| Lineup | Drake | PG - Adam Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dominique Calderwood (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jack Sledge (fresh) PF - Freddy Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brooks Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Woodrow King (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Grant (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Manuel Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Otto Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Potter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Manuel Ferguson inbounds the ball | 39-44 |
| 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) | |
| 19:48 | Samford | James Grant is hacked by Adam Burns - foul #1 on Adam Burns, team foul #1 | 39-44 |
| 19:41 | Samford | Woodrow King drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Manuel Ferguson | 39-46 |
| 19:30 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 39-46 |
| 19:28 | Samford | Manuel Ferguson gets the rebound | 39-46 |
| 19:20 | Samford | Otto Jones scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Woodrow King | 39-48 |
| 19:08 | Drake | Freddy Gardner can't finish the layup but the foul's on Otto Jones - foul #2 on Otto Jones, team foul #1 | 39-48 |
| 19:08 | Drake | Freddy Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 19:08 | Drake | Freddy Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 19:08 | Samford | Patrick Potter gets the rebound | 40-48 |
| 19:03 | Samford | Manuel Ferguson travels in the backcourt | 40-48 |
| 18:42 | Drake | Jack Sledge is whistled for traveling | 40-48 |
| 18:18 | Samford | Brooks Lee blocks the short jumper by Manuel Ferguson | 40-48 |
| 18:16 | Drake | Brooks Lee pulls down the rebound | 40-48 |
| 18:02 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jack Sledge | 43-48 |
| 17:43 | Samford | A charge is called on Woodrow King - foul #2 on Woodrow King, team foul #2 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Stanley Dorsey (PG), Kenneth Anglin (SG), Michael Bulkley (SF), Dominick Payne (PF), John Sheller (C) Adam Burns, Dominique Calderwood, Jack Sledge, Freddy Gardner, Brooks Lee | |
| Subs | Samford | James Alpert (PG), Thomas Ostrom (SG), Albert Dawson (SF), Emil Harris (PF), Mark Roberts (C) Woodrow King, James Grant, Manuel Ferguson, Otto Jones, Patrick Potter | |
| 17:23 | Drake | John Sheller hits a driving attempt from the right block | 45-48 |
| 17:21 | Samford | Thomas Ostrom's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Anglin in the backcourt | 45-48 |
| 17:20 | Drake | Kenneth Anglin misses the lay-in | 45-48 |
| 17:18 | Drake | John Sheller hits the follow up shot | 47-48 |
| 16:52 | Samford | Albert Dawson is whistled for a carry | 47-48 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Samford | Otto Jones (PF) Mark Roberts | |
| 16:23 | Drake | John Sheller misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-48 |
| 16:21 | Samford | Otto Jones grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 16:19 | Samford | James Alpert loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Evans (PG), Dominique Calderwood (SG), Brooks Lee (C) Stanley Dorsey, Dominick Payne, John Sheller | |
| Subs | Samford | James Grant (SG), Patrick Potter (C) Thomas Ostrom, Emil Harris | |
| 16:11 | Drake | Brooks Lee lays it in set up by Michael Evans | 49-48 |
| 15:44 | Samford | James Grant misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Brooks Lee - foul #3 on Brooks Lee, team foul #2 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Adam Burns (PG), Jack Sledge (SF), Freddy Gardner (PF) Michael Evans, Kenneth Anglin, Michael Bulkley | |
| Subs | Samford | Woodrow King (PG), Manuel Ferguson (SF), Mark Roberts (PF) James Alpert, Albert Dawson, Otto Jones | |
| 15:44 | Samford | James Grant makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 15:44 | Samford | James Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Adam Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dominique Calderwood (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jack Sledge (fresh) PF - Freddy Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Brooks Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Woodrow King (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Grant (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Manuel Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Roberts (fresh) C - Patrick Potter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Drake | Jack Sledge misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 15:27 | Samford | James Grant pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 15:23 | Samford | Manuel Ferguson comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Jack Sledge - foul #3 on Jack Sledge, team foul #3 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Samford | Emil Harris (PF) Mark Roberts | |
| 15:23 | Samford | Manuel Ferguson misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 15:23 | Samford | Manuel Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 15:05 | Drake | Brooks Lee hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Patrick Potter - foul #1 on Patrick Potter, team foul #3 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Stanley Dorsey (SG), Dominick Payne (PF) Dominique Calderwood, Freddy Gardner | |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Ostrom (SG), Mark Roberts (C) James Grant, Patrick Potter | |
| 15:05 | Drake | Brooks Lee makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 15:05 | Drake | Brooks Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 14:41 | Samford | Manuel Ferguson makes the wide open floater from close range | 51-53 |
| 14:13 | Drake | Brooks Lee is called for a backcourt violation | 51-53 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Evans (PG), Dominique Calderwood (SG), Kenneth Anglin (SF), Freddy Gardner (PF), John Sheller (C) Adam Burns, Stanley Dorsey, Jack Sledge, Dominick Payne, Brooks Lee | |
