| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Brose (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Vallecillo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Schaefer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jerry Swink (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Tuholski (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Louis Trahan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Antonio Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Hundley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Howard Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Hammer (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer is open and scores on a shot in the lane | 38-34 |
| 19:11 | Drake | Edward Brose can't finish the layup but the foul's on Howard Hayes - foul #2 on Howard Hayes, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman (PG), Richard Burns (C) Louis Trahan, Henry Hammer | |
| 19:11 | Drake | Edward Brose makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 19:11 | Drake | Edward Brose makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 19:07 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Brose - foul #2 on Edward Brose, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| 18:44 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman misses the floater from the free throw line | 40-34 |
| 18:43 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 18:15 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson is fouled on the floor by Edward Brose - foul #3 on Edward Brose, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (PG), Larry Raggs (SF), John Guion (PF), Glen Murdock (C) Edward Brose, Norman Schaefer, Jerry Swink, Andrew Tuholski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan (PG), Robert Hill (SF), Henry Hammer (C) Henry Tillman, Antonio Thompson, Howard Hayes | |
| 17:57 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Burns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-34 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman (PG), Antonio Thompson (SG) Louis Trahan, Robert Hill | |
| 17:34 | Drake | John Guion's layup is rejected by Henry Hammer | 40-34 |
| 17:32 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 17:28 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson is hacked by David Vallecillo in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Vallecillo, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Drake | Norman Schaefer (SF) David Vallecillo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan (PG), Robert Bell (SG), Robert Hill (SF), Howard Hayes (PF) Henry Tillman, Antonio Thompson, Donald Hundley, Richard Burns | |
| 17:05 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Hill scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 40-36 |
| 16:38 | Drake | Rafael Lee's pass is intercepted by Robert Hill | 40-36 |
| 16:14 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer makes the wide open runner in the lane set up by Louis Trahan | 40-38 |
| 15:48 | Drake | Glen Murdock hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Rafael Lee and he's hacked by Howard Hayes - foul #3 on Howard Hayes, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Brose (PG), David Vallecillo (SG), Jerry Swink (PF) Rafael Lee, Larry Raggs, John Guion | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman (PG), Antonio Thompson (SG), Donald Hundley (SF), Joe Jordan (PF), Richard Burns (C) Louis Trahan, Robert Bell, Robert Hill, Howard Hayes, Henry Hammer | |
| 15:48 | Drake | Glen Murdock makes the free throw | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Brose (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - David Vallecillo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Norman Schaefer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jerry Swink (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Glen Murdock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Tillman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Antonio Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Hundley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joe Jordan (fresh) C - Richard Burns (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson double dribbles | 43-38 |
| Subs | Drake | Andrew Tuholski (C) Glen Murdock | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes (PF) Joe Jordan | |
| 15:09 | Drake | Norman Schaefer clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 15:08 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 14:45 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Burns lays it up and in | 43-40 |
| 14:19 | Drake | Norman Schaefer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 14:17 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Burns pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 13:48 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Burns blows the layup but he's hacked by Andrew Tuholski - foul #2 on Andrew Tuholski, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (PG), Larry Raggs (SF), John Guion (PF), Glen Murdock (C) Edward Brose, Norman Schaefer, Jerry Swink, Andrew Tuholski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan (PG), Robert Hill (SF), Henry Hammer (C) Henry Tillman, Antonio Thompson, Howard Hayes | |
| 13:48 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Burns misses the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 13:48 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 13:31 | Drake | David Vallecillo scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Rafael Lee | 46-41 |
| 13:02 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer blows the wide open layup | 46-41 |
| 13:00 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan grabs the offensive board | 46-41 |
| 12:42 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Rafael Lee - foul #1 on Rafael Lee, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Brose (PG), Norman Schaefer (SF), Andrew Tuholski (C) Rafael Lee, Larry Raggs, Glen Murdock | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman (PG), Antonio Thompson (SG) Robert Hill, Richard Burns | |
