| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Brose (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Vallecillo (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SF - Norman Schaefer (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Swink (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Tuholski (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jake Fischer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joshua Snyder (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Loera (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenny Lund (fresh) 3 reb. C - Timothy Tusing (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Loera inbounds the ball | 32-20 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-23 |
| 19:17 | Drake | Edward Brose misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jake Fischer - foul #2 on Jake Fischer, team foul #1 | 32-23 |
| 19:17 | Drake | Edward Brose makes the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 19:17 | Drake | Edward Brose misses the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 19:17 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund gets the rebound | 33-23 |
| 19:00 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder is hacked by David Vallecillo - foul #1 on David Vallecillo, team foul #1 | 33-23 |
| 18:34 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Norman Schaefer - foul #3 on Norman Schaefer, team foul #2 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Raggs (SF) Norman Schaefer | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 18:34 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 18:34 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 18:32 | Drake | Edward Brose is fouled in the backcourt by Jake Fischer - foul #3 on Jake Fischer, team foul #2 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (PG) Jake Fischer | |
| 18:08 | Drake | Jerry Swink misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-25 |
| 18:06 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Tuholski | 33-25 |
| 17:49 | Drake | Edward Brose's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-25 |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (PG), John Guion (PF), Glen Murdock (C) Edward Brose, Jerry Swink, Andrew Tuholski | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell (SG), Charles Peters (SF), James Smith (C) Joshua Snyder, Kenneth Loera, Timothy Tusing | |
| 17:38 | Western Kentucky | James Smith can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-25 |
| 17:36 | Drake | Glen Murdock gets the rebound | 33-25 |
| 17:07 | Drake | Glen Murdock can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 17:05 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to John Guion | 33-25 |
| 16:40 | Drake | Rafael Lee is hacked by Kenny Lund - foul #3 on Kenny Lund, team foul #3 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Brose (PG), Andrew Tuholski (C) Rafael Lee, Glen Murdock | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing (C) Kenny Lund | |
| 16:19 | Drake | Edward Brose is denied on a layup by James Smith | 33-25 |
| 16:18 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Sean Donnellan | 33-25 |
| 16:13 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Tuholski | 33-25 |
| 16:12 | Drake | The rebound goes to Andrew Tuholski | 33-25 |
| 15:54 | Drake | David Vallecillo knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Edward Brose | 35-25 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Brose (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Vallecillo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. SF - Larry Raggs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Guion (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Tuholski (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Sean Donnellan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Bell (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Peters (fresh) PF - James Smith (fresh) 4 reb. C - Timothy Tusing (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-25 |
| 15:35 | Drake | Andrew Tuholski grabs the board | 35-25 |
| 15:16 | Drake | Edward Brose can't connect on a floater from close range but the foul's on Jason Bell - foul #3 on Jason Bell, team foul #4 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Drake | Norman Schaefer (SF), Jerry Swink (PF), Glen Murdock (C) Larry Raggs, John Guion, Andrew Tuholski | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer (PG), Joshua Snyder (SG), Kenneth Loera (SF), Kenny Lund (PF), Arnold Curry (C) Sean Donnellan, Jason Bell, Charles Peters, James Smith, Timothy Tusing | |
| 15:16 | Drake | Edward Brose makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 15:16 | Drake | Edward Brose makes the 2nd free throw | 37-25 |
| 15:06 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer misses short on a runner from the baseline | 37-25 |
| 15:04 | Drake | The rebound goes to Jerry Swink | 37-25 |
| 14:42 | Drake | Norman Schaefer misses the floater from the right block | 37-25 |
| 14:40 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Loera grabs the board | 37-25 |
| 14:26 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 37-25 |
| 14:24 | Drake | Glen Murdock snags the defensive board | 37-25 |
| 14:09 | Drake | Arnold Curry denies the turnaround by Norman Schaefer | 37-25 |
