| Lineup | Drake | PG - Hubert Williams (fresh) SG - Robert Landry (fresh) SF - Carroll Pascoe (fresh) PF - Carl Sturgeon (fresh) C - Keith McQuaig (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Pete Norwood (fresh) SG - Lawrence Butkovich (fresh) SF - Leonard Bentley (fresh) PF - Matthew Lantz (fresh) C - Tommy Bise (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Matthew Lantz wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Evansville | Carl Sturgeon picks off the pass by Tommy Bise | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Evansville | Lawrence Butkovich pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Evansville | Matthew Lantz misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Drake | The rebound goes to Carroll Pascoe | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon tips it in | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Evansville | Leonard Bentley clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Drake | Robert Landry grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Tommy Bise | 2-0 |
| 17:59 | Evansville | Pete Norwood can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 17:57 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Lantz | 2-0 |
| 17:42 | Evansville | Matthew Lantz clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 17:40 | Drake | The rebound goes to Robert Landry | 2-0 |
| 17:19 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| Subs | Drake | Paul Flowers (PG), Eddie Goodwin (SF), Russel Stern (PF), Charles Wakeland (C) Hubert Williams, Carroll Pascoe, Carl Sturgeon, Keith McQuaig | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Hollman (PG), Daron Thompson (SG), John Reynolds (SF), Michael Lor (PF), Edgar Flowers (C) Pete Norwood, Lawrence Butkovich, Leonard Bentley, Matthew Lantz, Tommy Bise | |
| 17:16 | Evansville | John Reynolds is fouled in the backcourt by Eddie Goodwin - foul #1 on Eddie Goodwin, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Kyle (SG) Robert Landry | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 16:55 | Evansville | John Reynolds is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 16:41 | Drake | Daron Thompson is called for the reach on Harold Kyle - foul #1 on Daron Thompson, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 16:23 | Drake | Russel Stern can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 2-2 |
| 16:22 | Evansville | John Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 15:55 | Evansville | Edgar Flowers is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Edgar Flowers, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Landry (SG), Carroll Pascoe (SF) Harold Kyle, Eddie Goodwin | |
| Subs | Evansville | Leonard Bentley (SF) Gary Hollman | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Paul Flowers (fresh) SG - Robert Landry (fresh) SF - Carroll Pascoe (fresh) PF - Russel Stern (fresh) C - Charles Wakeland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Daron Thompson (fresh) SG - John Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leonard Bentley (fresh) PF - Michael Lor (fresh) C - Edgar Flowers (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Russel Stern | 5-2 |
| 15:29 | Evansville | John Reynolds is hacked by Robert Landry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Landry, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Drake | Hubert Williams (PG), Carl Sturgeon (PF), Keith McQuaig (C) Paul Flowers, Russel Stern, Charles Wakeland | |
| Subs | Evansville | Pete Norwood (PG), Lawrence Butkovich (SG), Tommy Bise (C) Daron Thompson, John Reynolds, Edgar Flowers | |
| 15:17 | Evansville | Pete Norwood can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 15:16 | Evansville | Tommy Bise snags the offensive board | 5-2 |
| 15:06 | Evansville | Carroll Pascoe is called for the reach on Tommy Bise - foul #1 on Carroll Pascoe, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Willard Sweeney (PF) Michael Lor | |
| 14:48 | Evansville | Pete Norwood drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lawrence Butkovich | 5-5 |
| 14:35 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 14:06 | Evansville | Pete Norwood misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-5 |
| 14:04 | Evansville | Willard Sweeney gets the offensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 13:49 | Evansville | Willard Sweeney comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-5 |
