| Lineup | Drake | PG - Charles Bassett (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Garrity (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Hammerstein (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Winston Arakaki (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Sessions (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Wesley William (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thurman McHugh (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terry Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bill Cotta (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Harter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Terry Morgan inbounds the ball | 25-16 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Evansville | Wesley William can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-16 |
| 19:37 | Evansville | Terry Morgan pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-16 |
| 19:23 | Evansville | Terry Morgan knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-19 |
| 18:54 | Drake | Charles Bassett is fouled on the floor by Bill Cotta - foul #3 on Bill Cotta, team foul #1 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Harry Cowell (PF) Bill Cotta | |
| 18:36 | Drake | Stephen Garrity misses long on a shot from the right side | 25-19 |
| 18:34 | Drake | Winston Arakaki tips it home | 27-19 |
| 18:08 | Evansville | Terry Morgan buries a 3 from the right corner | 27-22 |
| 17:41 | Drake | Charles Bassett misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-22 |
| 17:40 | Drake | Michael Sessions gets the offensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 17:24 | Drake | Stephen Garrity is fouled on the floor by Thurman McHugh - foul #2 on Thurman McHugh, team foul #2 | 27-22 |
| 17:10 | Drake | Michael Sessions can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 27-22 |
| 17:09 | Evansville | Harry Cowell snags the defensive board | 27-22 |
| 16:50 | Evansville | Wesley William connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Thurman McHugh | 27-24 |
| 16:46 | Drake | Stephen Garrity clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Terry Morgan - foul #1 on Terry Morgan, team foul #3 | 27-24 |
| 16:46 | Drake | Stephen Garrity makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 16:46 | Drake | Stephen Garrity makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 16:21 | Evansville | Harry Cowell misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Winston Arakaki - foul #1 on Winston Arakaki, team foul #1 | 29-24 |
| 16:21 | Evansville | Harry Cowell misses the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 16:21 | Evansville | Harry Cowell makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 15:54 | Drake | Charles Bassett can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 15:53 | Drake | Charles Bassett tips it home | 31-25 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Charles Bassett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Stephen Garrity (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Hammerstein (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Winston Arakaki (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Sessions (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Wesley William (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thurman McHugh (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Morgan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harry Cowell (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Harter (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Evansville | Paul Harter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-25 |
| Subs | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker (PG), Daniel Ridley (PF), Gino Gallo (C) James Hammerstein, Winston Arakaki, Michael Sessions | |
| Subs | Evansville | Bill Cotta (PF) Harry Cowell | |
| 15:17 | Drake | Charles Bassett travels with the ball | 31-25 |
| 14:58 | Evansville | Terry Morgan misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Gino Gallo - foul #1 on Gino Gallo, team foul #2 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Christopher Fales (SG) Thurman McHugh | |
| 14:58 | Evansville | Terry Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 14:58 | Evansville | Terry Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 14:36 | Drake | Stephen Garrity is whistled for traveling | 31-27 |
| Subs | Drake | Winston Arakaki (PF) Daniel Ridley | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 14:07 | Evansville | Paul Harter's floater is tipped away by Winston Arakaki | 31-27 |
| 14:05 | Evansville | Wesley William tips it in | 31-29 |
| 13:36 | Drake | Winston Arakaki is open and scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 33-29 |
| 13:18 | Evansville | Bill Cotta is hacked by Winston Arakaki - foul #2 on Winston Arakaki, team foul #3 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Drake | James Hammerstein (SF), Michael Sessions (C) Charles Bassett, Gino Gallo | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thurman McHugh (SG) Christopher Fales | |
| 12:57 | Evansville | Wesley William buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 12:28 | Drake | Michael Sessions's pass is intercepted by Thurman McHugh | 33-32 |
| 12:23 | Evansville | Wesley William blows the layup | 33-32 |
| 12:22 | Drake | Winston Arakaki grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 11:55 | Drake | Michael Sessions misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 33-32 |
