| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Willie Gaillard (fresh) SG - Joseph Howard (fresh) SF - James Denning (fresh) PF - Robert Hubbard (fresh) C - Lee Hagan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fresh) SG - James Lipton (fresh) SF - Larry Poff (fresh) PF - William Smith (fresh) C - Jack Gingras (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Jack Gingras wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Drake | Jack Gingras knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Harvey Cessna | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Western Kentucky | James Denning hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Willie Gaillard | 3-2 |
| 18:53 | Drake | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:52 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:38 | Western Kentucky | A charge is called on Willie Gaillard - foul #1 on Willie Gaillard, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:11 | Drake | Harvey Cessna misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:09 | Drake | Harvey Cessna gets the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:01 | Drake | Harvey Cessna comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 17:59 | Drake | Larry Poff pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:53 | Drake | Larry Poff misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on James Denning - foul #1 on James Denning, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Bernard Lust (SG), Ronald Westerfield (PF), Alan Luke (C) Harvey Cessna, James Lipton, William Smith, Jack Gingras | |
| 17:53 | Drake | Larry Poff makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:53 | Drake | Larry Poff makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:40 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Westerfield - foul #1 on Ronald Westerfield, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Losey (SF) Larry Poff | |
| 17:40 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:40 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard misses the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:40 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:16 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Hubbard - foul #1 on Robert Hubbard, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| 17:16 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:16 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield misses the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:16 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 17:09 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Denning | 6-5 |
| 16:54 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Ronald Westerfield, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Drake | William Smith (PF), Jack Gingras (C) Ronald Westerfield, Alan Luke | |
| 16:32 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-5 |
| 16:31 | Drake | Jack Gingras grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:11 | Drake | Kenneth Losey misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 16:10 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 15:59 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by James Denning | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Willie Gaillard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Howard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Denning (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Hubbard (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Hagan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Reginald Dobrynski (fresh) SG - Bernard Lust (fresh) SF - Kenneth Losey (fresh) PF - William Smith (fresh) C - Jack Gingras (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Drake | Jack Gingras clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 8-5 |
| 15:34 | Western Kentucky | James Denning snags the defensive board | 8-5 |
| 15:12 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Willie Gaillard | 11-5 |
| 15:05 | Drake | Bernard Lust is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Bernard Lust, team foul #3 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner (SG), Terry Grady (PF), Sean Begay (C) Joseph Howard, Robert Hubbard, Lee Hagan | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), James Lipton (SG), Larry Poff (SF), Alan Luke (PF), Gregory Watson (C) Reginald Dobrynski, Bernard Lust, Kenneth Losey, William Smith, Jack Gingras | |
| 14:51 | Western Kentucky | James Denning drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Willie Gaillard | 14-5 |
| 14:29 | Drake | Harvey Cessna travels with the ball | 14-5 |
| 14:20 | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-5 |
| 14:19 | Drake | Alan Luke grabs the board | 14-5 |
| 14:08 | Drake | Alan Luke misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-5 |
| 14:06 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady grabs the defensive rebound | 14-5 |
| 14:02 | Western Kentucky | A charge is called on Sean Begay - foul #1 on Sean Begay, team foul #4 | 14-5 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Dublin (SG), Richard Whatley (SF), Robert Hubbard (PF), Lee Hagan (C) Willie Gaillard, James Denning, Terry Grady, Sean Begay | |
| Subs | Drake | William Smith (PF), Jack Gingras (C) Alan Luke, Gregory Watson | |
| 13:37 | Drake | Larry Poff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-5 |
| 13:36 | Drake | James Lipton tips it back up and in | 14-7 |
| 13:18 | Western Kentucky | James Lipton is called for the reach on Michael Dublin - foul #1 on James Lipton, team foul #4 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard (SG) Michael Dublin | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 13:09 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-7 |
| 13:07 | Drake | Jack Gingras snags the defensive board | 14-7 |
| 12:53 | Drake | William Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-7 |
| 12:51 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley snags the defensive board | 14-7 |
| 12:37 | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-7 |
