| Lineup | Drake | PG - Hubert Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Landry (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carroll Pascoe (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carl Sturgeon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Keith McQuaig (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Antony Bigelow (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Booth (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Fleener (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael McCarn (fresh) 4 reb. C - Edward Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | McNeese State | Michael Fleener inbounds the ball | 38-29 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | McNeese State | Edward Freeman makes the floater from the right block | 38-31 |
| 19:19 | Drake | Edward Freeman picks off the pass by Hubert Williams | 38-31 |
| 19:14 | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow is hacked by Hubert Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Hubert Williams, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Patrick August (SG), Robert Knarr (SF), Virgil Wade (C) John Booth, Michael Fleener, Edward Freeman | |
| 18:53 | McNeese State | Michael McCarn misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Carl Sturgeon - foul #3 on Carl Sturgeon, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Drake | Russel Stern (PF) Carl Sturgeon | |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Booth (SG), Joseph Hare (SF) Patrick August, Robert Knarr | |
| 18:53 | McNeese State | Michael McCarn misses the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 18:53 | McNeese State | Michael McCarn makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 18:32 | Drake | Keith McQuaig knocks in the jump hook from close range and the foul's on Virgil Wade - foul #1 on Virgil Wade, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Drake | Paul Flowers (PG) Hubert Williams | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Fleener (SF), Robert Knarr (PF), Edward Freeman (C) Joseph Hare, Michael McCarn, Virgil Wade | |
| 18:32 | Drake | Keith McQuaig makes the free throw | 41-32 |
| 18:16 | McNeese State | Robert Landry is called for the reach on John Booth - foul #3 on Robert Landry, team foul #3 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Kyle (SG), Charles Wakeland (C) Robert Landry, Keith McQuaig | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Patrick August (SG), Louis Trinkle (PF) John Booth, Robert Knarr | |
| 18:00 | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-35 |
| 17:34 | Drake | Russel Stern is fouled on the floor by Antony Bigelow - foul #1 on Antony Bigelow, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Drake | Hubert Williams (PG), Eddie Goodwin (SF) Paul Flowers, Carroll Pascoe | |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Booth (SG), Joseph Hare (SF), Michael McCarn (PF), Virgil Wade (C) Patrick August, Michael Fleener, Louis Trinkle, Edward Freeman | |
| 17:08 | Drake | Antony Bigelow picks off the pass by Hubert Williams | 41-35 |
| 16:52 | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-35 |
| 16:50 | McNeese State | Virgil Wade grabs the offensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 16:45 | McNeese State | Hubert Williams is called for the reach on Antony Bigelow - foul #2 on Hubert Williams, team foul #4 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Drake | Paul Flowers (PG), Keith McQuaig (C) Hubert Williams, Charles Wakeland | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Patrick August (PG), Michael Fleener (SF), Robert Knarr (PF), Edward Freeman (C) Antony Bigelow, Joseph Hare, Michael McCarn, Virgil Wade | |
| 16:32 | McNeese State | Edward Freeman connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Patrick August and the foul's on Paul Flowers - foul #2 on Paul Flowers, team foul #5 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Drake | Carroll Pascoe (PF) Russel Stern | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow (PG), Louis Trinkle (PF) John Booth, Robert Knarr | |
| 16:32 | McNeese State | Edward Freeman makes the free throw | 41-38 |
| 16:03 | Drake | Eddie Goodwin misses short on a floater from the right block | 41-38 |
| 16:02 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Patrick August | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Paul Flowers (fresh) SG - Harold Kyle (fairly fresh) SF - Eddie Goodwin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carroll Pascoe (fresh) 6 pts. C - Keith McQuaig (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Antony Bigelow (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick August (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Fleener (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Louis Trinkle (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | McNeese State | Patrick August drills a jumper from the right side set up by Edward Freeman | 41-40 |
| 15:23 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Keith McQuaig | 44-40 |
| 15:07 | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Fleener and he's fouled by Paul Flowers - foul #3 on Paul Flowers, team foul #6 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Drake | Hubert Williams (PG), Robert Landry (SG), Carl Sturgeon (PF), Charles Wakeland (C) Paul Flowers, Harold Kyle, Eddie Goodwin, Keith McQuaig | |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Booth (SG), Joseph Hare (SF), Michael McCarn (PF), Virgil Wade (C) Patrick August, Michael Fleener, Louis Trinkle, Edward Freeman | |
| 15:07 | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow makes the free throw | 44-43 |
| 14:56 | Drake | Hubert Williams is hacked by John Booth - foul #1 on John Booth, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| 14:46 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe buries a 3 from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 14:30 | McNeese State | Hubert Williams takes the ball from Antony Bigelow | 47-43 |
| 14:26 | Drake | Hubert Williams hits the finger roll | 49-43 |
| 14:14 | McNeese State | Virgil Wade hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 49-43 |
| 14:13 | McNeese State | The offensive rebound goes to Virgil Wade | 49-43 |