| 11:53 | Evansville | Terry Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jeffrey Kiker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Garrity (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Hammerstein (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Winston Arakaki (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Sessions (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Wesley William (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thurman McHugh (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Morgan (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bill Cotta (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Paul Harter (tiring) | |
| 11:32 | Evansville | Bill Cotta slams it home on a great pass from Wesley William | 33-34 |
| 11:12 | Drake | Stephen Garrity evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 11:10 | Evansville | Terry Morgan grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 11:05 | Evansville | Terry Morgan scores on a jump hook in the paint | 33-36 |
| 10:44 | Drake | Terry Morgan picks off the pass by Stephen Garrity | 33-36 |
| 10:41 | Evansville | Wesley William can't finish the layup | 33-36 |
| 10:39 | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 10:21 | Drake | Stephen Garrity clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 10:20 | Evansville | Bill Cotta gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 09:59 | Evansville | Jeffrey Kiker is called for the reach on Bill Cotta - foul #4 on Jeffrey Kiker, team foul #4 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Bassett (PG), Daniel Ridley (PF) Jeffrey Kiker, Winston Arakaki | |
| Subs | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald (PG), Christopher Fales (SF), Rex Peres (C) Wesley William, Terry Morgan, Paul Harter | |
| 09:50 | Evansville | Bill Cotta's floater is tipped away by Michael Sessions | 33-36 |
| 09:49 | Drake | Michael Sessions grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 09:30 | Drake | Stephen Garrity shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Hammerstein | 36-36 |
| 09:08 | Evansville | Bill Cotta hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-36 |
| 09:07 | Drake | Stephen Garrity snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 09:03 | Drake | Stephen Garrity splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Charles Bassett | 38-36 |
| 08:40 | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-36 |
| 08:38 | Drake | Daniel Ridley snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 08:18 | Drake | Charles Bassett travels with the ball | 38-36 |
| Subs | Drake | Gino Gallo (C) Michael Sessions | |
| Subs | Evansville | Allen Whitaker (SF) Thurman McHugh | |
| 07:59 | Evansville | Bill Cotta scores on a shot from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 07:41 | Drake | Stephen Garrity's fadeaway is rejected by Rex Peres | 38-38 |
| 07:40 | Drake | Stephen Garrity tips it in | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Charles Bassett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Stephen Garrity (tiring) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Hammerstein (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Daniel Ridley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gino Gallo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Efrain Grunewald (fresh) SG - Christopher Fales (fresh) SF - Allen Whitaker (fresh) PF - Bill Cotta (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Rex Peres (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 07:11 | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 40-38 |
| 07:10 | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald tips it home | 40-40 |
| 06:47 | Drake | Charles Bassett knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 06:28 | Evansville | Daniel Ridley picks off the pass by Christopher Fales | 43-40 |
| 06:10 | Drake | Charles Bassett connects on the shot from the right side | 45-40 |
| 05:44 | Evansville | Christopher Fales knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Allen Whitaker | 45-43 |
| 05:44 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker (PG), Winston Arakaki (PF), Michael Sessions (C) Stephen Garrity, Daniel Ridley, Gino Gallo | |
| Subs | Evansville | Wesley William (PG), Thurman McHugh (SG), Terry Morgan (SF), Paul Harter (C) Efrain Grunewald, Christopher Fales, Allen Whitaker, Rex Peres | |
| 05:16 | Drake | James Hammerstein can't finish the layup but the foul's on Thurman McHugh - foul #3 on Thurman McHugh, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Harry Cowell (PF) Bill Cotta | |
| 05:16 | Drake | James Hammerstein makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 05:16 | Drake | James Hammerstein misses the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 05:16 | Evansville | Thurman McHugh snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 04:50 | Evansville | Wesley William makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thurman McHugh | 46-45 |
| 04:27 | Drake | Charles Bassett connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Kiker and he's fouled by Paul Harter - foul #1 on Paul Harter, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Drake | Stephen Garrity (SG) James Hammerstein | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 04:27 | Drake | Charles Bassett makes the free throw | 49-45 |
