| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - David Theriault (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joel Dunton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Wilkinson (fresh) 5 reb. PF - John Byfield (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Tarango (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Randall Hannah (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ty Bunn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Henry Hans (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Vetter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Henry Hans inbounds the ball | 34-40 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Drake | Ty Bunn hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-43 |
| 19:08 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango lays it up and in and he's hacked by Joseph Nichols - foul #1 on Joseph Nichols, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| 19:08 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango makes the free throw | 37-43 |
| 18:50 | Drake | Joseph Nichols travels with the ball | 37-43 |
| 18:40 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Nichols steals the ball from David Theriault | 37-43 |
| 18:28 | Drake | Joseph Nichols misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 18:26 | Drake | William Vetter grabs the offensive board | 37-43 |
| 18:14 | Drake | William Vetter is fouled on the floor by David Theriault - foul #2 on David Theriault, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo (SF), Michael Branam (PF) Jonathan Wilkinson, John Byfield | |
| Subs | Drake | Dustin Meade (SG), Eric Kemp (SF) Ty Bunn, Henry Hans | |
| 18:05 | Drake | Michael Branam steals it from Eric Kemp | 37-43 |
| 17:47 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Randall Hannah - foul #3 on Randall Hannah, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift (SF) Joel Dunton | |
| Subs | Drake | Ronald Stout (PG) Randall Hannah | |
| 17:47 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault misses the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 17:47 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 17:36 | Drake | William Vetter's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Branam | 38-43 |
| 17:34 | Drake | Dustin Meade misses the tip | 38-43 |
| 17:33 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo pulls down the rebound | 38-43 |
| 17:06 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault is open but comes up short on the runner from the left block | 38-43 |
| 17:04 | Drake | Joseph Nichols gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 16:59 | Drake | Ronald Stout is hacked by Wesley Biondo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wesley Biondo, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton (SG), Jonathan Wilkinson (SF), John Byfield (PF) David Theriault, Victor Gift, John Tarango | |
| Subs | Drake | Henry Hans (PG), Ty Bunn (SG) Ronald Stout, Dustin Meade | |
| 16:44 | Drake | Joseph Nichols lays it up and in set up by Henry Hans | 38-45 |
| 16:42 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson is hacked by Eric Kemp in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Kemp, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Drake | Randall Hannah (PG), Neal Hopkins (C) Eric Kemp, Joseph Nichols | |
| 16:25 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton is fouled on the floor by Ty Bunn - foul #4 on Ty Bunn, team foul #4 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Tarango (C) Michael Branam | |
| Subs | Drake | Dustin Meade (SG), John Smith (PF) Ty Bunn, William Vetter | |
| 16:10 | Western Kentucky | Neal Hopkins denies the turnaround by John Tarango | 38-45 |
| 16:08 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo grabs the offensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 15:54 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Randall Hannah - foul #4 on Randall Hannah, team foul #5 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis (PG) Wesley Biondo | |
| Subs | Drake | Ronald Stout (PG) Randall Hannah | |
| 15:54 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 15:54 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Rick Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Dunton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Wilkinson (fresh) 5 reb. PF - John Byfield (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John Tarango (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Ronald Stout (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dustin Meade (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Hans (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Smith (fresh) C - Neal Hopkins (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:41 | Drake | John Tarango picks off the pass by John Smith | 40-45 |
| 15:23 | Western Kentucky | Neal Hopkins denies the turnaround by John Byfield | 40-45 |
| 15:21 | Drake | Neal Hopkins grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 15:05 | Drake | Dustin Meade makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Stout | 40-47 |
| 15:02 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-47 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Theriault (PG), Victor Gift (SF), Michael Branam (PF) Joel Dunton, Jonathan Wilkinson, John Byfield | |
| Subs | Drake | Eric Kemp (SF), William Vetter (PF), Joseph Nichols (C) Henry Hans, John Smith, Neal Hopkins | |
| 14:48 | Drake | Ronald Stout drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Eric Kemp | 40-50 |