| 13:57 | McNeese State | Michael McCarn's pass is intercepted by Carl Sturgeon | 49-43 |
| 13:34 | Drake | Charles Wakeland misses long on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by John Booth - foul #2 on John Booth, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Paul Flowers (PG), Russel Stern (PF) Hubert Williams, Carl Sturgeon | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Patrick August (PG), Michael Fleener (SF), Edward Freeman (C) Antony Bigelow, Joseph Hare, Virgil Wade | |
| 13:34 | Drake | Charles Wakeland makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 13:34 | Drake | Charles Wakeland makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 13:20 | McNeese State | Robert Landry is called for the reach on Patrick August - foul #4 on Robert Landry, team foul #7 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Kyle (SG), Keith McQuaig (C) Robert Landry, Charles Wakeland | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 13:20 | McNeese State | Patrick August makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 13:20 | McNeese State | Patrick August misses the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 13:20 | Drake | Keith McQuaig grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 12:56 | Drake | Keith McQuaig throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-44 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow (PG), Louis Trinkle (PF) Patrick August, Michael McCarn | |
| 12:41 | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 12:39 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 12:20 | Drake | Paul Flowers misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 12:18 | McNeese State | Louis Trinkle gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 12:12 | McNeese State | John Booth scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Antony Bigelow | 51-47 |
| 11:52 | Drake | Harold Kyle is fouled on the floor by John Booth - foul #3 on John Booth, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Drake | Hubert Williams (PG), Eddie Goodwin (SF), Carl Sturgeon (PF) Paul Flowers, Carroll Pascoe, Russel Stern | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Patrick August (PG), Joseph Hare (SF), Michael McCarn (PF) Antony Bigelow, Michael Fleener, Louis Trinkle | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Hubert Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Harold Kyle (tiring) SF - Eddie Goodwin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Sturgeon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Keith McQuaig (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Patrick August (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Booth (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Hare (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael McCarn (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon blows the layup | 51-47 |
| 11:29 | Drake | Eddie Goodwin tips it in | 53-47 |
| 11:09 | McNeese State | Joseph Hare hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Edward Freeman | 53-49 |
| 10:49 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 53-49 |
| 10:48 | McNeese State | John Booth grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 10:32 | McNeese State | Joseph Hare's floater is tipped away by Eddie Goodwin | 53-49 |
| 10:30 | Drake | Eddie Goodwin pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 10:12 | Drake | Keith McQuaig knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Harold Kyle | 55-49 |
| 09:51 | McNeese State | Patrick August comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 55-49 |
| 09:49 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 09:27 | Drake | Hubert Williams loses the dribble to John Booth | 55-49 |
| 09:24 | McNeese State | John Booth hits the finger roll | 55-51 |
| 09:07 | Drake | Hubert Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 09:05 | McNeese State | Edward Freeman snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 08:54 | McNeese State | Joseph Hare lays it in | 55-53 |
| 08:38 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon misses the dunk but he's fouled by Michael McCarn - foul #2 on Michael McCarn, team foul #6 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Drake | Paul Flowers (PG), Carroll Pascoe (SF), Charles Wakeland (C) Harold Kyle, Eddie Goodwin, Keith McQuaig | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow (PG), Michael Fleener (SG), Robert Knarr (SF), Louis Trinkle (PF), Virgil Wade (C) Patrick August, John Booth, Joseph Hare, Michael McCarn, Edward Freeman | |
| 08:38 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 08:38 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 08:17 | McNeese State | Louis Trinkle hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 57-53 |
| 08:15 | Drake | The rebound goes to Carl Sturgeon | 57-53 |
| 07:46 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-53 |
| 07:45 | McNeese State | Louis Trinkle pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Paul Flowers (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Hubert Williams (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Carroll Pascoe (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Carl Sturgeon (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Charles Wakeland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Antony Bigelow (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Fleener (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Knarr (fresh) PF - Louis Trinkle (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Virgil Wade (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | McNeese State | Robert Knarr connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Virgil Wade | 57-55 |
| 07:02 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-55 |
| 07:01 | McNeese State | Virgil Wade grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 06:56 | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Michael Fleener | 57-57 |
| 06:40 | Drake | Michael Fleener is called for the reach on Charles Wakeland - foul #2 on Michael Fleener, team foul #7 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Landry (SG), Russel Stern (PF) Hubert Williams, Carl Sturgeon | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael McCarn (PF), Edward Freeman (C) Louis Trinkle, Virgil Wade | |
