foul #9 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Poff (SF), Ronald Westerfield (PF), Alan Luke (C) Kenneth Losey, William Smith, Jack Gingras | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG), Randy Palczynski (SF) Richard Heyward, Mike Cooper | |
| 04:15 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 04:15 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 03:56 | Drake | Bernard Lust misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-52 |
| 03:54 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield hits the follow up shot | 57-52 |
| 03:41 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Westerfield swats the short shot by Brian Nichols | 57-52 |
| 03:39 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Dunn | 57-52 |
| 03:20 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Lust steps in front of the Randy Palczynski pass | 57-52 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (very tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bernard Lust (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Poff (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Westerfield (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Alan Luke (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Norman Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Randy Palczynski (fresh) PF - Calvin Tamplin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:56 | Drake | Larry Poff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 02:54 | Drake | Alan Luke pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 02:42 | Drake | Bernard Lust can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Calvin Tamplin - foul #2 on Calvin Tamplin, team foul #7 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Drake | William Smith (PF), Jack Gingras (C) Ronald Westerfield, Alan Luke | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward (SG), Mike Cooper (SF), Edward Pickell (PF), Frank Perrault (C) Norman Dunn, Randy Palczynski, Calvin Tamplin, Brian Nichols | |
| 02:42 | Drake | Bernard Lust makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 02:42 | Drake | Bernard Lust makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 02:40 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-52 |
| Subs | Drake | Brian Kimmel (SG) Bernard Lust | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 02:28 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper misses the lay-in | 59-52 |
| 02:27 | Drake | Larry Poff snags the defensive board | 59-52 |
| 02:07 | Drake | Harvey Cessna can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-52 |
| 02:05 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 02:05 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-52 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin (PF), Brian Nichols (C) Edward Pickell, Frank Perrault | |
| 01:46 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-52 |
| 01:44 | Drake | Larry Poff snags the defensive board | 59-52 |
| 01:40 | Drake | Brian Kimmel misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 01:38 | Drake | William Smith hits the follow up shot | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:28 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Calvin Tamplin | 61-54 |
| 01:09 | Drake | Larry Poff misses the floater from the free throw line | 61-54 |
| 01:07 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard grabs the board | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Southern Illinois | Larry Poff steps in front of the Mike Cooper pass | 61-54 |
| 00:48 | Drake | Brian Kimmel lays it in on a great pass from Larry Poff | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Cessna steals it from Richard Heyward | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Drake | Brian Kimmel is hacked by Richard Heyward in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Heyward, team foul #8 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG) Harvey Cessna | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:38 | Drake | Brian Kimmel misses the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:38 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| 00:33 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Drake | Roger Howard is called for the reach on Larry Poff in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roger Howard, team foul #9 | 63-57 |
| 00:30 | Drake | Larry Poff makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:30 | Drake | Larry Poff makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:26 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard is fouled in the backcourt by Reginald Dobrynski - foul #1 on Reginald Dobrynski, team foul #10 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), Bernard Lust (SG) Reginald Dobrynski, Brian Kimmel | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:26 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard misses the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:26 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:23 | Drake | Larry Poff is hacked by Richard Heyward in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Heyward, team foul #10 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Brian Kimmel (SG) Harvey Cessna, Bernard Lust | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:23 | Drake | Larry Poff makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:23 | Drake | Larry Poff makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-58 |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Nichols | 67-58 |
| 00:14 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward scores on a 3 from the right wing | 67-61 |
| 00:11 | Drake | Richard Heyward is called for the reach on Brian Kimmel in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Heyward, team foul #11 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (SG) Richard Heyward | |
| 00:11 | Drake | Brian Kimmel makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:11 | Drake | Brian Kimmel makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Norman Dunn | 69-64 |
| 00:02 | Drake | Jack Gingras is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Howard - foul #2 on Roger Howard, team foul #12 | 69-64 |
| 00:02 | Drake | Jack Gingras makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:02 | Drake | Jack Gingras misses the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin grabs the board | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin misses long on a fullcourt shot | 70-64 |