| Lineup | Drake | PG - Randall Hannah (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ty Bunn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Hans (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leonard Cooke (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Edelen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Myron Knarr (fresh) 3 stl. PF - Bruce Marrow (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Henry Hans inbounds the ball | 38-37 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Drake | Ty Bunn makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Smith | 41-37 |
| 19:23 | Samford | Ty Bunn steals it from Kevin Edelen | 41-37 |
| 19:19 | Drake | Ty Bunn hits the finger roll | 43-37 |
| 19:14 | Samford | Randall Hannah steals the ball from Myron Knarr in the backcourt | 43-37 |
| 18:50 | Drake | Henry Hans hits a floater from the right side | 45-37 |
| 18:48 | Samford | Leonard Cooke is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 45-37 |
| 18:34 | Drake | Ty Bunn loses the dribble to Myron Knarr | 45-37 |
| 18:31 | Samford | Myron Knarr lays it up and in | 45-39 |
| 18:11 | Drake | Joseph Nichols hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Randall Hannah and he's hacked by Anthony Bentley - foul #1 on Anthony Bentley, team foul #1 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Drake | Dustin Meade (SG), Eric Kemp (SF), William Vetter (PF) Ty Bunn, Henry Hans, John Smith | |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Ritch (SG), Irvin Brewer (SF), Archie Reed (C) Kevin Edelen, Myron Knarr, Anthony Bentley | |
| 18:11 | Drake | Joseph Nichols makes the free throw | 48-39 |
| 17:55 | Samford | Archie Reed hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 48-39 |
| 17:54 | Drake | Dustin Meade snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 17:37 | Drake | William Vetter misses the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Bruce Marrow - foul #2 on Bruce Marrow, team foul #2 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Drake | Ronald Stout (PG), Neal Hopkins (C) Randall Hannah, Joseph Nichols | |
| Subs | Samford | Adam Rhymer (SG), Luke Watkin (C) Leonard Cooke, Bruce Marrow | |
| 17:37 | Drake | William Vetter makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 17:37 | Drake | William Vetter misses the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 17:37 | Samford | Archie Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 17:23 | Samford | Dustin Meade steals it from Archie Reed | 49-39 |
| 17:20 | Drake | Dustin Meade misses the lay-in | 49-39 |
| 17:19 | Drake | Dustin Meade gets the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 17:09 | Drake | Ronald Stout is hacked by Irvin Brewer - foul #1 on Irvin Brewer, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Drake | Henry Hans (PG) Ronald Stout | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (SG) Adam Rhymer | |
| 16:55 | Drake | Archie Reed denies the turnaround by Dustin Meade | 49-39 |
| 16:53 | Samford | Kevin Edelen gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 16:38 | Samford | Neal Hopkins is called for the reach on Kevin Edelen - foul #1 on Neal Hopkins, team foul #1 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Drake | Randall Hannah (PG), Ty Bunn (SG), John Smith (PF) Dustin Meade, Eric Kemp, William Vetter | |
| Subs | Samford | Myron Knarr (SF), Anthony Bentley (C) Irvin Brewer, Luke Watkin | |
| 16:20 | Samford | Myron Knarr is whistled for traveling | 49-39 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Samford | Adam Rhymer (PG), Bruce Marrow (PF) Cecil Ritch, Archie Reed | |
| 16:09 | Drake | The jump hook by Neal Hopkins is blocked by Anthony Bentley | 49-39 |
| 16:08 | Drake | Henry Hans grabs the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 15:54 | Drake | Ty Bunn misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-39 |
| 15:53 | Samford | The rebound goes to Bruce Marrow | 49-39 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Randall Hannah (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ty Bunn (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Hans (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Neal Hopkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Adam Rhymer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Edelen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Myron Knarr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 stl. PF - Bruce Marrow (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Samford | Adam Rhymer banks in the layup | 49-41 |