| Subs | Samford | James Alpert (PG), Michael Butler (SF), Otto Jones (PF) Woodrow King, Manuel Ferguson, Emil Harris | |
| 14:02 | Samford | Otto Jones can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Freddy Gardner - foul #1 on Freddy Gardner, team foul #4 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Bulkley (SF) Michael Evans | |
| Subs | Samford | James Grant (SG), Patrick Potter (C) Thomas Ostrom, Mark Roberts | |
| 14:02 | Samford | Otto Jones misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 14:02 | Samford | Otto Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 14:02 | Drake | John Sheller grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 13:44 | Drake | Freddy Gardner's dunk attempt is rejected by Otto Jones | 51-53 |
| 13:43 | Samford | James Alpert pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 13:37 | Samford | Otto Jones is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Otto Jones, team foul #4 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Evans (PG) Dominique Calderwood | |
| Subs | Samford | Albert Dawson (SF) Michael Butler | |
| 13:21 | Drake | Freddy Gardner scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Michael Evans | 54-53 |
| 13:00 | Samford | Albert Dawson is fouled on the floor by Michael Bulkley - foul #1 on Michael Bulkley, team foul #5 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Drake | Dominique Calderwood (SG), Dominick Payne (PF), Brooks Lee (C) Michael Bulkley, Freddy Gardner, John Sheller | |
| Subs | Samford | Woodrow King (PG), Michael Butler (SF) James Grant, Patrick Potter | |
| 12:48 | Samford | Woodrow King misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Evans - foul #3 on Michael Evans, team foul #6 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Drake | Adam Burns (PG), Stanley Dorsey (SF) Michael Evans, Kenneth Anglin | |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Roberts (C) Michael Butler | |
| 12:48 | Samford | Woodrow King makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 12:48 | Samford | Woodrow King misses the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 12:48 | Drake | Brooks Lee grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 12:27 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 12:26 | Samford | The rebound goes to Albert Dawson | 54-54 |
| 12:13 | Samford | Otto Jones misses long on a shot from the right block | 54-54 |
| 12:12 | Samford | Mark Roberts hits the follow up shot | 54-56 |
| 11:57 | Drake | Stanley Dorsey misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 11:56 | Drake | Brooks Lee misses the tip | 54-56 |
| 11:55 | Drake | Brooks Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 11:36 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Adam Burns | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Adam Burns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dominique Calderwood (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stanley Dorsey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dominick Payne (fairly fresh) C - Brooks Lee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Woodrow King (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Alpert (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Dawson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Otto Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Mark Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Samford | Albert Dawson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-56 |
| 11:16 | Drake | Stanley Dorsey grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 11:10 | Drake | Adam Burns connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Stanley Dorsey | 59-56 |
| 10:47 | Samford | Woodrow King can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-56 |
| 10:46 | Samford | Mark Roberts grabs the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 10:34 | Samford | Albert Dawson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-56 |
| 10:33 | Samford | Mark Roberts snags the offensive board | 59-56 |
| 10:12 | Samford | Otto Jones misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Stanley Dorsey - foul #2 on Stanley Dorsey, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Anglin (PG), Michael Bulkley (SG), Jack Sledge (SF), Freddy Gardner (PF), John Sheller (C) Adam Burns, Dominique Calderwood, Stanley Dorsey, Dominick Payne, Brooks Lee | |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Ostrom (PG), James Grant (SG), Manuel Ferguson (SF), Patrick Potter (C) Woodrow King, James Alpert, Albert Dawson, Mark Roberts | |
| 10:12 | Samford | Otto Jones misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 10:12 | Samford | Otto Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 10:12 | Drake | Freddy Gardner gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 09:52 | Drake | Freddy Gardner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-56 |
| 09:51 | Samford | Manuel Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 09:40 | Samford | Jack Sledge picks off the pass by James Grant | 59-56 |
| 09:26 | Drake | James Grant picks off the pass by John Sheller | 59-56 |
| 09:23 | Samford | James Grant banks in the layup | 59-58 |
| 09:07 | Drake | Freddy Gardner is hacked by Otto Jones - foul #4 on Otto Jones, team foul #5 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Evans (PG) Freddy Gardner | |
| Subs | Samford | Emil Harris (PF) Otto Jones | |
| 08:43 | Drake | Manuel Ferguson takes the ball from Michael Evans | 59-58 |
| 08:24 | Samford | Emil Harris clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 59-58 |
| 08:22 | Drake | Michael Bulkley grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 08:02 | Drake | Kenneth Anglin is fouled on the floor by Patrick Potter - foul #2 on Patrick Potter, team foul #6 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Drake | Dominique Calderwood (SG), Freddy Gardner (PF), Brooks Lee (C) Kenneth Anglin, Michael Bulkley, John Sheller | |