| 14:08 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder snags the defensive board | 37-25 |
| 14:03 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 37-25 |
| 14:02 | Drake | Edward Brose grabs the board | 37-25 |
| 13:41 | Drake | Norman Schaefer hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kenny Lund - foul #4 on Kenny Lund, team foul #5 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (PG), John Guion (PF), Andrew Tuholski (C) Edward Brose, David Vallecillo, Glen Murdock | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Smith (SF), Timothy Tusing (C) Kenneth Loera, Kenny Lund | |
| 13:41 | Drake | Norman Schaefer misses the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 13:41 | Drake | Norman Schaefer makes the 2nd free throw | 38-25 |
| 13:39 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 38-25 |
| 13:17 | Drake | John Guion banks in the layup on a great pass from Rafael Lee | 40-25 |
| 12:58 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-28 |
| 12:42 | Drake | Rafael Lee misses the shot from the right wing | 40-28 |
| 12:41 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Arnold Curry | 40-28 |
| 12:23 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 40-28 |
| 12:21 | Western Kentucky | James Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 12:03 | Western Kentucky | John Guion steps in front of the Timothy Tusing pass | 40-28 |
| 11:34 | Drake | John Guion is fouled on the floor by Jake Fischer - foul #4 on Jake Fischer, team foul #6 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Brose (PG), Larry Raggs (SG), Glen Murdock (C) Rafael Lee, Jerry Swink, Andrew Tuholski | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (PG), Jason Bell (SG), Kenneth Loera (SF), Charles Peters (PF) Jake Fischer, Joshua Snyder, James Smith, Arnold Curry | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Brose (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Raggs (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Norman Schaefer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Guion (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Glen Murdock (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Sean Donnellan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Bell (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Loera (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Peters (fresh) C - Timothy Tusing (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Drake | Norman Schaefer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 40-28 |
| 11:13 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Loera gets the rebound | 40-28 |
| 10:57 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell's pass is intercepted by Norman Schaefer | 40-28 |
| 10:53 | Drake | Edward Brose lays it in set up by Norman Schaefer | 42-28 |
| 10:40 | Western Kentucky | Larry Raggs picks off the pass by Timothy Tusing | 42-28 |
| 10:36 | Drake | Larry Raggs slams it home | 44-28 |
| 10:21 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Loera's layup is rejected by Glen Murdock | 44-28 |
| 10:19 | Drake | John Guion pulls down the rebound | 44-28 |
| 10:05 | Drake | Norman Schaefer hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Glen Murdock | 47-28 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:01 | Western Kentucky | Edward Brose steals the ball from Sean Donnellan in the backcourt | 47-28 |
| 09:40 | Drake | Larry Raggs slams it home on a great pass from Edward Brose | 49-28 |
| 09:17 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 49-28 |
| 09:16 | Drake | The rebound goes to John Guion | 49-28 |
| 08:55 | Drake | Larry Raggs comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Jason Bell - foul #4 on Jason Bell, team foul #7 | 49-28 |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (PG), David Vallecillo (SG), Jerry Swink (PF), Andrew Tuholski (C) Edward Brose, Norman Schaefer, John Guion, Glen Murdock | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder (SG), Mark Vreeland (SF), James Smith (PF) Jason Bell, Kenneth Loera, Charles Peters | |
| 08:55 | Drake | Larry Raggs makes the 1st free throw | 50-28 |
| 08:55 | Drake | Larry Raggs makes the 2nd free throw | 51-28 |
| 08:39 | Western Kentucky | James Smith misses the easy layup | 51-28 |
| 08:37 | Drake | David Vallecillo grabs the defensive rebound | 51-28 |
| 08:13 | Drake | David Vallecillo hits the finger roll set up by Rafael Lee | 53-28 |
| 07:51 | Western Kentucky | Mark Vreeland clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-28 |
| 07:50 | Western Kentucky | James Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 53-28 |
| 07:41 | Western Kentucky | Mark Vreeland hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Tusing | 53-30 |
| 07:20 | Drake | Jerry Swink misses long on a shot in the paint | 53-30 |
| 07:18 | Drake | Rafael Lee tips it home | 55-30 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Rafael Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Vallecillo (fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. SF - Larry Raggs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jerry Swink (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Tuholski (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Sean Donnellan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Snyder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Vreeland (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Smith (fresh) 6 reb. C - Timothy Tusing (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 55-30 |