| 15:11 | Drake | Ty Bunn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 15:10 | Samford | Myron Knarr pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 15:06 | Samford | Kevin Edelen misses short on a 3 from straight away | 49-41 |
| 15:04 | Samford | Bruce Marrow pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 14:43 | Samford | Ty Bunn steals it from Anthony Bentley | 49-41 |
| 14:24 | Drake | Ty Bunn connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Smith | 52-41 |
| 14:15 | Samford | Kevin Edelen is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Kevin Edelen, team foul #4 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Drake | Ronald Stout (PG), Dustin Meade (SG), Eric Kemp (SF), William Vetter (PF), Joseph Nichols (C) Randall Hannah, Ty Bunn, Henry Hans, John Smith, Neal Hopkins | |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Cecil Ritch (SG), Irvin Brewer (SF), Archie Reed (PF), Luke Watkin (C) Adam Rhymer, Kevin Edelen, Myron Knarr, Bruce Marrow, Anthony Bentley | |
| 14:07 | Drake | William Vetter drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Ronald Stout | 54-41 |
| 13:44 | Samford | Cecil Ritch makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 13:40 | Drake | Dustin Meade buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Eric Kemp | 57-43 |
| 13:38 | Samford | Eric Kemp steals it from Leonard Cooke in the backcourt | 57-43 |
| 13:14 | Drake | Ronald Stout scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-43 |
| 13:12 | Samford | Leonard Cooke is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Stout - foul #1 on Ronald Stout, team foul #2 | 60-43 |
| 12:59 | Samford | Irvin Brewer buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Leonard Cooke | 60-45 |
| 12:41 | Drake | Joseph Nichols is hacked by Luke Watkin - foul #1 on Luke Watkin, team foul #5 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Drake | Randall Hannah (PG), Henry Hans (SF), Brian Hunter (PF), Wilson Pierre (C) Ronald Stout, Eric Kemp, William Vetter, Joseph Nichols | |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Marrow (PF) Archie Reed | |
| 12:30 | Drake | Henry Hans buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Randall Hannah | 63-45 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:22 | Samford | Irvin Brewer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-45 |
| 12:20 | Drake | Brian Hunter snags the defensive board | 63-45 |
| 12:15 | Drake | Henry Hans misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-45 |
| 12:13 | Drake | Brian Hunter tips it home | 65-45 |
| 11:52 | Samford | Leonard Cooke buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Cecil Ritch | 65-47 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Randall Hannah (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dustin Meade (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Hans (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian Hunter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilson Pierre (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leonard Cooke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Ritch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Irvin Brewer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bruce Marrow (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Luke Watkin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Drake | Henry Hans misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-47 |
| 11:31 | Samford | Bruce Marrow grabs the defensive rebound | 65-47 |
| 11:27 | Samford | Leonard Cooke's pass is intercepted by Dustin Meade in the backcourt | 65-47 |
| 11:26 | Drake | Dustin Meade lays it up and in | 67-47 |
| 11:12 | Samford | Irvin Brewer drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 67-49 |
| 11:07 | Drake | Dustin Meade misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-49 |
| 11:06 | Samford | Bruce Marrow grabs the defensive rebound | 67-49 |
| 11:04 | Samford | Randall Hannah is called for the reach on Leonard Cooke in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randall Hannah, team foul #3 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Drake | Ronald Stout (PG), Ty Bunn (SG), Eric Kemp (SF), John Smith (PF), Joseph Nichols (C) Randall Hannah, Dustin Meade, Henry Hans, Brian Hunter, Wilson Pierre | |
| Subs | Samford | Adam Rhymer (PG), Kevin Edelen (SG), Myron Knarr (SF), Archie Reed (PF), Anthony Bentley (C) Leonard Cooke, Cecil Ritch, Irvin Brewer, Bruce Marrow, Luke Watkin | |
