| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Victor Boehm (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Ferris (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Starks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Tate (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jeffrey Kiker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Garrity (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Bassett (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Winston Arakaki (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Sessions (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 19:35 | Drake | The rebound goes to Charles Bassett | 27-28 |
| 19:08 | Drake | Michael Sessions misses the lay-in | 27-28 |
| 19:07 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Paul Starks | 27-28 |
| 19:01 | Western Kentucky | Paul Starks misses the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Winston Arakaki - foul #1 on Winston Arakaki, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| 19:01 | Western Kentucky | Paul Starks makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 19:01 | Western Kentucky | Paul Starks misses the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 19:01 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 18:44 | Western Kentucky | Jason Tate drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Ferris and the foul's on Michael Sessions - foul #1 on Michael Sessions, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| 18:44 | Western Kentucky | Jason Tate misses the free throw | 30-28 |
| 18:44 | Drake | Winston Arakaki gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 18:16 | Drake | Michael Sessions is fouled on the floor by Jason Tate - foul #1 on Jason Tate, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| 17:53 | Drake | Jason Tate picks off the pass by Michael Sessions | 30-28 |
| 17:36 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jason Tate | 33-28 |
| 17:09 | Drake | Michael Sessions's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Starks | 33-28 |
| 17:07 | Western Kentucky | Jason Tate snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| 16:48 | Western Kentucky | Michael Sessions picks off the pass by Victor Boehm | 33-28 |
| 16:26 | Drake | Charles Bassett misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-28 |
| 16:24 | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker misses the tip | 33-28 |
| 16:22 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Garrity | 33-28 |
| 16:03 | Drake | Michael Sessions is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Stephen Garrity out of the doubleteam | 33-30 |
| 15:45 | Western Kentucky | Michael Sessions steals the ball from David Brown | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Victor Boehm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Ferris (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Starks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Jason Tate (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jeffrey Kiker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Garrity (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Bassett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Winston Arakaki (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Sessions (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:28 | Drake | Michael Sessions makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Charles Bassett | 33-32 |
| 15:13 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 15:11 | Western Kentucky | Paul Starks hits the follow up shot | 35-32 |
| 14:48 | Drake | The jump hook by Charles Bassett is blocked by Paul Starks | 35-32 |
| 14:46 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Winston Arakaki | 35-32 |
| 14:32 | Drake | Charles Bassett clanks a turnaround from the left block | 35-32 |
| 14:31 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 14:25 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-32 |
| 13:58 | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Winston Arakaki and he's hacked by Michael Ferris - foul #2 on Michael Ferris, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon (PG), David Moore (SG), Woodrow Bissell (C) Victor Boehm, David Brown, Jason Tate | |
| Subs | Drake | James Hammerstein (SF), Daniel Ridley (PF), Gino Gallo (C) Charles Bassett, Winston Arakaki, Michael Sessions | |
| 13:58 | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker makes the free throw | 37-35 |
| 13:43 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Ridley denies the turnaround by Paul Starks | 37-35 |
| 13:41 | Drake | Gino Gallo grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 13:19 | Drake | Gino Gallo is called for 3 seconds | 37-35 |
| 12:55 | Western Kentucky | Paul Starks is whistled for a carry | 37-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Bassett (SF) Stephen Garrity | |
| 12:28 | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 37-35 |
| 12:27 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 12:07 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-35 |
| 12:06 | Drake | The rebound goes to Daniel Ridley | 37-35 |
| 11:37 | Drake | Charles Bassett is hacked by Michael Ferris - foul #3 on Michael Ferris, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Brown (SG) David Moore | |
| Subs | Drake | Winston Arakaki (PF), Michael Sessions (C) Daniel Ridley, Gino Gallo | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Arthur Witherspoon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Ferris (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Paul Starks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Woodrow Bissell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jeffrey Kiker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hammerstein (fresh) SF - Charles Bassett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Winston Arakaki (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Sessions (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:24 | Drake | Charles Bassett hits a runner from the right block | 37-37 |
| 11:22 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-37 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Drake | Stephen Garrity (SG) Charles Bassett | |
| 11:07 | Drake | James Hammerstein's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Tate (C) Woodrow Bissell | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 10:46 | Western Kentucky | Paul Starks buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Ferris | 39-37 |
| 10:20 | Drake | Michael Sessions hits a shot in the paint set up by Jeffrey Kiker and he's hacked by Jason Tate - foul #2 on Jason Tate, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm (PG), James White (PF) Arthur Witherspoon, Paul Starks | |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Bassett (SF) James Hammerstein | |
| 10:20 | Drake | Michael Sessions misses the free throw | 39-39 |
| 10:20 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to James White | 39-39 |
| 10:00 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 09:58 | Drake | Charles Bassett pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 09:35 | Drake | Charles Bassett scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 09:17 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 08:48 | Drake | Charles Bassett evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Kiker | 41-44 |
| 08:39 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris drills a shot from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 08:15 | Drake | The short jumper by Winston Arakaki is denied by James White | 43-44 |
| 08:13 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 08:00 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Kiker is called for the reach on Victor Boehm - foul #3 on Jeffrey Kiker, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon (SG), Anthony Estep (SF), Paul Starks (PF), Woodrow Bissell (C) David Brown, Michael Ferris, James White, Jason Tate | |
| Subs | Drake | James Hammerstein (SG), Daniel Ridley (PF), Gino Gallo (C) Stephen Garrity, Winston Arakaki, Michael Sessions | |
| 07:52 | Western Kentucky | Paul Starks misses the turnaround in the lane | 43-44 |