| 06:40 | Drake | Charles Wakeland makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 06:40 | Drake | Charles Wakeland misses the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 06:40 | McNeese State | Edward Freeman gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 06:38 | McNeese State | Edward Freeman is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Wakeland - foul #3 on Charles Wakeland, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| 06:38 | McNeese State | Edward Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 06:38 | Drake | Charles Wakeland grabs the board | 58-57 |
| 06:11 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-57 |
| 06:10 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe snags the offensive board | 58-57 |
| 05:52 | Drake | Charles Wakeland hits the finger roll set up by Carroll Pascoe | 60-57 |
| 05:26 | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Edward Freeman | 60-60 |
| 05:05 | Drake | Michael McCarn swats the short shot by Robert Landry | 60-60 |
| 05:04 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Robert Knarr | 60-60 |
| 04:46 | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-62 |
| 04:24 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-62 |
| 04:22 | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 04:13 | McNeese State | Paul Flowers steals it from Robert Knarr | 60-62 |
| 04:10 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe lays it in set up by Paul Flowers | 62-62 |
| 03:54 | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 62-62 |
| 03:52 | McNeese State | Edward Freeman tips it home | 62-64 |
| 03:28 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 62-64 |
| 03:26 | McNeese State | Michael McCarn grabs the board | 62-64 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Paul Flowers (tiring) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Carroll Pascoe (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russel Stern (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Wakeland (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Antony Bigelow (tiring) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Fleener (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Robert Knarr (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Michael McCarn (tiring) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Freeman (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:21 | McNeese State | Charles Wakeland steps in front of the Antony Bigelow pass in the backcourt | 62-64 |
| 02:58 | Drake | Charles Wakeland clanks a shot near the basket | 62-64 |
| 02:56 | McNeese State | Michael McCarn grabs the board | 62-64 |
| 02:43 | McNeese State | The short jumper by Edward Freeman is denied by Charles Wakeland | 62-64 |
| 02:42 | Drake | Charles Wakeland gets the rebound | 62-64 |
| 02:42 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| Subs | Drake | Hubert Williams (PG), Eddie Goodwin (SF), Carl Sturgeon (PF), Keith McQuaig (C) Paul Flowers, Carroll Pascoe, Russel Stern, Charles Wakeland | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Patrick August (PG), John Booth (SG), Joseph Hare (SF), Louis Trinkle (PF), Virgil Wade (C) Antony Bigelow, Michael Fleener, Robert Knarr, Michael McCarn, Edward Freeman | |
| 02:13 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon blows the layup | 62-64 |
| 02:11 | Drake | Eddie Goodwin misses the tip | 62-64 |
| 02:09 | McNeese State | Virgil Wade gets the rebound | 62-64 |
| 02:05 | McNeese State | John Booth's pass is intercepted by Hubert Williams in the backcourt | 62-64 |
| 02:03 | Drake | Robert Landry hits the finger roll on a great pass from Hubert Williams | 64-64 |
| 02:01 | McNeese State | Joseph Hare is hacked by Eddie Goodwin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eddie Goodwin, team foul #9 | 64-64 |
| 02:01 | McNeese State | Joseph Hare misses the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 02:01 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon pulls down the rebound | 64-64 |
| 01:36 | Drake | Hubert Williams scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Carl Sturgeon | 66-64 |
| 01:34 | McNeese State | Louis Trinkle throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-64 |
| Subs | Drake | Carroll Pascoe (SF) Eddie Goodwin | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow (PG), Michael Fleener (SF), Michael McCarn (PF), Edward Freeman (C) Patrick August, Joseph Hare, Louis Trinkle, Virgil Wade | |
| 01:05 | Drake | Robert Landry buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-64 |
| 01:02 | McNeese State | Carroll Pascoe steals the ball from John Booth in the backcourt | 68-64 |
| 00:59 | Drake | Hubert Williams lays it in on a great pass from Carroll Pascoe | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:55 | McNeese State | Michael Fleener travels in the backcourt | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Hubert Williams | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:25 | Drake | John Booth is called for the reach on Robert Landry in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Booth, team foul #8 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Drake | Russel Stern (PF) Carl Sturgeon | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 00:25 | Drake | Robert Landry makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:25 | Drake | Robert Landry makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:22 | McNeese State | Hubert Williams picks off the pass by Antony Bigelow in the backcourt | 74-67 |
| 00:20 | Drake | John Booth is called for the reach on Robert Landry - foul #5 on John Booth, team foul #9 | 74-67 |
| Subs | Drake | Carl Sturgeon (PF) Russel Stern | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Patrick August (SG) John Booth | |
| 00:20 | Drake | Robert Landry misses the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:20 | McNeese State | Edward Freeman gets the rebound | 74-67 |
| 00:13 | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-67 |
| 00:12 | McNeese State | Edward Freeman grabs the offensive board | 74-67 |
| 00:08 | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-67 |
| 00:07 | Drake | Robert Landry grabs the defensive rebound | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Drake | Hubert Williams runs out the clock | 74-67 |