| 03:59 | Evansville | Harry Cowell can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Winston Arakaki - foul #3 on Winston Arakaki, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| 03:59 | Evansville | Harry Cowell misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 03:59 | Evansville | Harry Cowell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 03:47 | Drake | Charles Bassett clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 03:45 | Evansville | Harry Cowell grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 03:25 | Evansville | Terry Morgan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 03:24 | Drake | The rebound goes to Michael Sessions | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jeffrey Kiker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Stephen Garrity (tiring) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Charles Bassett (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Winston Arakaki (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Sessions (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Wesley William (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thurman McHugh (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Terry Morgan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Harry Cowell (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Harter (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:10 | Drake | Paul Harter is called for the reach on Stephen Garrity - foul #2 on Paul Harter, team foul #6 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Bill Cotta (PF) Harry Cowell | |
| 02:48 | Drake | Stephen Garrity makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-46 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:33 | Evansville | Terry Morgan misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 02:31 | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 02:06 | Drake | Stephen Garrity evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Winston Arakaki | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:04 | Evansville | Paul Harter throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-46 |
| Subs | Drake | James Hammerstein (SG), Daniel Ridley (PF), Gino Gallo (C) Stephen Garrity, Winston Arakaki, Michael Sessions | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 01:41 | Drake | Wesley William takes the ball from Charles Bassett | 55-46 |
| 01:37 | Evansville | Thurman McHugh misses the dunk | 55-46 |
| 01:35 | Drake | Charles Bassett grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 01:35 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Stephen Garrity (SG), Winston Arakaki (PF), Michael Sessions (C) James Hammerstein, Daniel Ridley, Gino Gallo | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 01:16 | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 01:15 | Evansville | Paul Harter snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 01:00 | Evansville | A charge is called on Thurman McHugh - foul #4 on Thurman McHugh, team foul #7 | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:57 | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker is hacked by Wesley William in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wesley William, team foul #8 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Drake | James Hammerstein (SF), Gino Gallo (C) Charles Bassett, Michael Sessions | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:57 | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 00:57 | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker misses the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 00:57 | Drake | Winston Arakaki grabs the offensive rebound | 56-46 |
| 00:54 | Drake | Winston Arakaki is fouled on the floor by Bill Cotta - foul #4 on Bill Cotta, team foul #9 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Daniel Ridley (PF) Jeffrey Kiker | |
| Subs | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald (PG), Christopher Fales (SG), Allen Whitaker (SF), Harry Cowell (PF), Rex Peres (C) Wesley William, Thurman McHugh, Terry Morgan, Bill Cotta, Paul Harter | |
| 00:54 | Drake | Winston Arakaki misses the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 00:54 | Evansville | Christopher Fales gets the rebound | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Evansville | Allen Whitaker misses the 3 from the left wing | 56-46 |
| 00:45 | Drake | Gino Gallo grabs the board | 56-46 |
| 00:44 | Drake | Gino Gallo is fouled in the backcourt by Efrain Grunewald - foul #1 on Efrain Grunewald, team foul #10 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker (PG) Winston Arakaki | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:44 | Drake | Gino Gallo misses the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 00:44 | Drake | Gino Gallo misses the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 00:44 | Drake | Daniel Ridley pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-46 |
| 00:42 | Drake | Harry Cowell is called for the reach on Daniel Ridley - foul #2 on Harry Cowell, team foul #11 | 56-46 |
| 00:42 | Drake | Daniel Ridley makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 00:42 | Drake | Daniel Ridley makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 00:34 | Evansville | Christopher Fales clanks a 3 from the right corner | 58-46 |
| 00:33 | Evansville | Harry Cowell snags the offensive board | 58-46 |
| 00:30 | Evansville | Christopher Fales can't finish the layup | 58-46 |
| 00:28 | Drake | Daniel Ridley grabs the board | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker runs out the clock | 58-46 |