| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Cool (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Russell Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Albert Malone (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Kenneth Millard (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian Lloyd (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregg Richards (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Hayden (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Lynch (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Gregg Richards inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Drake | Gregg Richards misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-27 |
| 19:50 | Drake | Rodney Lynch tips it home | 34-29 |
| 19:27 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-29 |
| 19:26 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson can't tip it in | 34-29 |
| 19:24 | Drake | Rodney Lynch gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:59 | Drake | Brian Lloyd hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Hayden | 34-32 |
| 18:40 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 18:38 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson tips it in | 36-32 |
| 18:25 | Drake | Rodney Lynch connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 36-34 |
| 17:59 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Morgan | 39-34 |
| 17:49 | Drake | John Hayden scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Millard | 39-36 |
| 17:34 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 39-36 |
| 17:33 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone snags the offensive board | 39-36 |
| 17:17 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Valentine | 41-36 |
| 16:58 | Drake | Gregg Richards scores on a turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Michael Cool - foul #1 on Michael Cool, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Bien (PG), Merrill Hubbard (SF), Paul Foster (PF), Matthew McKosky (C) Larry Valentine, John Morgan, Russell Anderson, Albert Malone | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Lewis (PG), Glenn Forshee (PF) Kenneth Millard, John Hayden | |
| 16:58 | Drake | Gregg Richards makes the free throw | 41-39 |
| 16:31 | Gardner-Webb | Rodney Lynch is called for the reach on Matthew McKosky - foul #1 on Rodney Lynch, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Drake | Donnell Kirberger (SF) Gregg Richards | |
| 16:17 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Bien | 44-39 |
| 16:04 | Drake | Brian Lloyd scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Glenn Forshee | 44-42 |
| 15:35 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 44-42 |
| 15:34 | Drake | Michael Lewis pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - James Bien (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Cool (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Merrill Hubbard (fresh) PF - Paul Foster (fresh) C - Matthew McKosky (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Brian Lloyd (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donnell Kirberger (fresh) PF - Glenn Forshee (fresh) 8 pts. C - Rodney Lynch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:16 | Drake | Brian Lloyd misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 15:15 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 14:51 | Gardner-Webb | Donnell Kirberger steals the ball from Paul Foster | 44-42 |
| 14:36 | Drake | Rodney Lynch misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Paul Foster - foul #3 on Paul Foster, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), Marvin Zimmerman (SG), John Morgan (SF), Russell Anderson (PF), Albert Malone (C) James Bien, Michael Cool, Merrill Hubbard, Paul Foster, Matthew McKosky | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Millard (PG), Gregg Richards (SF), John Hayden (PF) Michael Lewis, Donnell Kirberger, Glenn Forshee | |
| 14:36 | Drake | Rodney Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 14:36 | Drake | Rodney Lynch misses the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 14:36 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 14:29 | Gardner-Webb | John Hayden steals the ball from Marvin Zimmerman | 44-43 |
| 14:22 | Drake | John Hayden lays it up and in on a great pass from Kenneth Millard | 44-45 |
| 13:57 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman is fouled on the floor by Brian Lloyd - foul #2 on Brian Lloyd, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| 13:44 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Brian Lloyd - foul #3 on Brian Lloyd, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| 13:44 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 13:44 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 13:33 | Drake | Kenneth Millard hits a fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Larry Valentine - foul #1 on Larry Valentine, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool (SG) Marvin Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 13:33 | Drake | Kenneth Millard makes the free throw | 46-48 |
| 13:13 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-48 |
| 13:12 | Drake | John Hayden grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 12:58 | Drake | Kenneth Millard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-48 |
| 12:29 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Lloyd is called for the reach on Michael Cool - foul #4 on Brian Lloyd, team foul #4 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Erving (SG) Brian Lloyd | |
| 12:03 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Kenneth Millard - foul #1 on Kenneth Millard, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Drake | David Cox (C) Rodney Lynch | |
| 12:03 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine makes the free throw | 49-48 |
| 11:52 | Drake | Michael Cool steps in front of the John Hayden pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 49-48 |
| 11:47 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Cool | 51-48 |
| 11:31 | Drake | David Cox knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Millard | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Cool (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Morgan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Russell Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Albert Malone (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Kenneth Millard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Erving (fresh) SF - Gregg Richards (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Hayden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - David Cox (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool is hacked by Thomas Erving - foul #1 on Thomas Erving, team foul #6 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Bien (PG), Marvin Zimmerman (SG), Merrill Hubbard (SF), Paul Foster (PF), Matthew McKosky (C) Larry Valentine, Michael Cool, John Morgan, Russell Anderson, Albert Malone | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Lewis (PG), Glenn Forshee (PF) Kenneth Millard, John Hayden | |
| 11:12 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky misses long on a jumper from the left block | 51-51 |
| 11:10 | Drake | Gregg Richards grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 10:46 | Drake | Glenn Forshee misses long on a shot near the basket | 51-51 |
| 10:45 | Drake | David Cox tips it in | 51-53 |
| 10:25 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Erving - foul #2 on Thomas Erving, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool (SG) Marvin Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Drake | Donnell Kirberger (SF), Rodney Lynch (C) Gregg Richards, David Cox | |
| 10:25 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 10:25 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky misses the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 10:25 | Drake | Glenn Forshee gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 10:08 | Drake | Thomas Erving comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 10:06 | Drake | Rodney Lynch can't tip it in | 51-53 |
| 10:04 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Michael Cool | 51-53 |