| 12:36 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard hits the follow up shot | 16-7 |
| 12:30 | Drake | James Lipton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-7 |
| 12:28 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley snags the defensive board | 16-7 |
| 12:14 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard blows the layup but he's fouled by Larry Poff - foul #1 on Larry Poff, team foul #5 | 16-7 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard (PG), James Denning (SF), Terry Grady (PF), Sean Begay (C) Richard Conner, Richard Whatley, Robert Hubbard, Lee Hagan | |
| Subs | Drake | Alan Luke (PF), Gregory Watson (C) William Smith, Jack Gingras | |
| 12:14 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard makes the 1st free throw | 17-7 |
| 12:14 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 18-7 |
| 11:56 | Drake | Harvey Cessna makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Larry Poff | 18-9 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Willie Gaillard (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joseph Howard (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Denning (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Terry Grady (fresh) C - Sean Begay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lipton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Poff (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alan Luke (fresh) C - Gregory Watson (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Sean Begay | 21-9 |
| 11:19 | Drake | Alan Luke knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Gregory Watson and the foul's on Terry Grady - foul #1 on Terry Grady, team foul #5 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Bernard Lust (SG), Kenneth Losey (SF), Jack Gingras (C) Harvey Cessna, James Lipton, Larry Poff, Gregory Watson | |
| 11:19 | Drake | Alan Luke makes the free throw | 21-12 |
| 11:02 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-12 |
| 11:01 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady tips it home | 23-12 |
| 10:43 | Drake | Jack Gingras scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Reginald Dobrynski | 23-14 |
| 10:23 | Western Kentucky | James Denning misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-14 |
| 10:21 | Drake | Alan Luke grabs the board | 23-14 |
| 10:14 | Drake | Jack Gingras misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Denning - foul #2 on James Denning, team foul #6 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner (SG), Richard Whatley (SF), Robert Hubbard (PF), Lee Hagan (C) Joseph Howard, James Denning, Terry Grady, Sean Begay | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), James Lipton (SG), Larry Poff (SF), William Smith (PF) Reginald Dobrynski, Bernard Lust, Kenneth Losey, Alan Luke | |
| 10:14 | Drake | Jack Gingras makes the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 10:14 | Drake | Jack Gingras makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 09:59 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-16 |
| 09:57 | Drake | Jack Gingras pulls down the rebound | 23-16 |
| 09:32 | Drake | Harvey Cessna hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Lipton | 23-19 |
| 09:13 | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Willie Gaillard | 26-19 |
| 08:46 | Drake | James Lipton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-19 |
| 08:45 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan snags the defensive board | 26-19 |
| 08:28 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard makes the jumper from the left side | 28-19 |
| 08:19 | Drake | Larry Poff misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-19 |
| 08:17 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard grabs the board | 28-19 |
| 08:00 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Whatley | 30-19 |
| 07:42 | Drake | William Smith buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Lipton | 30-22 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Willie Gaillard (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Richard Conner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Whatley (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Hubbard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Hagan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lipton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Poff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jack Gingras (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley is fouled on the floor by Jack Gingras - foul #1 on Jack Gingras, team foul #6 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard (SG), Terry Grady (PF), Sean Begay (C) Willie Gaillard, Robert Hubbard, Lee Hagan | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Bernard Lust (SG), Kenneth Losey (SF), Gregory Watson (C) Harvey Cessna, James Lipton, Larry Poff, Jack Gingras | |
| 07:03 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by Richard Whatley | 32-22 |
| 06:51 | Drake | Bernard Lust buries a floater from the right side set up by Reginald Dobrynski | 32-24 |
| 06:29 | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-24 |
| 06:27 | Drake | The rebound goes to Reginald Dobrynski | 32-24 |
| 06:21 | Drake | Bernard Lust hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-24 |
| 06:20 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley grabs the defensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 05:57 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Gregory Watson - foul #1 on Gregory Watson, team foul #7 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard (PG), Robert Hubbard (PF), Lee Hagan (C) Richard Conner, Richard Whatley, Sean Begay | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), James Lipton (SG), Larry Poff (SF), Alan Luke (PF), Jack Gingras (C) Reginald Dobrynski, Bernard Lust, Kenneth Losey, William Smith, Gregory Watson | |
| 05:57 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady misses the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 05:57 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 05:49 | Drake | James Lipton connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Larry Poff | 33-27 |
