| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Brose (fresh) SG - David Vallecillo (fresh) SF - Norman Schaefer (fresh) PF - Jerry Swink (fresh) C - Andrew Tuholski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Bobby Nealy (fresh) SG - Charles Elkins (fresh) SF - Kyle Ladner (fresh) PF - George Conroy (fresh) C - John Hawkins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Andrew Tuholski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Drake | Jerry Swink is hacked by George Conroy - foul #1 on George Conroy, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Drake | Jerry Swink's pass is intercepted by George Conroy | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Bradley | George Conroy misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Drake | Andrew Tuholski gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | Drake | Andrew Tuholski hits a jumper from the left side and he's fouled by John Hawkins - foul #1 on John Hawkins, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Drake | Andrew Tuholski makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:18 | Bradley | Charles Elkins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:16 | Drake | Jerry Swink gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:12 | Drake | Andrew Tuholski is fouled on the floor by John Hawkins - foul #2 on John Hawkins, team foul #3 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Scott Stover (C) John Hawkins | |
| 17:53 | Drake | Jerry Swink hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Norman Schaefer | 5-0 |
| 17:44 | Bradley | Scott Stover's pass is intercepted by Norman Schaefer | 5-0 |
| 17:40 | Drake | David Vallecillo banks in the layup on a nice dish by Norman Schaefer | 7-0 |
| 17:30 | Bradley | Bobby Nealy's pass is intercepted by David Vallecillo | 7-0 |
| 17:25 | Drake | Norman Schaefer misses the easy layup but he's fouled by George Conroy - foul #2 on George Conroy, team foul #4 | 7-0 |
| Subs | Drake | John Guion (PF), Glen Murdock (C) Jerry Swink, Andrew Tuholski | |
| Subs | Bradley | Peter Kane (C) George Conroy | |
| 17:25 | Drake | Norman Schaefer makes the 1st free throw | 8-0 |
| 17:25 | Drake | Norman Schaefer misses the 2nd free throw | 8-0 |
| 17:25 | Bradley | Peter Kane snags the defensive board | 8-0 |
| 17:21 | Bradley | Bobby Nealy is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 8-0 |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Raggs (SF) Norman Schaefer | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 17:04 | Drake | John Guion is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Guion, team foul #1 | 8-0 |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (PG) Edward Brose | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 17:01 | Bradley | Larry Raggs is called for the reach on Kyle Ladner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Raggs, team foul #2 | 8-0 |
| 16:37 | Bradley | Kyle Ladner buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Charles Elkins | 8-2 |
| 16:13 | Drake | Larry Raggs is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Larry Raggs, team foul #3 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Drake | Norman Schaefer (SF), Andrew Tuholski (C) Larry Raggs, Glen Murdock | |
| Subs | Bradley | Nicholas Wood (PG), Fred Hunsberger (SG), Dominic Ferrari (SF) Bobby Nealy, Charles Elkins, Kyle Ladner | |
| 15:49 | Bradley | Scott Stover connects on the shot in the lane and he's hacked by John Guion - foul #2 on John Guion, team foul #4 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Brose (PG), Jerry Swink (PF) Rafael Lee, John Guion | |
| Subs | Bradley | Robert Hesse (SF) Peter Kane | |
| 15:49 | Bradley | Scott Stover makes the free throw | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Brose (fresh) SG - David Vallecillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Norman Schaefer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerry Swink (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Tuholski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Nicholas Wood (fresh) SG - Fred Hunsberger (fresh) SF - Robert Hesse (fresh) PF - Scott Stover (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Dominic Ferrari (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Drake | Edward Brose makes the floater from the left side set up by Andrew Tuholski | 10-5 |
| 15:11 | Bradley | Robert Hesse knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Fred Hunsberger | 10-8 |
| 14:47 | Drake | Norman Schaefer clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 14:45 | Bradley | Scott Stover pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:40 | Bradley | Fred Hunsberger is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Swink - foul #1 on Jerry Swink, team foul #5 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (PG), Glen Murdock (C) Edward Brose, Andrew Tuholski | |
| Subs | Bradley | Bobby Nealy (PG), Charles Elkins (SG), Kyle Ladner (SF), Peter Kane (C) Nicholas Wood, Fred Hunsberger, Robert Hesse, Dominic Ferrari | |
| 14:24 | Bradley | Bobby Nealy is hacked by Rafael Lee - foul #1 on Rafael Lee, team foul #6 | 10-8 |
| 14:11 | Bradley | Scott Stover clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Glen Murdock - foul #1 on Glen Murdock, team foul #7 | 10-8 |
| 14:11 | Bradley | Scott Stover misses the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:11 | Bradley | Scott Stover misses the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:11 | Drake | Jerry Swink pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 13:49 | Drake | David Vallecillo misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 13:47 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Kyle Ladner | 10-8 |
| 13:38 | Bradley | Peter Kane scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Kyle Ladner | 10-11 |
| 13:18 | Drake | Norman Schaefer hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Rafael Lee | 13-11 |
| 13:04 | Bradley | Charles Elkins clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 13-11 |