| 10:47 | Samford | Anthony Bentley blows the layup | 67-49 |
| 10:46 | Drake | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 67-49 |
| 10:28 | Drake | Eric Kemp slams it home on a nice dish by Ty Bunn | 69-49 |
| 09:59 | Samford | Kevin Edelen scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-52 |
| 09:35 | Drake | Ty Bunn buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Kemp | 72-52 |
| 09:11 | Samford | Myron Knarr's floater is tipped away by John Smith | 72-52 |
| 09:09 | Drake | Joseph Nichols gets the rebound | 72-52 |
| 09:00 | Drake | John Smith is hacked by Archie Reed - foul #2 on Archie Reed, team foul #6 | 72-52 |
| Subs | Drake | Randall Hannah (PG), Brian Hunter (SF), William Vetter (PF), Neal Hopkins (C) Ronald Stout, Eric Kemp, John Smith, Joseph Nichols | |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Oscar Knight (SF), Bruce Marrow (PF) Adam Rhymer, Myron Knarr, Archie Reed | |
| 08:46 | Drake | Ty Bunn misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-52 |
| 08:44 | Samford | Anthony Bentley grabs the board | 72-52 |
| 08:32 | Samford | Oscar Knight hits a wide open fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Leonard Cooke | 72-54 |
| 08:23 | Drake | Bruce Marrow is called for the reach on William Vetter - foul #3 on Bruce Marrow, team foul #7 | 72-54 |
| Subs | Drake | Dustin Meade (SG) Ty Bunn | |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Ritch (SG), Irvin Brewer (SF) Kevin Edelen, Oscar Knight | |
| 08:23 | Drake | William Vetter makes the 1st free throw | 73-54 |
| 08:23 | Drake | William Vetter makes the 2nd free throw | 74-54 |
| 08:13 | Samford | Neal Hopkins takes the ball from Irvin Brewer | 74-54 |
| 07:52 | Drake | Cecil Ritch picks off the pass by Dustin Meade | 74-54 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Randall Hannah (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dustin Meade (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Brian Hunter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Vetter (fresh) 7 pts. C - Neal Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leonard Cooke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cecil Ritch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Irvin Brewer (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Bruce Marrow (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Bentley (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Samford | Leonard Cooke loses the ball out of bounds | 74-54 |
| Subs | Drake | Henry Hans (SF) Brian Hunter | |
| Subs | Samford | Adam Rhymer (SG), Luke Watkin (C) Leonard Cooke, Anthony Bentley | |
| 07:22 | Drake | Dustin Meade is hacked by Luke Watkin - foul #2 on Luke Watkin, team foul #8 | 74-54 |
| Subs | Drake | John Smith (PF), Wilson Pierre (C) William Vetter, Neal Hopkins | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 07:22 | Drake | Dustin Meade makes the 1st free throw | 75-54 |
| 07:22 | Drake | Dustin Meade misses the 2nd free throw | 75-54 |
| 07:22 | Samford | Luke Watkin snags the defensive board | 75-54 |
| 07:15 | Samford | Adam Rhymer clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Wilson Pierre - foul #1 on Wilson Pierre, team foul #4 | 75-54 |
| Subs | Drake | Ty Bunn (SG) Dustin Meade | |
| Subs | Samford | Oscar Knight (SG) Cecil Ritch | |
| 07:15 | Samford | Adam Rhymer makes the 1st free throw | 75-55 |
| 07:15 | Samford | Adam Rhymer makes the 2nd free throw | 75-56 |
| 07:10 | Drake | Adam Rhymer picks off the pass by Randall Hannah in the backcourt | 75-56 |
| 07:01 | Samford | John Smith picks off the pass by Bruce Marrow | 75-56 |
| 06:55 | Drake | John Smith misses the easy layup | 75-56 |
| 06:53 | Samford | Adam Rhymer pulls down the rebound | 75-56 |
| 06:41 | Samford | Irvin Brewer makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 75-58 |
| 06:25 | Drake | Henry Hans buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Randall Hannah | 78-58 |
| 06:22 | Samford | Randall Hannah is called for the reach on Adam Rhymer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randall Hannah, team foul #5 | 78-58 |
| Subs | Drake | Ronald Stout (SG), Eric Kemp (SF), Brian Hunter (PF), Joseph Nichols (C) Ty Bunn, Henry Hans, John Smith, Wilson Pierre | |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Myron Knarr (SF), Archie Reed (C) Oscar Knight, Irvin Brewer, Luke Watkin | |
| 06:05 | Samford | Bruce Marrow's floater is tipped away by Joseph Nichols | 78-58 |
| 06:03 | Samford | Bruce Marrow tips it in | 78-60 |