| 09:47 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 09:46 | Drake | Michael Lewis gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 09:39 | Drake | Michael Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 09:38 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Matthew McKosky | 51-53 |
| 09:25 | Gardner-Webb | James Bien throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-53 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), John Morgan (SF), Russell Anderson (PF), Albert Malone (C) James Bien, Merrill Hubbard, Paul Foster, Matthew McKosky | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Millard (PG), John Hayden (PF) Michael Lewis, Glenn Forshee | |
| 09:08 | Drake | John Hayden misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Albert Malone - foul #2 on Albert Malone, team foul #4 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Drake | Gregg Richards (SF) Donnell Kirberger | |
| 09:08 | Drake | John Hayden misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 09:08 | Drake | John Hayden makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 08:42 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-54 |
| 08:32 | Drake | Thomas Erving misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-54 |
| 08:30 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 08:12 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool clanks a floater from the free throw line | 51-54 |
| 08:11 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 07:46 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 51-54 |
| 07:45 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson tips it back up and in | 53-54 |
| 07:38 | Drake | Rodney Lynch drills a jumper from close range | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Cool (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Russell Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. C - Albert Malone (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Kenneth Millard (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Erving (fairly fresh) SF - Gregg Richards (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hayden (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Rodney Lynch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:15 | Gardner-Webb | John Hayden takes the ball from Russell Anderson | 53-56 |
| 06:56 | Drake | Rodney Lynch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-56 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman (SG), Merrill Hubbard (SF), Paul Foster (PF) Michael Cool, John Morgan, Russell Anderson | |
| Subs | Drake | Brian Lloyd (SG), Donnell Kirberger (SF), David Cox (C) Thomas Erving, Gregg Richards, Rodney Lynch | |
| 06:47 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-56 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Lewis (PG) Kenneth Millard | |
| 06:39 | Drake | Brian Lloyd scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Lewis | 53-59 |
| 06:20 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-59 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Bien (PG), Matthew McKosky (C) Larry Valentine, Albert Malone | |
| Subs | Drake | Glenn Forshee (PF) John Hayden | |
| 06:12 | Drake | Matthew McKosky takes the ball from Michael Lewis | 53-59 |
| 05:44 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard's fadeaway is rejected by Glenn Forshee | 53-59 |
| 05:42 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky tips it home | 55-59 |
| 05:31 | Drake | Paul Foster is called for the reach on Glenn Forshee - foul #4 on Paul Foster, team foul #5 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool (SG), John Morgan (SF), Russell Anderson (PF) Marvin Zimmerman, Merrill Hubbard, Paul Foster | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Millard (PG), Gregg Richards (SF), Rodney Lynch (C) Michael Lewis, Donnell Kirberger, David Cox | |
| 05:04 | Drake | Brian Lloyd can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-59 |
| 05:02 | Gardner-Webb | James Bien pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| 04:43 | Gardner-Webb | The short jumper by John Morgan is denied by Rodney Lynch | 55-59 |
| 04:42 | Drake | Gregg Richards gets the rebound | 55-59 |
| 04:33 | Drake | Kenneth Millard connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Glenn Forshee | 55-61 |
| 04:28 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-61 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), Albert Malone (C) James Bien, Matthew McKosky | |
| Subs | Drake | John Hayden (PF) Glenn Forshee | |
| 04:04 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone is whistled for traveling | 55-61 |
| 03:48 | Drake | John Hayden drills a jumper in the lane | 55-63 |
| 03:23 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 55-63 |
| 03:21 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Malone | 55-63 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Cool (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Russell Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. C - Albert Malone (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Kenneth Millard (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brian Lloyd (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gregg Richards (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Hayden (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Rodney Lynch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:07 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:38 | Drake | Rodney Lynch is fouled on the floor by Larry Valentine - foul #2 on Larry Valentine, team foul #6 | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:22 | Drake | Gregg Richards hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Cool - foul #2 on Michael Cool, team foul #7 | 55-63 |
| 02:22 | Drake | Gregg Richards makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 02:22 | Drake | Gregg Richards misses the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 02:22 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone gets the rebound | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:15 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine is called for traveling | 55-64 |
| 01:46 | Drake | Brian Lloyd misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-64 |
| 01:44 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to John Morgan | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:37 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Lloyd is called for the reach on John Morgan - foul #5 on Brian Lloyd, team foul #8 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Erving (SG) Brian Lloyd | |
| 01:37 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 01:37 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:19 | Drake | Gregg Richards hits a floater from the left wing | 57-66 |
| 01:07 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-66 |
| 01:06 | Drake | John Hayden snags the defensive board | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:42 | Drake | Thomas Erving misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-66 |
| 00:40 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone gets the rebound | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:36 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-66 |
| 00:35 | Drake | John Hayden snags the defensive board | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:32 | Drake | Larry Valentine is called for the reach on John Hayden in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Valentine, team foul #8 | 57-66 |
| 00:32 | Drake | John Hayden misses the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:32 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone snags the defensive board | 57-66 |
| 00:26 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool is called for traveling | 57-66 |
| 00:25 | Drake | Gregg Richards is hacked by Michael Cool in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Cool, team foul #9 | 57-66 |
| 00:25 | Drake | Gregg Richards makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:25 | Drake | Gregg Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:18 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-68 |
| 00:16 | Drake | Rodney Lynch snags the defensive board | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Drake | Kenneth Millard runs out the clock | 57-68 |