| 13:03 | Drake | David Vallecillo snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| 12:45 | Drake | Jerry Swink misses the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Kyle Ladner - foul #1 on Kyle Ladner, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Brose (PG), Andrew Tuholski (C) Rafael Lee, Glen Murdock | |
| Subs | Bradley | Nicholas Wood (PG), Fred Hunsberger (SG), Robert Hesse (SF), Dominic Ferrari (PF) Bobby Nealy, Charles Elkins, Kyle Ladner, Peter Kane | |
| 12:45 | Drake | Jerry Swink makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:45 | Drake | Jerry Swink makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 12:31 | Bradley | Fred Hunsberger is hacked by Andrew Tuholski - foul #1 on Andrew Tuholski, team foul #8 | 15-11 |
| 12:31 | Bradley | Fred Hunsberger misses the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 12:31 | Drake | Andrew Tuholski gets the rebound | 15-11 |
| 12:05 | Drake | David Vallecillo clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 15-11 |
| 12:04 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Scott Stover | 15-11 |
| 12:02 | Bradley | Nicholas Wood is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 15-11 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Peter Kane (C) Scott Stover | |
| 11:37 | Drake | Andrew Tuholski dunks the ball on a great pass from Jerry Swink | 17-11 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Brose (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Vallecillo (tired) 2 pts. SF - Norman Schaefer (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerry Swink (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Tuholski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Nicholas Wood (fresh) SG - Fred Hunsberger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Hesse (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dominic Ferrari (fresh) C - Peter Kane (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:13 | Bradley | Fred Hunsberger hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on David Vallecillo - foul #1 on David Vallecillo, team foul #9 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Drake | Glen Murdock (C) Jerry Swink | |
| Subs | Bradley | Charles Elkins (SG), Kyle Ladner (SF), Scott Stover (C) Nicholas Wood, Robert Hesse, Dominic Ferrari | |
| 11:13 | Bradley | Fred Hunsberger makes the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 11:13 | Bradley | Fred Hunsberger makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 10:52 | Drake | Edward Brose comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Fred Hunsberger - foul #1 on Fred Hunsberger, team foul #6 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Bobby Nealy (PG) Fred Hunsberger | |
| 10:52 | Drake | Edward Brose misses the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 10:52 | Drake | Edward Brose makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 10:49 | Bradley | Bobby Nealy is hacked by David Vallecillo in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Vallecillo, team foul #10 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Drake | Jerry Swink (SF) David Vallecillo | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 10:49 | Bradley | Bobby Nealy misses the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 10:49 | Bradley | Bobby Nealy makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:21 | Drake | Jerry Swink slams it home on a nice dish by Norman Schaefer | 20-14 |
| 09:58 | Bradley | Glen Murdock blocks the short jumper by Charles Elkins | 20-14 |
| 09:56 | Drake | Glen Murdock grabs the defensive rebound | 20-14 |
| 09:27 | Drake | Andrew Tuholski dunks the ball | 22-14 |
| 09:05 | Bradley | Charles Elkins misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 22-14 |
| 09:03 | Bradley | Scott Stover tips it back up and in | 22-16 |
| 08:43 | Drake | Glen Murdock connects on the jumper from the left block | 24-16 |
| 08:24 | Bradley | Peter Kane drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Bobby Nealy | 24-18 |
| 08:00 | Drake | Jerry Swink misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-18 |
| 07:58 | Bradley | Scott Stover grabs the defensive rebound | 24-18 |
| 07:52 | Bradley | Bobby Nealy scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Charles Elkins and he's hacked by Edward Brose - foul #1 on Edward Brose, team foul #11 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (PG) Edward Brose | |
| Subs | Bradley | Fred Hunsberger (SG), Nicholas Wood (SF), Dominic Ferrari (PF) Charles Elkins, Kyle Ladner, Peter Kane | |
| 07:52 | Bradley | Bobby Nealy makes the free throw | 24-21 |
| 07:33 | Drake | Jerry Swink hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-21 |
| 07:31 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Tuholski | 24-21 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Rafael Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Norman Schaefer (tired) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Swink (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Tuholski (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Glen Murdock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Bobby Nealy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Hunsberger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Wood (fresh) PF - Dominic Ferrari (fresh) C - Scott Stover (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Drake | Jerry Swink hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-21 |
| 07:08 | Drake | Rafael Lee grabs the offensive board | 24-21 |
| 06:52 | Drake | Jerry Swink can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 24-21 |
| 06:50 | Drake | Jerry Swink pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 06:32 | Drake | Fred Hunsberger steals it from Norman Schaefer | 24-21 |
| 06:10 | Bradley | Bobby Nealy is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 24-21 |
| 06:08 | Bradley | Nicholas Wood snags the offensive board | 24-21 |
| 05:57 | Bradley | Bobby Nealy is wide open but clanks a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Rafael Lee - foul #2 on Rafael Lee, team foul #12 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Brose (PG) Rafael Lee | |
| Subs | Bradley | Charles Elkins (SG), Peter Kane (C) Fred Hunsberger, Scott Stover | |