| 07:50 | Drake | The rebound goes to Daniel Ridley | 43-44 |
| 07:37 | Drake | Daniel Ridley drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Kiker and he's hacked by Anthony Estep - foul #1 on Anthony Estep, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Moore (SG) Victor Boehm | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 07:37 | Drake | Daniel Ridley makes the free throw | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Arthur Witherspoon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Estep (fresh) PF - Paul Starks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Woodrow Bissell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jeffrey Kiker (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Hammerstein (fresh) SF - Charles Bassett (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Ridley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Gino Gallo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Western Kentucky | Paul Starks misses the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Charles Bassett - foul #2 on Charles Bassett, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Drake | Stephen Garrity (SG) Jeffrey Kiker | |
| 07:22 | Western Kentucky | Paul Starks misses the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 07:22 | Western Kentucky | Paul Starks makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 06:58 | Drake | Stephen Garrity hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 44-47 |
| 06:57 | Western Kentucky | Woodrow Bissell grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 06:55 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Garrity steals it from Arthur Witherspoon in the backcourt | 44-47 |
| 06:53 | Drake | James Hammerstein lays it in on a great pass from Stephen Garrity | 44-49 |
| 06:27 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 44-49 |
| 06:26 | Drake | Daniel Ridley grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 06:04 | Drake | Stephen Garrity connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Charles Bassett | 44-52 |
| 05:59 | Western Kentucky | Paul Starks hits the finger roll set up by Arthur Witherspoon | 46-52 |
| 05:46 | Drake | Charles Bassett is fouled on the floor by Woodrow Bissell - foul #2 on Woodrow Bissell, team foul #6 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm (PG), David Brown (SG), Michael Ferris (SF), Jason Tate (C) Arthur Witherspoon, David Moore, Anthony Estep, Woodrow Bissell | |
| Subs | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker (PG), Winston Arakaki (PF), Michael Sessions (C) Charles Bassett, Daniel Ridley, Gino Gallo | |
| 05:20 | Drake | James Hammerstein misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-52 |
| 05:18 | Drake | Michael Sessions tips it home | 46-54 |
| 05:01 | Western Kentucky | Paul Starks buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 04:32 | Drake | Stephen Garrity buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 04:16 | Western Kentucky | Paul Starks buries a floater in the lane | 50-57 |
| 03:53 | Drake | Winston Arakaki misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Paul Starks - foul #3 on Paul Starks, team foul #7 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Bassett (SF) James Hammerstein | |
| 03:53 | Drake | Winston Arakaki misses the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 03:53 | Drake | Winston Arakaki makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:51 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm double dribbles in the backcourt | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Drake | Michael Sessions comes up short on the shot from the left side | 50-58 |
| 03:30 | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker grabs the offensive rebound | 50-58 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Victor Boehm (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Ferris (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Paul Starks (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Jason Tate (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jeffrey Kiker (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Garrity (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Bassett (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Winston Arakaki (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Sessions (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:07 | Drake | Michael Sessions misses badly on a shot in the lane | 50-58 |
| 03:06 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Paul Starks | 50-58 |
| 02:45 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Brown | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:28 | Drake | Stephen Garrity throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-58 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon (PG), David Moore (SG), Anthony Estep (SF), James White (PF), Woodrow Bissell (C) Victor Boehm, David Brown, Michael Ferris, Paul Starks, Jason Tate | |
| Subs | Drake | James Hammerstein (SG), Daniel Ridley (PF), Gino Gallo (C) Stephen Garrity, Winston Arakaki, Michael Sessions | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:26 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-58 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris (SF) Anthony Estep | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 02:14 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-58 |
| 02:13 | Drake | Gino Gallo pulls down the rebound | 53-58 |
| 02:13 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-58 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm (PG), David Brown (SG), Paul Starks (PF), Jason Tate (C) Arthur Witherspoon, David Moore, James White, Woodrow Bissell | |
| Subs | Drake | Winston Arakaki (PF), Michael Sessions (C) Daniel Ridley, Gino Gallo | |
| 01:47 | Drake | Winston Arakaki makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-60 |
| 01:30 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 01:01 | Drake | Michael Sessions is whistled for a carry | 56-60 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Drake | Stephen Garrity (SG) James Hammerstein | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:43 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris loses the dribble to Jeffrey Kiker | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:40 | Drake | Winston Arakaki is fouled in the backcourt by Victor Boehm - foul #2 on Victor Boehm, team foul #8 | 56-60 |
| 00:40 | Drake | Winston Arakaki makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:40 | Drake | Winston Arakaki makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Western Kentucky | David Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 56-62 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Drake | James Hammerstein (SF), Gino Gallo (C) Charles Bassett, Michael Sessions | |
| 00:35 | Drake | Victor Boehm is called for the reach on Winston Arakaki in the backcourt - foul #3 on Victor Boehm, team foul #9 | 56-62 |
| 00:35 | Drake | Winston Arakaki makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:35 | Drake | Winston Arakaki makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Western Kentucky | Paul Starks is fouled on the floor by Winston Arakaki - foul #2 on Winston Arakaki, team foul #5 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Bassett (SF), Michael Sessions (C) James Hammerstein, Gino Gallo | |
| 00:26 | Western Kentucky | Michael Sessions steps in front of the Jason Tate pass | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Drake | Victor Boehm is called for the reach on Winston Arakaki in the backcourt - foul #4 on Victor Boehm, team foul #10 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Drake | James Hammerstein (SF), Gino Gallo (C) Charles Bassett, Michael Sessions | |
| 00:24 | Drake | Winston Arakaki makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:24 | Drake | Winston Arakaki makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:17 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Garrity steals the ball from Michael Ferris | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker runs out the clock | 56-66 |