| 14:28 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Rick Davis and he's hacked by Eric Kemp - foul #2 on Eric Kemp, team foul #6 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo (SF), Herbert Deblois (PF) Rick Davis, John Tarango | |
| Subs | Drake | Henry Hans (PG) Dustin Meade | |
| 14:28 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift makes the free throw | 43-50 |
| 14:09 | Drake | William Vetter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-50 |
| 14:08 | Drake | Joseph Nichols snags the offensive board | 43-50 |
| 13:47 | Drake | Herbert Deblois picks off the pass by William Vetter | 43-50 |
| 13:40 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Eric Kemp - foul #3 on Eric Kemp, team foul #7 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton (SG) Michael Branam | |
| Subs | Drake | Dustin Meade (SG), Brian Hunter (SF), John Smith (PF), Neal Hopkins (C) Ronald Stout, Eric Kemp, William Vetter, Joseph Nichols | |
| 13:40 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo misses the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 13:40 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo misses the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 13:40 | Drake | Neal Hopkins snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 13:21 | Drake | Henry Hans misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 13:19 | Drake | Dustin Meade gets the offensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 12:59 | Drake | Henry Hans hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Neal Hopkins | 43-53 |
| 12:47 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift misses the easy layup but the foul's on Henry Hans - foul #3 on Henry Hans, team foul #8 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson (SF), John Byfield (PF) Joel Dunton, Herbert Deblois | |
| Subs | Drake | Randall Hannah (PG), Ty Bunn (SG) Henry Hans, Dustin Meade | |
| 12:47 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 12:47 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 12:32 | Drake | John Smith loses the dribble to Jonathan Wilkinson | 45-53 |
| 12:29 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift can't finish the layup | 45-53 |
| 12:28 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 12:15 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by David Theriault | 48-53 |
| 12:00 | Drake | John Byfield swats the shot by Brian Hunter | 48-53 |
| 11:59 | Drake | John Smith tips it back up and in | 48-55 |
| 11:53 | Western Kentucky | John Smith is called for the reach on David Theriault in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #9 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton (SG), Michael Branam (C) Victor Gift, Wesley Biondo | |
| Subs | Drake | Eric Kemp (SF), William Vetter (PF), Joseph Nichols (C) Brian Hunter, John Smith, Neal Hopkins | |
| 11:53 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 11:53 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - David Theriault (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joel Dunton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Wilkinson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Byfield (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Branam (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Randall Hannah (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Ty Bunn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Eric Kemp (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Vetter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Nichols (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Drake | Joseph Nichols misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Jonathan Wilkinson - foul #2 on Jonathan Wilkinson, team foul #3 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis (PG) David Theriault | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 11:30 | Drake | Joseph Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 11:30 | Drake | Joseph Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 11:09 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield misses short on a shot in the paint | 50-57 |
| 11:07 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson hits the follow up shot | 52-57 |
| 10:52 | Drake | William Vetter buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-59 |
| 10:35 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joel Dunton | 54-59 |
| 10:12 | Drake | William Vetter comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 54-59 |
| 10:10 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton snags the defensive board | 54-59 |
| 10:04 | Western Kentucky | The jump hook by John Byfield is blocked by Joseph Nichols | 54-59 |
| 10:02 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton snags the offensive board | 54-59 |
| 09:48 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield lays it up and in set up by Michael Branam and he's fouled by William Vetter - foul #3 on William Vetter, team foul #10 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Theriault (PG), Wesley Biondo (SF), John Tarango (C) Rick Davis, Jonathan Wilkinson, Michael Branam | |
| Subs | Drake | Ronald Stout (PG), Dustin Meade (SG), Henry Hans (SF), John Smith (PF), Neal Hopkins (C) Randall Hannah, Ty Bunn, Eric Kemp, William Vetter, Joseph Nichols | |
| 09:48 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield makes the free throw | 57-59 |
| 09:27 | Drake | Henry Hans connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Stout | 57-61 |