| Subs | Samford | James Alpert (PG), Michael Butler (SF) James Grant, Manuel Ferguson | |
| 07:50 | Drake | Michael Evans misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-58 |
| 07:48 | Samford | Emil Harris gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 07:45 | Samford | Dominique Calderwood is called for the reach on Thomas Ostrom in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dominique Calderwood, team foul #8 | 59-58 |
| 07:45 | Samford | Thomas Ostrom makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 07:45 | Samford | Thomas Ostrom makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 07:29 | Drake | Jack Sledge can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 59-60 |
| 07:28 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood gets the offensive rebound | 59-60 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dominique Calderwood (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jack Sledge (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Freddy Gardner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Brooks Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Thomas Ostrom (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Alpert (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Butler (fresh) PF - Emil Harris (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Potter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Drake | Michael Butler is called for the reach on Jack Sledge - foul #1 on Michael Butler, team foul #7 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Drake | Adam Burns (PG) Michael Evans | |
| Subs | Samford | Woodrow King (PG), Otto Jones (PF) Thomas Ostrom, Emil Harris | |
| 07:14 | Drake | Jack Sledge makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 07:14 | Drake | Jack Sledge misses the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 07:14 | Samford | Otto Jones snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| 07:00 | Samford | James Alpert is alone and drills a floater from the right side set up by Woodrow King | 60-62 |
| 06:49 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-62 |
| 06:48 | Samford | Michael Butler gets the rebound | 60-62 |
| 06:39 | Samford | Patrick Potter hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-62 |
| 06:37 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood gets the rebound | 60-62 |
| 06:17 | Drake | Adam Burns drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Freddy Gardner | 63-62 |
| 06:00 | Samford | Patrick Potter misses long on a floater from the baseline | 63-62 |
| 05:58 | Samford | Patrick Potter grabs the offensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 05:49 | Samford | Otto Jones misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 05:48 | Drake | The rebound goes to Brooks Lee | 63-62 |
| 05:27 | Drake | Jack Sledge's pass is intercepted by Woodrow King | 63-62 |
| 05:23 | Samford | Woodrow King banks in the layup | 63-64 |
| 05:09 | Drake | Jack Sledge misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Otto Jones - foul #5 on Otto Jones, team foul #8 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Drake | Stanley Dorsey (PG), Kenneth Anglin (SG), Dominick Payne (PF), John Sheller (C) Adam Burns, Dominique Calderwood, Freddy Gardner, Brooks Lee | |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Ostrom (PG), James Grant (SG), Manuel Ferguson (SF), Albert Dawson (PF), Emil Harris (C) Woodrow King, James Alpert, Michael Butler, Otto Jones, Patrick Potter | |
| 05:09 | Drake | Jack Sledge makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 05:09 | Drake | Jack Sledge misses the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 05:09 | Samford | The rebound goes to Manuel Ferguson | 64-64 |
| 05:06 | Samford | Manuel Ferguson is hacked by Kenneth Anglin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Anglin, team foul #9 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Bulkley (SF) Jack Sledge | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 05:06 | Samford | Manuel Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 05:06 | Samford | Manuel Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 04:51 | Drake | Stanley Dorsey drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Anglin and he's fouled by Thomas Ostrom - foul #1 on Thomas Ostrom, team foul #9 | 66-66 |
| 04:51 | Drake | Stanley Dorsey misses the free throw | 66-66 |
| 04:51 | Samford | The rebound goes to Emil Harris | 66-66 |
| 04:34 | Samford | Thomas Ostrom comes up short on the floater from the left block | 66-66 |
| 04:32 | Drake | Stanley Dorsey grabs the defensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 04:11 | Drake | Michael Bulkley comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 66-66 |
| 04:09 | Drake | Dominick Payne tips it in | 68-66 |
| 03:58 | Samford | Emil Harris can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 68-66 |
| 03:57 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Emil Harris | 68-66 |
| 03:40 | Samford | James Grant travels with the ball | 68-66 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Evans (PG), Freddy Gardner (PF), Brooks Lee (C) Michael Bulkley, Dominick Payne, John Sheller | |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Roberts (PF), Patrick Potter (C) Albert Dawson, Emil Harris | |
| 03:28 | Drake | Michael Evans can't connect on a floater from the left side | 68-66 |
| 03:26 | Samford | Mark Roberts pulls down the rebound | 68-66 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Anglin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stanley Dorsey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Freddy Gardner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Brooks Lee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Thomas Ostrom (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Grant (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Manuel Ferguson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Potter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Samford | Manuel Ferguson can't connect on a shot from the left block | 68-66 |