| 05:48 | Drake | Eric Kemp misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 78-60 |
| 05:47 | Drake | Randall Hannah gets the offensive rebound | 78-60 |
| 05:34 | Drake | Joseph Nichols's fadeaway is rejected by Myron Knarr | 78-60 |
| 05:33 | Samford | Archie Reed gets the rebound | 78-60 |
| 05:10 | Samford | Adam Rhymer connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Leonard Cooke | 78-62 |
| 04:53 | Drake | Joseph Nichols banks in the layup on a nice dish by Randall Hannah | 80-62 |
| 04:51 | Samford | Eric Kemp takes the ball from Leonard Cooke in the backcourt | 80-62 |
| 04:48 | Drake | Ronald Stout slams it home on a great pass from Eric Kemp | 82-62 |
| 04:34 | Samford | Ronald Stout steals it from Bruce Marrow | 82-62 |
| 04:17 | Drake | Joseph Nichols hits a floater from the baseline set up by Randall Hannah | 84-62 |
| 03:58 | Samford | Adam Rhymer hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Leonard Cooke | 84-64 |
| 03:58 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-64 |
| Subs | Drake | Ty Bunn (PG), Dustin Meade (SG), Henry Hans (SF), John Smith (PF), William Vetter (C) Randall Hannah, Ronald Stout, Eric Kemp, Brian Hunter, Joseph Nichols | |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Ritch (PG), Kevin Edelen (SG), Irvin Brewer (SF), Luke Watkin (PF), Anthony Bentley (C) Leonard Cooke, Adam Rhymer, Myron Knarr, Bruce Marrow, Archie Reed | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Drake | William Vetter comes up short on the shot from the left side | 84-64 |
| 03:29 | Samford | Kevin Edelen gets the rebound | 84-64 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Ty Bunn (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Meade (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Henry Hans (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Smith (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Vetter (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Cecil Ritch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Edelen (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Irvin Brewer (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Luke Watkin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Samford | Luke Watkin is fouled in the backcourt by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #6 | 84-64 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Samford | Oscar Knight (SG), Archie Reed (C) Kevin Edelen, Anthony Bentley | |
| 03:05 | Samford | Cecil Ritch clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 84-64 |
| 03:03 | Samford | Archie Reed tips it back up and in | 84-66 |
| 02:49 | Drake | John Smith misses the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Irvin Brewer - foul #2 on Irvin Brewer, team foul #9 | 84-66 |
| 02:49 | Drake | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 85-66 |
| 02:49 | Drake | John Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 85-66 |
| 02:49 | Samford | Irvin Brewer gets the rebound | 85-66 |
| 02:39 | Samford | Archie Reed is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Archie Reed, team foul #10 | 85-66 |
| Subs | Drake | Neal Hopkins (C) William Vetter | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 02:19 | Drake | Henry Hans drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Dustin Meade | 88-66 |
| 01:57 | Samford | Cecil Ritch blows the wide open dunk | 88-66 |
| 01:56 | Drake | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 88-66 |
| 01:39 | Drake | Ty Bunn connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Dustin Meade | 91-66 |
| 01:25 | Samford | Luke Watkin lays it in and he's fouled by John Smith - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #7 | 91-68 |
| Subs | Drake | Randall Hannah (PG), Joseph Nichols (C) Dustin Meade, Neal Hopkins | |
| Subs | Samford | Adam Rhymer (SG) Oscar Knight | |
| 01:25 | Samford | Luke Watkin misses the free throw | 91-68 |
| 01:25 | Drake | John Smith snags the defensive board | 91-68 |
| 01:01 | Drake | John Smith hits a runner from the left block | 93-68 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Samford | Adam Rhymer drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Irvin Brewer | 93-71 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Drake | Randall Hannah makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 95-71 |
| 00:22 | Samford | Irvin Brewer is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Irvin Brewer, team foul #11 | 95-71 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Randall Hannah runs out the clock | 95-71 |