| 09:07 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Meade is called for the reach on Wesley Biondo - foul #2 on Dustin Meade, team foul #11 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois (PF) John Byfield | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 09:07 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 09:07 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo misses the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 09:07 | Drake | Neal Hopkins grabs the board | 58-61 |
| 08:44 | Drake | Ronald Stout buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Henry Hans | 58-64 |
| 08:26 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo can't connect on a shot from the right side | 58-64 |
| 08:25 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 08:08 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois is whistled for traveling | 58-64 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift (SF) Joel Dunton | |
| Subs | Drake | Randall Hannah (PG), Ty Bunn (SG), Brian Hunter (PF), Wilson Pierre (C) Ronald Stout, Dustin Meade, John Smith, Neal Hopkins | |
| 07:44 | Drake | Ty Bunn clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-64 |
| 07:42 | Drake | Wilson Pierre hits the follow up shot | 58-66 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - David Theriault (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wesley Biondo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Gift (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Herbert Deblois (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Tarango (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Randall Hannah (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Ty Bunn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Henry Hans (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Brian Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. C - Wilson Pierre (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 58-66 |
| 07:32 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois grabs the offensive board | 58-66 |
| 07:04 | Western Kentucky | Ty Bunn is called for the reach on Herbert Deblois - foul #5 on Ty Bunn, team foul #12 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis (PG), Jonathan Wilkinson (SF), Michael Branam (C) David Theriault, Wesley Biondo, John Tarango | |
| Subs | Drake | Dustin Meade (SG), Eric Kemp (SF), William Vetter (PF), Joseph Nichols (C) Ty Bunn, Henry Hans, Brian Hunter, Wilson Pierre | |
| 07:04 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 07:04 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 06:45 | Drake | Joseph Nichols clanks a jumper from the left wing | 60-66 |
| 06:44 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois gets the rebound | 60-66 |
| 06:26 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Joseph Nichols - foul #2 on Joseph Nichols, team foul #13 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton (SG), John Tarango (C) Victor Gift, Herbert Deblois | |
| Subs | Drake | Ronald Stout (PG) Randall Hannah | |
| 06:26 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 06:26 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam misses the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 06:26 | Drake | William Vetter snags the defensive board | 61-66 |
| 06:10 | Drake | Michael Branam swats the layup by Joseph Nichols | 61-66 |
| 06:09 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango gets the rebound | 61-66 |
| 05:45 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Rick Davis | 63-66 |
| 05:27 | Drake | Dustin Meade is fouled on the floor by Joel Dunton - foul #2 on Joel Dunton, team foul #4 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Theriault (PG), Wesley Biondo (SF), John Byfield (PF) Rick Davis, Jonathan Wilkinson, John Tarango | |
| Subs | Drake | Randall Hannah (PG), Henry Hans (SF), John Smith (PF), Neal Hopkins (C) Dustin Meade, Eric Kemp, William Vetter, Joseph Nichols | |
| 05:18 | Drake | John Byfield is called for the reach on John Smith - foul #2 on John Byfield, team foul #5 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Tarango (C) Michael Branam | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 05:03 | Drake | Randall Hannah makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Neal Hopkins | 63-69 |
| 04:46 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-69 |
| 04:32 | Drake | Ronald Stout comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 66-69 |
| 04:30 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Wesley Biondo | 66-69 |
| 04:25 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 66-69 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift (SF) Joel Dunton | |
| Subs | Drake | Dustin Meade (SG), Eric Kemp (SF) Ronald Stout, Henry Hans | |
| 04:17 | Drake | Wesley Biondo is called for the reach on Eric Kemp - foul #2 on Wesley Biondo, team foul #6 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson (SF), Michael Branam (C) Victor Gift, John Tarango | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 04:12 | Drake | Neal Hopkins buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Dustin Meade | 66-71 |
| 03:54 | Western Kentucky | Neal Hopkins swats the short shot by Michael Branam | 66-71 |
| 03:53 | Drake | Randall Hannah snags the defensive board | 66-71 |
| 03:34 | Drake | Dustin Meade misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 66-71 |