| 03:03 | Drake | Brooks Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 68-66 |
| 03:00 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-66 |
| Subs | Drake | Adam Burns (PG), Michael Bulkley (SF), Dominick Payne (PF) Michael Evans, Stanley Dorsey, Freddy Gardner | |
| Subs | Samford | Woodrow King (PG), Albert Dawson (PF), Emil Harris (C) Thomas Ostrom, Mark Roberts, Patrick Potter | |
| 02:46 | Drake | Kenneth Anglin can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 68-66 |
| 02:44 | Samford | Manuel Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 68-66 |
| 02:44 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-66 |
| Subs | Drake | Dominique Calderwood (SG), Stanley Dorsey (SF) Kenneth Anglin, Michael Bulkley | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 02:40 | Samford | James Grant throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-66 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Samford | Patrick Potter (C) Emil Harris | |
| 02:24 | Drake | Dominick Payne hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 70-66 |
| 01:59 | Samford | Albert Dawson connects on the shot near the basket set up by Woodrow King | 70-68 |
| 01:59 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Drake | Jack Sledge (SF), Freddy Gardner (PF) Stanley Dorsey, Dominick Payne | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 01:43 | Drake | Adam Burns is hacked by Woodrow King - foul #3 on Woodrow King, team foul #10 | 70-68 |
| 01:43 | Drake | Adam Burns makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 01:43 | Drake | Adam Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 01:40 | Samford | Woodrow King is fouled in the backcourt by Adam Burns - foul #2 on Adam Burns, team foul #10 | 72-68 |
| 01:40 | Samford | Woodrow King makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 01:40 | Samford | Woodrow King misses the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 01:40 | Drake | Brooks Lee pulls down the rebound | 72-69 |
| 01:25 | Drake | Patrick Potter blocks the short jumper by Brooks Lee | 72-69 |
| 01:23 | Samford | Manuel Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 72-69 |
| 01:21 | Samford | James Grant is hacked by Jack Sledge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jack Sledge, team foul #11 | 72-69 |
| 01:21 | Samford | James Grant makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 01:21 | Samford | James Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 01:01 | Drake | Jack Sledge makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 74-71 |
| 00:38 | Samford | Albert Dawson hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Adam Burns - foul #3 on Adam Burns, team foul #12 | 74-71 |
| 00:38 | Samford | Albert Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:38 | Samford | Albert Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Drake | James Grant is called for the reach on Brooks Lee in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Grant, team foul #11 | 74-73 |
| 00:35 | Drake | Brooks Lee makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:35 | Drake | Brooks Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:23 | Samford | Brooks Lee swats the short shot by Woodrow King | 76-73 |
| 00:21 | Drake | Adam Burns gets the rebound | 76-73 |
| 00:20 | Drake | Adam Burns is hacked by Woodrow King in the backcourt - foul #4 on Woodrow King, team foul #12 | 76-73 |
| Subs | Drake | Stanley Dorsey (SF) Jack Sledge | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:20 | Drake | Adam Burns makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:20 | Drake | Adam Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Samford | Albert Dawson is fouled on the floor by Dominique Calderwood - foul #4 on Dominique Calderwood, team foul #13 | 78-73 |
| Subs | Drake | Jack Sledge (SF) Stanley Dorsey | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:14 | Samford | Albert Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:14 | Samford | Albert Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:11 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood is hacked by Woodrow King in the backcourt - foul #5 on Woodrow King, team foul #13 | 78-75 |
| Subs | Drake | Stanley Dorsey (SF) Jack Sledge | |
| Subs | Samford | James Alpert (PG) Woodrow King | |
| 00:11 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood makes the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:11 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood makes the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:07 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-75 |
| Subs | Drake | Jack Sledge (SF) Stanley Dorsey | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:05 | Samford | James Alpert misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 80-75 |
| 00:04 | Drake | The rebound goes to Dominique Calderwood | 80-75 |
| 00:03 | Drake | James Alpert is called for the reach on Dominique Calderwood in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Alpert, team foul #14 | 80-75 |
| Subs | Drake | Dominick Payne (PF), John Sheller (C) Freddy Gardner, Brooks Lee | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:03 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood makes the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:03 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood misses the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:03 | Samford | The rebound goes to Patrick Potter | 81-75 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Patrick Potter misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 81-75 |