| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick James (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Kyle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Carroll (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Paul Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Marc Fields (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Brose (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Raggs (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Norman Schaefer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Swink (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Glen Murdock (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll inbounds the ball | 35-40 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields hits a wide open fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Patrick James | 37-40 |
| 19:20 | Drake | Jerry Swink misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 19:18 | Drake | Larry Raggs tips it back up and in | 37-42 |
| 19:08 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-42 |
| 18:40 | Drake | Norman Schaefer misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 18:38 | Drake | Jerry Swink hits the follow up shot | 39-44 |
| 18:18 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle double dribbles | 39-44 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown (SG), Houston Burrows (SF), Roger Binette (C) Ray Kyle, Donald Carroll, Marc Fields | |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (PG), John Guion (PF) Edward Brose, Jerry Swink | |
| 18:07 | Drake | Larry Raggs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 18:05 | Drake | John Guion snags the offensive board | 39-44 |
| 17:49 | Drake | Rafael Lee hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 17:48 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 17:46 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Raggs steals it from Houston Burrows in the backcourt | 39-44 |
| 17:29 | Drake | Glen Murdock misses long on a shot in the lane | 39-44 |
| 17:28 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Patrick James | 39-44 |
| 17:26 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Raggs picks off the pass by Nicholas Brown in the backcourt | 39-44 |
| 17:25 | Drake | Rafael Lee can't throw it down | 39-44 |
| 17:24 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 17:15 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 17:14 | Drake | Glen Murdock gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 16:48 | Drake | Norman Schaefer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-44 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeff Rondon (PG), Ray Kyle (SG), Donald Carroll (SF), Marc Fields (C) Patrick James, Nicholas Brown, Houston Burrows, Paul Murphy | |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Brose (PG), Jerry Swink (C) Rafael Lee, Glen Murdock | |
| 16:42 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle loses the dribble to Larry Raggs in the backcourt | 39-44 |
| 16:22 | Drake | Jerry Swink is called for traveling | 39-44 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jack Newsome (PF) Roger Binette | |
| Subs | Drake | Glen Murdock (C) John Guion | |
| 15:53 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle is whistled for a carry | 39-44 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows (PF) Jack Newsome | |
| Subs | Drake | David Vallecillo (SG), Andrew Tuholski (C) Larry Raggs, Glen Murdock | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jeff Rondon (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Ray Kyle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Carroll (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Houston Burrows (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Marc Fields (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Brose (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Vallecillo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Norman Schaefer (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Swink (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Tuholski (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:32 | Drake | Jeff Rondon is called for the reach on Norman Schaefer - foul #3 on Jeff Rondon, team foul #1 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jack Newsome (C) Marc Fields | |
| Subs | Drake | John Guion (PF) Jerry Swink | |
| 15:12 | Drake | Norman Schaefer misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-44 |
| 15:10 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 15:06 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Norman Schaefer - foul #2 on Norman Schaefer, team foul #1 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown (PG), Roger Binette (PF) Jeff Rondon, Donald Carroll | |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (PG) Edward Brose | |
| 15:06 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 15:06 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle misses the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 15:06 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Newsome gets the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 14:52 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown knocks in the runner from the baseline | 42-44 |
| 14:33 | Drake | David Vallecillo hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Norman Schaefer | 42-46 |
| 14:10 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette can't connect on a runner near the basket | 42-46 |
| 14:08 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Newsome grabs the offensive board | 42-46 |
| 13:48 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle makes the shot from the right side set up by Nicholas Brown | 44-46 |
| 13:27 | Drake | Nicholas Brown steps in front of the John Guion pass | 44-46 |
| 13:24 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown hits the finger roll | 46-46 |