| 13:48 | Drake | Keith McQuaig gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| 13:41 | Drake | Keith McQuaig loses the ball out of bounds | 8-5 |
| Subs | Drake | Paul Flowers (PG), Russel Stern (PF), Charles Wakeland (C) Hubert Williams, Carl Sturgeon, Keith McQuaig | |
| Subs | Evansville | Daron Thompson (PG), John Reynolds (SG), Matthew Lantz (PF), Michael Lor (C) Pete Norwood, Lawrence Butkovich, Willard Sweeney, Tommy Bise | |
| 13:36 | Evansville | Daron Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-5 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Hollman (PG) Leonard Bentley | |
| 13:16 | Drake | Robert Landry can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 8-5 |
| 13:14 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe hits the follow up shot | 10-5 |
| 13:07 | Evansville | Gary Hollman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-5 |
| 13:05 | Drake | The rebound goes to Carroll Pascoe | 10-5 |
| 12:56 | Drake | Charles Wakeland connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Flowers | 12-5 |
| 12:45 | Evansville | John Reynolds comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-5 |
| 12:44 | Drake | Paul Flowers gets the rebound | 12-5 |
| 12:23 | Drake | Paul Flowers misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 12-5 |
| 12:22 | Evansville | Michael Lor grabs the defensive rebound | 12-5 |
| 11:58 | Evansville | John Reynolds's pass is intercepted by Carroll Pascoe | 12-5 |
| 11:44 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-5 |
| 11:43 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Michael Lor | 12-5 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Paul Flowers (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) SF - Carroll Pascoe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russel Stern (fairly fresh) C - Charles Wakeland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gary Hollman (fairly fresh) SG - Daron Thompson (fresh) SF - John Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Lantz (fairly fresh) C - Michael Lor (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Evansville | The jump hook by Matthew Lantz is blocked by Russel Stern | 12-5 |
| 11:21 | Evansville | John Reynolds tips it home | 12-7 |
| 11:05 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert Landry | 15-7 |
| 10:43 | Evansville | John Reynolds is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Gary Hollman | 15-10 |
| 10:35 | Drake | Daron Thompson is called for the reach on Carroll Pascoe - foul #2 on Daron Thompson, team foul #3 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Drake | Hubert Williams (PG), Harold Kyle (SG), Eddie Goodwin (SF), Carl Sturgeon (PF), Keith McQuaig (C) Paul Flowers, Robert Landry, Carroll Pascoe, Russel Stern, Charles Wakeland | |
| Subs | Evansville | Pete Norwood (PG), Lawrence Butkovich (SG), Leonard Bentley (SF), Edgar Flowers (PF), Tommy Bise (C) Gary Hollman, Daron Thompson, John Reynolds, Matthew Lantz, Michael Lor | |
| 10:20 | Drake | Hubert Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-10 |
| 10:17 | Evansville | Lawrence Butkovich's pass is intercepted by Hubert Williams in the backcourt | 15-10 |
| 10:16 | Drake | Harold Kyle hits the finger roll on a great pass from Hubert Williams | 17-10 |
| 09:59 | Evansville | Leonard Bentley hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Edgar Flowers | 17-12 |
| 09:54 | Drake | Eddie Goodwin connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Hubert Williams | 19-12 |
| 09:50 | Evansville | Keith McQuaig steals the ball from Pete Norwood in the backcourt | 19-12 |
| 09:36 | Drake | Hubert Williams knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harold Kyle and he's hacked by Leonard Bentley - foul #1 on Leonard Bentley, team foul #4 | 21-12 |
| 09:36 | Drake | Hubert Williams makes the free throw | 22-12 |
| 09:14 | Evansville | Lawrence Butkovich drills a driving attempt from the right block | 22-14 |
| 08:54 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 22-14 |
| 08:53 | Drake | Keith McQuaig gets the offensive rebound | 22-14 |
| 08:42 | Drake | Hubert Williams knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-14 |
| 08:40 | Evansville | Hubert Williams steals the ball from Pete Norwood in the backcourt | 25-14 |
| 08:39 | Drake | Harold Kyle jams it on a great pass from Hubert Williams | 27-14 |