| 03:32 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault snags the defensive board | 66-71 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - David Theriault (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wesley Biondo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Wilkinson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Byfield (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Branam (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Randall Hannah (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Dustin Meade (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Kemp (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Neal Hopkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:30 | Western Kentucky | Randall Hannah is called for the reach on David Theriault in the backcourt - foul #5 on Randall Hannah, team foul #14 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift (SG), John Tarango (C) Wesley Biondo, John Byfield | |
| Subs | Drake | Henry Hans (PG), Brian Hunter (SF), William Vetter (PF), Joseph Nichols (C) Randall Hannah, Eric Kemp, John Smith, Neal Hopkins | |
| 03:30 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 03:30 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 03:10 | Drake | Dustin Meade misses the jump hook in the lane | 68-71 |
| 03:09 | Drake | William Vetter tips it home | 68-73 |
| 03:07 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Meade picks off the pass by Victor Gift in the backcourt | 68-73 |
| 03:06 | Drake | Brian Hunter lays it up and in set up by Dustin Meade | 68-75 |
| 02:57 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Joseph Nichols - foul #3 on Joseph Nichols, team foul #15 | 68-75 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis (PG), Joel Dunton (SG), Herbert Deblois (PF) David Theriault, Victor Gift, Michael Branam | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 02:57 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson misses the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 02:57 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 02:55 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-75 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Theriault (PG), John Byfield (PF), Wesley Biondo (C) Rick Davis, Herbert Deblois, John Tarango | |
| Subs | Drake | Eric Kemp (SF) Brian Hunter | |
| 02:41 | Drake | Dustin Meade misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-75 |
| 02:40 | Drake | Joseph Nichols tips it but misses | 69-75 |
| 02:38 | Drake | William Vetter grabs the offensive board | 69-75 |
| 02:23 | Drake | Joseph Nichols banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dustin Meade | 69-77 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:09 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield is called for traveling | 69-77 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam (C) Wesley Biondo | |
| Subs | Drake | Ronald Stout (SG) Dustin Meade | |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 02:07 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-77 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Tarango (C) Michael Branam | |
| Subs | Drake | Dustin Meade (SG) Ronald Stout | |
| 01:54 | Drake | Joseph Nichols is hacked by John Tarango - foul #1 on John Tarango, team foul #7 | 69-77 |
| 01:54 | Drake | Joseph Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 01:54 | Drake | Joseph Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 69-79 |
| 01:35 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango is fouled on the floor by Joseph Nichols - foul #4 on Joseph Nichols, team foul #16 | 69-79 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis (PG), Wesley Biondo (SG), Victor Gift (SF), Michael Branam (PF) David Theriault, Joel Dunton, Jonathan Wilkinson, John Byfield | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 01:35 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango misses the 1st free throw | 69-79 |
| 01:35 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango makes the 2nd free throw | 70-79 |
| 01:31 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-79 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Theriault (PG), Joel Dunton (SG), Jonathan Wilkinson (SF), John Byfield (PF) Rick Davis, Wesley Biondo, Victor Gift, Michael Branam | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 01:08 | Drake | Dustin Meade makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-82 |
| 00:59 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from John Byfield | 72-82 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:57 | Drake | Joseph Nichols is fouled in the backcourt by David Theriault - foul #3 on David Theriault, team foul #8 | 72-82 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis (PG), Wesley Biondo (SG), Victor Gift (SF), Herbert Deblois (PF), Michael Branam (C) David Theriault, Joel Dunton, Jonathan Wilkinson, John Byfield, John Tarango | |
| Subs | Drake | Neal Hopkins (PF) William Vetter | |
| 00:57 | Drake | Joseph Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 72-83 |
| 00:57 | Drake | Joseph Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 72-84 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 00:52 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right wing | 72-84 |
| 00:51 | Drake | The rebound goes to Henry Hans | 72-84 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:26 | Drake | Neal Hopkins makes the runner in the paint set up by Henry Hans and he's hacked by Victor Gift - foul #2 on Victor Gift, team foul #9 | 72-86 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Drake | William Vetter (PF) Joseph Nichols | |
| 00:26 | Drake | Neal Hopkins makes the free throw | 72-87 |
| 00:20 | Western Kentucky | William Vetter steps in front of the Michael Branam pass | 72-87 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Henry Hans runs out the clock | 72-87 |