| 13:05 | Drake | David Vallecillo can't finish the layup | 46-46 |
| 13:03 | Drake | Norman Schaefer snags the offensive board | 46-46 |
| 12:48 | Drake | David Vallecillo drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Rafael Lee and he's fouled by Ray Kyle - foul #1 on Ray Kyle, team foul #2 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG), Jeff Rondon (SG), Donald Carroll (SF), Paul Murphy (PF), Marc Fields (C) Nicholas Brown, Ray Kyle, Houston Burrows, Roger Binette, Jack Newsome | |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Brose (PG), Larry Raggs (SF), Jerry Swink (PF), Glen Murdock (C) Rafael Lee, Norman Schaefer, John Guion, Andrew Tuholski | |
| 12:48 | Drake | David Vallecillo makes the free throw | 46-49 |
| 12:34 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll connects on the open jumper from the free throw line set up by Jeff Rondon and he's fouled by David Vallecillo - foul #4 on David Vallecillo, team foul #2 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Drake | Norman Schaefer (SF) David Vallecillo | |
| 12:34 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll misses the free throw | 48-49 |
| 12:34 | Drake | The rebound goes to Glen Murdock | 48-49 |
| 12:13 | Drake | Edward Brose makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Norman Schaefer | 48-51 |
| 12:11 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy is hacked by Larry Raggs in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Raggs, team foul #3 | 48-51 |
| 11:57 | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-51 |
| 11:55 | Drake | Glen Murdock snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeff Rondon (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Carroll (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Paul Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Marc Fields (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Brose (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Raggs (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 stl. SF - Norman Schaefer (tired) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jerry Swink (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Glen Murdock (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Drake | Edward Brose hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 11:24 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 11:22 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy grabs the offensive board | 48-53 |
| 11:03 | Gardner-Webb | Jerry Swink steps in front of the Marc Fields pass | 48-53 |
| 10:45 | Drake | Edward Brose can't finish the layup but the foul's on Patrick James - foul #1 on Patrick James, team foul #3 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown (SG), Roger Binette (PF), Ralph McKethan (C) Jeff Rondon, Paul Murphy, Marc Fields | |
| Subs | Drake | John Guion (PF), Andrew Tuholski (C) Jerry Swink, Glen Murdock | |
| 10:45 | Drake | Edward Brose makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 10:45 | Drake | Edward Brose misses the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 10:45 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown grabs the board | 48-54 |
| 10:29 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 10:28 | Drake | Andrew Tuholski pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 10:11 | Drake | Larry Raggs buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-57 |
| 09:57 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-57 |
| 09:35 | Drake | Edward Brose can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 51-57 |
| 09:34 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll snags the defensive board | 51-57 |
| 09:28 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Donald Carroll | 53-57 |
| 09:03 | Drake | Norman Schaefer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 09:02 | Drake | Andrew Tuholski misses the tip | 53-57 |
| 09:01 | Drake | John Guion pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 08:43 | Drake | Edward Brose can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Ralph McKethan - foul #2 on Ralph McKethan, team foul #4 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeff Rondon (PG), Ray Kyle (SG), Houston Burrows (SF), Paul Murphy (PF), Marc Fields (C) Patrick James, Nicholas Brown, Donald Carroll, Roger Binette, Ralph McKethan | |
| Subs | Drake | Jerry Swink (SF), Glen Murdock (C) Norman Schaefer, Andrew Tuholski | |
| 08:43 | Drake | Edward Brose misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 08:43 | Drake | Edward Brose misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 08:43 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 08:26 | Gardner-Webb | Jeff Rondon misses the easy layup | 53-57 |
| 08:24 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows grabs the offensive board | 53-57 |
| 08:09 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows loses the dribble to John Guion | 53-57 |
| 07:49 | Drake | Ray Kyle steals the ball from Larry Raggs | 53-57 |
| 07:46 | Gardner-Webb | Jeff Rondon lays it in set up by Ray Kyle | 55-57 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jeff Rondon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ray Kyle (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Houston Burrows (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Marc Fields (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Brose (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Raggs (tired) 14 pts. 4 stl. SF - Jerry Swink (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Guion (tiring) 3 reb. C - Glen Murdock (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Drake | Larry Raggs makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jerry Swink | 55-60 |
| 07:27 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows is hacked by Larry Raggs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Raggs, team foul #4 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (PG), David Vallecillo (SG), Norman Schaefer (SF) Edward Brose, Larry Raggs, John Guion | |