| 05:28 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Terry Grady | 35-27 |
| 05:23 | Drake | Larry Poff hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jack Gingras | 35-30 |
| 05:06 | Western Kentucky | James Lipton takes the ball from Lee Hagan | 35-30 |
| 05:03 | Drake | Larry Poff can't finish the layup | 35-30 |
| 05:01 | Drake | Jack Gingras grabs the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 04:50 | Drake | Larry Poff's pass is intercepted by Terry Grady | 35-30 |
| 04:48 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard's pass is intercepted by James Lipton in the backcourt | 35-30 |
| 04:29 | Drake | Lee Hagan blocks the short jumper by Jack Gingras | 35-30 |
| 04:28 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 04:24 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 04:22 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady tips it back up and in | 37-30 |
| 03:59 | Drake | Lee Hagan blocks the jumper by Harvey Cessna | 37-30 |
| 03:57 | Drake | Jack Gingras gets the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 03:46 | Drake | James Lipton knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jack Gingras | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Willie Gaillard (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Joseph Howard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Terry Grady (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Hubbard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Hagan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lipton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Poff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alan Luke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Gingras (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Howard and he's hacked by Larry Poff - foul #2 on Larry Poff, team foul #8 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner (PG), Michael Dublin (SG), James Denning (SF), Sean Begay (C) Willie Gaillard, Joseph Howard, Robert Hubbard, Lee Hagan | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Bernard Lust (SG), Kenneth Losey (SF), William Smith (PF), Ronald Westerfield (C) Harvey Cessna, James Lipton, Larry Poff, Alan Luke, Jack Gingras | |
| 03:26 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady makes the free throw | 40-33 |
| 03:10 | Drake | Kenneth Losey is hacked by Terry Grady - foul #2 on Terry Grady, team foul #7 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Dikembe Amoroso (PF) Terry Grady | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 03:10 | Drake | Kenneth Losey misses the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 03:10 | Western Kentucky | Sean Begay gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 02:47 | Western Kentucky | Dikembe Amoroso misses the easy layup | 40-33 |
| 02:45 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to James Denning | 40-33 |
| 02:31 | Western Kentucky | Dikembe Amoroso is denied on a layup by Ronald Westerfield | 40-33 |
| 02:29 | Drake | Kenneth Losey gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 02:16 | Drake | Bernard Lust misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-33 |
| 02:15 | Western Kentucky | James Denning gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 02:09 | Western Kentucky | James Denning is hacked by Kenneth Losey - foul #1 on Kenneth Losey, team foul #9 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard (PG), Robert Hubbard (PF) Michael Dublin, Dikembe Amoroso | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), James Lipton (SG), Larry Poff (SF) Reginald Dobrynski, Bernard Lust, Kenneth Losey | |
| 02:09 | Western Kentucky | James Denning misses the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 02:09 | Drake | Larry Poff gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 02:05 | Drake | James Lipton comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 02:03 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard grabs the defensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 01:46 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard is hacked by Harvey Cessna - foul #1 on Harvey Cessna, team foul #10 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan (C) Sean Begay | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 01:46 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard misses the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 01:46 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard misses the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 01:46 | Drake | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 01:31 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-33 |
| 01:29 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 01:23 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #11 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard (SG) Richard Conner | |
| Subs | Drake | Jack Gingras (C) Ronald Westerfield | |
| 01:23 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 01:23 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 01:01 | Drake | William Smith misses long on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Robert Hubbard - foul #2 on Robert Hubbard, team foul #8 | 42-33 |
| 01:01 | Drake | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 01:01 | Drake | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 00:39 | Western Kentucky | Larry Poff takes the ball from James Denning | 42-35 |
| 00:36 | Drake | Larry Poff hits the finger roll | 42-37 |
| 00:12 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-37 |
| 00:10 | Drake | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 00:06 | Drake | James Lipton scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Larry Poff | 42-40 |
| 00:02 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard blows the layup | 42-40 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Larry Poff snags the defensive board | 42-40 |