| 08:20 | Evansville | Lawrence Butkovich misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-14 |
| 08:18 | Drake | Eddie Goodwin gets the rebound | 27-14 |
| 08:03 | Drake | Hubert Williams misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-14 |
| 08:01 | Evansville | Edgar Flowers pulls down the rebound | 27-14 |
| 07:41 | Evansville | Leonard Bentley clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 27-14 |
| 07:40 | Drake | The rebound goes to Carl Sturgeon | 27-14 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Hubert Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Kyle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Goodwin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Sturgeon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith McQuaig (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Pete Norwood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lawrence Butkovich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Bentley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edgar Flowers (fairly fresh) C - Tommy Bise (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Drake | Hubert Williams buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Eddie Goodwin | 29-14 |
| 07:19 | Evansville | Lawrence Butkovich's pass is intercepted by Eddie Goodwin in the backcourt | 29-14 |
| 07:18 | Drake | Eddie Goodwin banks in the layup | 31-14 |
| 06:57 | Evansville | Edgar Flowers drills a floater in the lane set up by Lawrence Butkovich | 31-16 |
| 06:48 | Drake | Edgar Flowers steps in front of the Hubert Williams pass | 31-16 |
| 06:26 | Evansville | Pete Norwood connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-19 |
| 06:18 | Drake | Keith McQuaig misses badly on a runner from the right block | 31-19 |
| 06:16 | Evansville | Leonard Bentley gets the rebound | 31-19 |
| 05:55 | Evansville | Tommy Bise's layup is rejected by Eddie Goodwin | 31-19 |
| 05:54 | Drake | Eddie Goodwin snags the defensive board | 31-19 |
| 05:38 | Drake | Edgar Flowers steals it from Harold Kyle | 31-19 |
| 05:20 | Evansville | Edgar Flowers misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Carl Sturgeon - foul #1 on Carl Sturgeon, team foul #4 | 31-19 |
| Subs | Drake | Paul Flowers (PG), Robert Landry (SG), Carroll Pascoe (SF), Russel Stern (PF), Charles Wakeland (C) Hubert Williams, Harold Kyle, Eddie Goodwin, Carl Sturgeon, Keith McQuaig | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Hollman (PG), John Reynolds (SG), Matthew Lantz (PF), Michael Lor (C) Pete Norwood, Lawrence Butkovich, Leonard Bentley, Tommy Bise | |
| 05:20 | Evansville | Edgar Flowers misses the 1st free throw | 31-19 |
| 05:20 | Evansville | Edgar Flowers misses the 2nd free throw | 31-19 |
| 05:20 | Drake | Charles Wakeland grabs the defensive rebound | 31-19 |
| 05:08 | Drake | Charles Wakeland buries a floater from the right wing | 33-19 |
| 04:52 | Evansville | Michael Lor misses the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Charles Wakeland - foul #1 on Charles Wakeland, team foul #5 | 33-19 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Leonard Bentley (SF) Edgar Flowers | |
| 04:52 | Evansville | Michael Lor misses the 1st free throw | 33-19 |
| 04:52 | Evansville | Michael Lor makes the 2nd free throw | 33-20 |
| 04:37 | Drake | Robert Landry loses the dribble to Michael Lor | 33-20 |
| 04:30 | Evansville | John Reynolds comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-20 |
| 04:28 | Drake | Charles Wakeland gets the rebound | 33-20 |
| 04:14 | Drake | Robert Landry makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Flowers | 35-20 |
| 03:55 | Evansville | Michael Lor is hacked by Carroll Pascoe - foul #2 on Carroll Pascoe, team foul #6 | 35-20 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Daron Thompson (PG), Michael Lady (C) Gary Hollman, Matthew Lantz | |
| 03:35 | Evansville | Daron Thompson misses long on an open turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Carroll Pascoe - foul #3 on Carroll Pascoe, team foul #7 | 35-20 |
| Subs | Drake | Eddie Goodwin (SF) Carroll Pascoe | |
| Subs | Evansville | Pete Norwood (PG), Lawrence Butkovich (SG), Willard Sweeney (PF) John Reynolds, Leonard Bentley, Michael Lor | |
| 03:35 | Evansville | Daron Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 35-20 |
| 03:35 | Evansville | Daron Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-20 |