| 07:09 | Western Kentucky | Mark Vreeland pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-30 |
| 06:55 | Western Kentucky | James Smith connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Joshua Snyder and he's hacked by Jerry Swink - foul #1 on Jerry Swink, team foul #3 | 55-32 |
| Subs | Drake | John Guion (PF), Glen Murdock (C) David Vallecillo, Andrew Tuholski | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell (SG), Charles Peters (PF), Arnold Curry (C) Joshua Snyder, Mark Vreeland, Timothy Tusing | |
| 06:55 | Western Kentucky | James Smith makes the free throw | 55-33 |
| 06:36 | Drake | Larry Raggs connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Guion | 58-33 |
| 06:34 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Lee takes the ball from Sean Donnellan in the backcourt | 58-33 |
| 06:33 | Drake | Rafael Lee slams it home | 60-33 |
| 06:19 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters connects on the shot from the right block | 60-35 |
| 05:50 | Drake | Jerry Swink can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #8 | 60-35 |
| Subs | Drake | Andrew Tuholski (PF) John Guion | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 05:50 | Drake | Jerry Swink misses the 1st free throw | 60-35 |
| 05:50 | Drake | Jerry Swink makes the 2nd free throw | 61-35 |
| 05:46 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-35 |
| 05:33 | Drake | Larry Raggs can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-35 |
| 05:31 | Drake | Glen Murdock can't tip it in | 61-35 |
| 05:29 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 61-35 |
| 05:11 | Western Kentucky | James Smith knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Jason Bell | 61-37 |
| 04:42 | Drake | Rafael Lee misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-37 |
| 04:40 | Western Kentucky | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 61-37 |
| 04:23 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Rafael Lee - foul #2 on Rafael Lee, team foul #4 | 61-37 |
| Subs | Drake | John Guion (PF) Glen Murdock | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Mark Vreeland (SF) Arnold Curry | |
| 04:23 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters misses the 1st free throw | 61-37 |
| 04:23 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters misses the 2nd free throw | 61-37 |
| 04:23 | Drake | Jerry Swink snags the defensive board | 61-37 |
| 04:04 | Drake | Larry Raggs drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Rafael Lee | 63-37 |
| 03:48 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-39 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Drake | Rafael Lee misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-39 |
| 03:23 | Drake | Andrew Tuholski pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-39 |
| 03:06 | Drake | Larry Raggs connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Rafael Lee | 66-39 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Rafael Lee (tiring) 4 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Raggs (tired) 17 pts. SF - Jerry Swink (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Guion (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Tuholski (fairly fresh) 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jason Bell (tiring) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Sean Donnellan (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Vreeland (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Peters (tiring) 2 pts. C - James Smith (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Sean Donnellan | 66-42 |
| 02:36 | Drake | Larry Raggs misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-42 |
| 02:35 | Drake | Rafael Lee snags the offensive board | 66-42 |
| 02:15 | Drake | Larry Raggs misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 66-42 |
| 02:13 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan grabs the board | 66-42 |
| 01:58 | Western Kentucky | James Smith misses the easy layup | 66-42 |
| 01:56 | Drake | The rebound goes to Larry Raggs | 66-42 |
| 01:27 | Drake | Sean Donnellan steals the ball from Andrew Tuholski | 66-42 |
| 01:10 | Western Kentucky | Mark Vreeland lays it in and he's hacked by Jerry Swink - foul #2 on Jerry Swink, team foul #5 | 66-44 |
| 01:10 | Western Kentucky | Mark Vreeland misses the free throw | 66-44 |
| 01:10 | Drake | The rebound goes to Andrew Tuholski | 66-44 |
| 00:51 | Drake | Larry Raggs misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-44 |
| 00:49 | Drake | John Guion gets the offensive rebound | 66-44 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Drake | Jerry Swink makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 68-44 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Larry Raggs - foul #1 on Larry Raggs, team foul #6 | 68-44 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry (C) Mark Vreeland | |
| 00:16 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell misses the 1st free throw | 68-44 |
| 00:16 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 68-44 |
| 00:16 | Drake | Andrew Tuholski gets the rebound | 68-44 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Rafael Lee runs out the clock | 68-44 |