| 05:57 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 24-21 |
| 05:57 | Bradley | Bobby Nealy misses the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 05:57 | Bradley | Bobby Nealy makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 05:41 | Drake | Glen Murdock hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Edward Brose | 26-22 |
| 05:23 | Bradley | Charles Elkins is called for traveling | 26-22 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Fred Hunsberger (PG), Kyle Ladner (SF) Bobby Nealy, Nicholas Wood | |
| 05:09 | Drake | Norman Schaefer double dribbles | 26-22 |
| 05:07 | Bradley | Charles Elkins is hacked by Norman Schaefer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Norman Schaefer, team foul #13 | 26-22 |
| 05:07 | Bradley | Charles Elkins misses the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 05:07 | Bradley | Charles Elkins misses the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 05:07 | Drake | Glen Murdock gets the rebound | 26-22 |
| 04:51 | Drake | Edward Brose comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-22 |
| 04:49 | Bradley | Kyle Ladner grabs the defensive rebound | 26-22 |
| 04:38 | Bradley | Dominic Ferrari misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-22 |
| 04:36 | Bradley | The offensive rebound goes to Kyle Ladner | 26-22 |
| 04:17 | Bradley | Peter Kane is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-22 |
| 04:16 | Bradley | Kyle Ladner tips it home | 26-24 |
| 03:55 | Drake | Fred Hunsberger is called for the reach on Edward Brose - foul #2 on Fred Hunsberger, team foul #7 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Drake | David Vallecillo (SG), Larry Raggs (SF), John Guion (PF) Norman Schaefer, Jerry Swink, Andrew Tuholski | |
| Subs | Bradley | George Conroy (PF), John Hawkins (C) Dominic Ferrari, Peter Kane | |
| 03:55 | Drake | Edward Brose makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 03:55 | Drake | Edward Brose makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 03:40 | Bradley | Kyle Ladner misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 28-24 |
| 03:38 | Drake | John Guion snags the defensive board | 28-24 |
| 03:17 | Drake | David Vallecillo misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-24 |
| 03:16 | Bradley | John Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 28-24 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Brose (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Vallecillo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Raggs (fresh) PF - John Guion (fresh) C - Glen Murdock (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Fred Hunsberger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Elkins (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kyle Ladner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Conroy (fresh) C - John Hawkins (fresh) | |
| 02:58 | Bradley | George Conroy connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Fred Hunsberger | 28-27 |
| 02:37 | Drake | Larry Raggs is fouled on the floor by Kyle Ladner - foul #2 on Kyle Ladner, team foul #8 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (PG) Edward Brose | |
| Subs | Bradley | Bobby Nealy (PG), Nicholas Wood (SF) Fred Hunsberger, Kyle Ladner | |
| 02:37 | Drake | Larry Raggs makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 02:37 | Drake | Larry Raggs makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 02:20 | Bradley | John Hawkins scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Charles Elkins and he's hacked by Larry Raggs - foul #3 on Larry Raggs, team foul #14 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Drake | Norman Schaefer (SF), Andrew Tuholski (C) Larry Raggs, Glen Murdock | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 02:20 | Bradley | John Hawkins makes the free throw | 30-30 |
| 02:05 | Drake | Rafael Lee knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from David Vallecillo | 33-30 |
| 01:53 | Bradley | Nicholas Wood hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left side | 33-30 |
| 01:52 | Drake | The rebound goes to Andrew Tuholski | 33-30 |
| 01:33 | Drake | Rafael Lee is whistled for a carry | 33-30 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Fred Hunsberger (SG) Charles Elkins | |
| 01:25 | Bradley | George Conroy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-30 |
| Subs | Drake | Glen Murdock (C) Andrew Tuholski | |
| Subs | Bradley | Dominic Ferrari (SF) Bobby Nealy | |
| 01:03 | Drake | Rafael Lee hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Nicholas Wood - foul #1 on Nicholas Wood, team foul #9 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Kyle Ladner (SF) George Conroy | |
| 01:03 | Drake | Rafael Lee makes the free throw | 36-30 |
| 01:00 | Bradley | Fred Hunsberger throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-30 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Brose (PG) Rafael Lee | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 00:38 | Drake | David Vallecillo is fouled on the floor by Fred Hunsberger - foul #3 on Fred Hunsberger, team foul #10 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Charles Elkins (SG), George Conroy (PF) Fred Hunsberger, Dominic Ferrari | |
| 00:38 | Drake | David Vallecillo makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 00:38 | Drake | David Vallecillo makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 00:36 | Bradley | Nicholas Wood is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Brose - foul #2 on Edward Brose, team foul #15 | 38-30 |
| 00:36 | Bradley | Nicholas Wood makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 00:36 | Bradley | Nicholas Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 00:07 | Drake | Edward Brose misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 38-32 |
| 00:06 | Bradley | Kyle Ladner grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 00:04 | Bradley | John Guion steps in front of the John Hawkins pass in the backcourt | 38-32 |
| 00:02 | Drake | Edward Brose misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 00:00 | Bradley | Charles Elkins grabs the board | 38-32 |