| 03:35 | Drake | Charles Wakeland gets the rebound | 35-20 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Paul Flowers (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Landry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Goodwin (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russel Stern (fairly fresh) C - Charles Wakeland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Pete Norwood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Lawrence Butkovich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daron Thompson (fresh) PF - Willard Sweeney (fresh) C - Michael Lady (fresh) | |
| 03:24 | Drake | Russel Stern clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Lady - foul #1 on Michael Lady, team foul #5 | 35-20 |
| 03:24 | Drake | Russel Stern makes the 1st free throw | 36-20 |
| 03:24 | Drake | Russel Stern misses the 2nd free throw | 36-20 |
| 03:24 | Evansville | Willard Sweeney snags the defensive board | 36-20 |
| 03:10 | Evansville | Pete Norwood misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-20 |
| 03:09 | Drake | The rebound goes to Robert Landry | 36-20 |
| 03:00 | Drake | Robert Landry is hacked by Lawrence Butkovich - foul #1 on Lawrence Butkovich, team foul #6 | 36-20 |
| Subs | Drake | Hubert Williams (PG), Carl Sturgeon (PF), Keith McQuaig (C) Paul Flowers, Russel Stern, Charles Wakeland | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 02:46 | Drake | Hubert Williams can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 36-20 |
| 02:45 | Drake | Keith McQuaig grabs the offensive board | 36-20 |
| 02:35 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon can't finish the layup but the foul's on Willard Sweeney - foul #1 on Willard Sweeney, team foul #7 | 36-20 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Hollman (PG), John Reynolds (SF), Matthew Lantz (PF), Tommy Bise (C) Pete Norwood, Lawrence Butkovich, Willard Sweeney, Michael Lady | |
| 02:35 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon makes the 1st free throw | 37-20 |
| 02:35 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon makes the 2nd free throw | 38-20 |
| 02:15 | Evansville | The short jumper by Daron Thompson is denied by Carl Sturgeon | 38-20 |
| 02:13 | Drake | Keith McQuaig grabs the defensive rebound | 38-20 |
| 02:01 | Drake | Robert Landry hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Reynolds - foul #1 on John Reynolds, team foul #8 | 38-20 |
| Subs | Drake | Paul Flowers (PG), Russel Stern (PF), Charles Wakeland (C) Hubert Williams, Carl Sturgeon, Keith McQuaig | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Lor (C) Tommy Bise | |
| 02:01 | Drake | Robert Landry makes the 1st free throw | 39-20 |
| 02:01 | Drake | Robert Landry makes the 2nd free throw | 40-20 |
| 01:42 | Evansville | John Reynolds is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-23 |
| 01:29 | Drake | Robert Landry drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-23 |
| 01:13 | Evansville | Paul Flowers takes the ball from John Reynolds | 42-23 |
| 01:03 | Drake | The short jumper by Eddie Goodwin is denied by Michael Lor | 42-23 |
| 01:02 | Evansville | John Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 42-23 |
| 00:56 | Evansville | John Reynolds misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right side | 42-23 |
| 00:54 | Drake | Charles Wakeland pulls down the rebound | 42-23 |
| 00:48 | Drake | Robert Landry can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-23 |
| 00:46 | Drake | Robert Landry grabs the offensive board | 42-23 |
| 00:39 | Drake | Michael Lor swats the short shot by Robert Landry | 42-23 |
| 00:38 | Drake | Russel Stern grabs the offensive board | 42-23 |
| 00:29 | Drake | Robert Landry misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Daron Thompson - foul #3 on Daron Thompson, team foul #9 | 42-23 |
| Subs | Drake | Hubert Williams (PG), Carl Sturgeon (SF), Keith McQuaig (C) Paul Flowers, Eddie Goodwin, Charles Wakeland | |
| Subs | Evansville | Pete Norwood (PG), Lawrence Butkovich (SG), Leonard Bentley (SF), Willard Sweeney (PF), Michael Lady (C) Gary Hollman, Daron Thompson, John Reynolds, Matthew Lantz, Michael Lor | |
| 00:29 | Drake | Robert Landry makes the 1st free throw | 43-23 |
| 00:29 | Drake | Robert Landry makes the 2nd free throw | 44-23 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Leonard Bentley hits a floater from the baseline | 44-25 |