| 12:42 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 12:42 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 12:19 | Drake | David Vallecillo can't connect on a runner from the left block | 46-43 |
| 12:18 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Henry Hammer | 46-43 |
| 11:51 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Louis Trahan | 46-45 |
| 11:30 | Drake | Andrew Tuholski is hacked by Henry Hammer - foul #1 on Henry Hammer, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Raggs (SF), Jerry Swink (PF), Glen Murdock (C) Norman Schaefer, John Guion, Andrew Tuholski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell (SG), Robert Hill (SF), Joe Jordan (PF) Antonio Thompson, Donald Hundley, Louis Trahan | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Brose (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - David Vallecillo (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Raggs (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Swink (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Glen Murdock (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Tillman (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Bell (fresh) SF - Robert Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joe Jordan (fresh) C - Henry Hammer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Drake | David Vallecillo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 11:12 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 11:06 | Detroit Mercy | David Vallecillo is called for the reach on Robert Bell in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Vallecillo, team foul #6 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (PG), Norman Schaefer (SF) Edward Brose, David Vallecillo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson (SG), Howard Hayes (PF) Robert Bell, Henry Hammer | |
| 10:46 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 10:44 | Drake | Larry Raggs snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 10:24 | Drake | Norman Schaefer buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Larry Raggs | 49-45 |
| 10:08 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Norman Schaefer - foul #1 on Norman Schaefer, team foul #7 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Drake | John Guion (PF), Andrew Tuholski (C) Jerry Swink, Glen Murdock | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan (PG), Donald Hundley (SG), Henry Hammer (C) Antonio Thompson, Howard Hayes, Joe Jordan | |
| 10:08 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 10:08 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 09:39 | Drake | Norman Schaefer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 09:38 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 09:34 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Brose (PG) Rafael Lee | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson (SG), Howard Hayes (PF) Louis Trahan, Robert Hill | |
| 09:17 | Drake | Norman Schaefer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 09:16 | Drake | John Guion hits the follow up shot | 51-46 |
| 08:57 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 51-46 |
| 08:56 | Drake | The rebound goes to Andrew Tuholski | 51-46 |
| 08:51 | Drake | Norman Schaefer hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Larry Raggs | 54-46 |
| 08:33 | Detroit Mercy | John Guion steps in front of the Donald Hundley pass | 54-46 |
| 08:09 | Drake | Norman Schaefer misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 54-46 |
| 08:08 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 07:45 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 54-46 |
| 07:43 | Drake | Andrew Tuholski pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 07:14 | Drake | Antonio Thompson steals it from Edward Brose | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Brose (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Larry Raggs (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norman Schaefer (tired) 13 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Guion (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Tuholski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Tillman (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Antonio Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Hundley (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Howard Hayes (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Henry Hammer (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:48 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-46 |
| 06:46 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 06:23 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes loses the ball out of bounds | 54-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (PG), David Vallecillo (SG), Jerry Swink (PF), Glen Murdock (C) Edward Brose, Larry Raggs, John Guion, Andrew Tuholski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan (PG), Robert Bell (SG), Robert Hill (SF), Joe Jordan (PF), Richard Burns (C) Henry Tillman, Antonio Thompson, Donald Hundley, Howard Hayes, Henry Hammer | |
| 06:09 | Drake | Jerry Swink is fouled on the floor by Joe Jordan - foul #1 on Joe Jordan, team foul #4 | 54-46 |
| 05:47 | Drake | David Vallecillo loses the ball out of bounds | 54-46 |
| 05:22 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Burns is open and scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Joe Jordan | 54-48 |
| 04:57 | Drake | David Vallecillo comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Bell - foul #1 on Robert Bell, team foul #5 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Raggs (SF) Norman Schaefer | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley (SG), Henry Hammer (C) Robert Bell, Joe Jordan | |