| 07:17 | Gardner-Webb | Glen Murdock blocks the short jumper by Jeff Rondon | 55-60 |
| 07:15 | Drake | Jerry Swink grabs the board | 55-60 |
| 06:52 | Drake | Rafael Lee scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by David Vallecillo and he's fouled by Jeff Rondon - foul #4 on Jeff Rondon, team foul #5 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG), Roger Binette (SF), Jack Newsome (C) Jeff Rondon, Houston Burrows, Marc Fields | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 06:52 | Drake | Rafael Lee misses the free throw | 55-62 |
| 06:52 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle snags the defensive board | 55-62 |
| 06:33 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle can't finish the layup | 55-62 |
| 06:32 | Drake | Glen Murdock grabs the defensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 06:12 | Drake | Norman Schaefer knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Rafael Lee | 55-65 |
| 05:54 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Patrick James | 57-65 |
| 05:34 | Drake | Jerry Swink's pass is intercepted by Ray Kyle | 57-65 |
| 05:30 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle hits the finger roll | 59-65 |
| 05:04 | Drake | David Vallecillo makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Rafael Lee | 59-67 |
| 04:48 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle misses the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 59-67 |
| 04:46 | Drake | Rafael Lee snags the defensive board | 59-67 |
| 04:17 | Drake | Norman Schaefer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-67 |
| 04:15 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Paul Murphy | 59-67 |
| 04:15 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-67 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeff Rondon (PG), Houston Burrows (SG), Donald Carroll (SF), Marc Fields (C) Patrick James, Ray Kyle, Paul Murphy, Jack Newsome | |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Brose (PG), Larry Raggs (SF), John Guion (PF), Andrew Tuholski (C) Rafael Lee, Norman Schaefer, Jerry Swink, Glen Murdock | |
| 03:49 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-67 |
| 03:48 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette grabs the offensive board | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 59-67 |
| 03:40 | Drake | John Guion gets the rebound | 59-67 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jeff Rondon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Houston Burrows (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Donald Carroll (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Binette (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Marc Fields (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Brose (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Vallecillo (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Larry Raggs (tiring) 17 pts. 4 stl. PF - John Guion (fresh) 4 reb. C - Andrew Tuholski (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Drake | Larry Raggs comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-67 |
| 03:16 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows grabs the defensive rebound | 59-67 |
| 03:06 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by John Guion - foul #3 on John Guion, team foul #5 | 59-67 |
| 03:06 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 03:06 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:45 | Drake | Edward Brose's floater is tipped away by Marc Fields | 61-67 |
| 02:44 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Marc Fields | 61-67 |
| 02:44 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-67 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle (SG), Paul Murphy (PF) Houston Burrows, Roger Binette | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:29 | Gardner-Webb | The jump hook by Donald Carroll is blocked by Andrew Tuholski | 61-67 |
| 02:28 | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields tips it but misses | 61-67 |
| 02:27 | Drake | Larry Raggs gets the rebound | 61-67 |
| 02:05 | Drake | David Vallecillo clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-67 |
| 02:04 | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields pulls down the rebound | 61-67 |
| 01:43 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Jeff Rondon | 63-67 |
| 01:20 | Drake | Edward Brose hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-67 |
| 01:19 | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 63-67 |
| 00:59 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll hits a wide open fadeaway from the left side set up by Ray Kyle | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Drake | Edward Brose knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by David Vallecillo | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Carroll | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Drake | David Vallecillo is fouled in the backcourt by Ray Kyle - foul #2 on Ray Kyle, team foul #6 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG) Jeff Rondon | |
| Subs | Drake | Norman Schaefer (SF), Jerry Swink (PF) Larry Raggs, John Guion | |
| 00:20 | Drake | Donald Carroll is called for the reach on Jerry Swink - foul #2 on Donald Carroll, team foul #7 | 68-69 |
| 00:20 | Drake | Jerry Swink makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:20 | Drake | Jerry Swink misses the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:20 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy grabs the board | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy misses short on a shot from the baseline | 68-70 |
| 00:01 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Marc Fields | 68-70 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | The clock runs out | 68-70 |