| 04:57 | Drake | David Vallecillo makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 04:57 | Drake | David Vallecillo makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 04:39 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Burns clanks a floater in the paint | 56-48 |
| 04:38 | Drake | The rebound goes to Jerry Swink | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 04:17 | Drake | Glen Murdock misses the jump hook from close range | 56-48 |
| 04:15 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 04:04 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-48 |
| 04:03 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Burns | 56-48 |
| 03:52 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Jerry Swink - foul #2 on Jerry Swink, team foul #8 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Brose (PG), John Guion (PF), Andrew Tuholski (C) Rafael Lee, Larry Raggs, Glen Murdock | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman (PG), Antonio Thompson (SG), Howard Hayes (PF) Donald Hundley, Richard Burns, Henry Hammer | |
| 03:52 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan misses the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 03:52 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan misses the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 03:52 | Drake | Andrew Tuholski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 03:23 | Drake | Jerry Swink can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 03:22 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 03:08 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 56-48 |
| 03:06 | Drake | Andrew Tuholski gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Brose (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - David Vallecillo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jerry Swink (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Guion (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Tuholski (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Tillman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Antonio Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Howard Hayes (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Louis Trahan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. | |
| 02:44 | Drake | Jerry Swink loses the dribble to Robert Hill | 56-48 |
| 02:41 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Hill | 56-50 |
| 02:15 | Drake | David Vallecillo is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 56-50 |
| 02:14 | Drake | Edward Brose hits the follow up shot | 58-50 |
| 02:12 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by David Vallecillo - foul #5 on David Vallecillo, team foul #9 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Raggs (SG), Norman Schaefer (SF), Glen Murdock (C) David Vallecillo, Jerry Swink, Andrew Tuholski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell (SG), Donald Hundley (SF), Henry Hammer (C) Henry Tillman, Robert Hill, Howard Hayes | |
| 02:12 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 02:12 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 01:50 | Drake | Edward Brose makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Raggs | 60-52 |
| 01:42 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Louis Trahan | 60-54 |
| 01:13 | Drake | Edward Brose is hacked by Antonio Thompson - foul #1 on Antonio Thompson, team foul #6 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Drake | Jerry Swink (PF), Andrew Tuholski (C) John Guion, Glen Murdock | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes (PF) Robert Bell | |
| 00:48 | Drake | Jerry Swink comes up short on the floater from the left block | 60-54 |
| 00:47 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-54 |
| 00:39 | Drake | The rebound goes to Andrew Tuholski | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Drake | Andrew Tuholski is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Trahan - foul #1 on Louis Trahan, team foul #7 | 60-54 |
| 00:38 | Drake | Andrew Tuholski misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:38 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Henry Hammer | 60-54 |
| 00:36 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Brose picks off the pass by Louis Trahan in the backcourt | 60-54 |
| 00:34 | Drake | Edward Brose misses the easy layup | 60-54 |
| 00:33 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 00:28 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-54 |
| 00:27 | Drake | The rebound goes to Larry Raggs | 60-54 |
| 00:25 | Drake | Larry Raggs is fouled in the backcourt by Antonio Thompson - foul #2 on Antonio Thompson, team foul #8 | 60-54 |
| 00:25 | Drake | Larry Raggs makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:25 | Drake | Larry Raggs makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes is fouled on the floor by Jerry Swink - foul #3 on Jerry Swink, team foul #10 | 62-54 |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:20 | Drake | Andrew Tuholski snags the defensive board | 62-55 |
| 00:19 | Drake | Andrew Tuholski is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Trahan - foul #2 on Louis Trahan, team foul #9 | 62-55 |
| 00:19 | Drake | Andrew Tuholski makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:19 | Drake | Andrew Tuholski makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:13 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-55 |
| 00:11 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Trahan | 64-55 |
| 00:09 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Louis Trahan | 64-58 |
| 00:08 | Drake | Andrew Tuholski is hacked by Louis Trahan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Louis Trahan, team foul #10 | 64-58 |
| 00:08 | Drake | Andrew Tuholski misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:08 | Drake | Andrew Tuholski makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:05 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Drake | Edward Brose runs out the clock | 65-58 |