| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Casey Beverly (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jackie Youngblood (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddie Rasmussen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Antony Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Garmon (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Price (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Trevor Parise (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Murrin (fresh) C - Charlie Paquet (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall inbounds the ball | 29-42 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall is hacked by Trevor Parise - foul #1 on Trevor Parise, team foul #1 | 29-42 |
| 19:35 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-42 |
| 19:34 | Drake | Robert Garmon pulls down the rebound | 29-42 |
| 19:22 | Drake | Charlie Paquet is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Garmon | 29-45 |
| 19:15 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Price knocks away the 3 by Casey Beverly | 29-45 |
| 19:13 | Drake | Trevor Parise pulls down the rebound | 29-45 |
| 18:54 | Drake | Antony Phillips is called for the reach on Charlie Paquet - foul #3 on Antony Phillips, team foul #1 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Scott (PG), Hugh Papke (PF), Tony Morrison (C) Casey Beverly, Eddie Rasmussen, Antony Phillips | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 18:28 | Drake | Robert Garmon is hacked by Hugh Papke - foul #2 on Hugh Papke, team foul #2 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes (SF) Charles Hall | |
| Subs | Drake | Forrest Severson (PG), Leonard Jerome (SG), Harry Delamora (PF) Robert Garmon, Anthony Price, Ronald Murrin | |
| 18:10 | Drake | Forrest Severson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-45 |
| 18:08 | Drake | Harry Delamora tips it in | 29-47 |
| 18:04 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood is fouled on the floor by Leonard Jerome - foul #1 on Leonard Jerome, team foul #2 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard (SF) Jackie Youngblood | |
| Subs | Drake | David Thompson (SF), Stephen Ford (C) Trevor Parise, Charlie Paquet | |
| 17:53 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-47 |
| 17:51 | Drake | Harry Delamora snags the defensive board | 29-47 |
| 17:38 | Drake | Harry Delamora knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Leonard Jerome | 29-49 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 17:22 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes is called for 5 seconds | 29-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly (PG), Eddie Rasmussen (PF), Jason Jones (C) John Scott, Hugh Papke, Tony Morrison | |
| Subs | Drake | Anthony Price (SG), Ronald Murrin (PF) Leonard Jerome, Stephen Ford | |
| 17:20 | Drake | Forrest Severson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 29-49 |
| 17:07 | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly is hacked by David Thompson - foul #1 on David Thompson, team foul #3 | 29-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood (SG) Todd Spikes | |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Garmon (PG), Stephen Ford (C) Forrest Severson, Harry Delamora | |
| 16:58 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Ford is called for the reach on Jason Jones - foul #1 on Stephen Ford, team foul #4 | 29-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall (SF) James Gerrard | |
| Subs | Drake | Trevor Parise (SF), Charlie Paquet (C) David Thompson, Stephen Ford | |
| 16:51 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Jones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-49 |
| 16:49 | Drake | Charlie Paquet snags the defensive board | 29-49 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 16:23 | Drake | Robert Garmon buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Trevor Parise | 29-51 |
| 16:18 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 29-51 |
| 16:16 | Drake | Trevor Parise gets the rebound | 29-51 |
| 16:13 | Drake | Robert Garmon is fouled in the backcourt by Casey Beverly - foul #2 on Casey Beverly, team foul #3 | 29-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz (PG), Todd Spikes (SF), Hugh Papke (C) Casey Beverly, Charles Hall, Jason Jones | |
| Subs | Drake | Forrest Severson (PG), Leonard Jerome (SG), Stephen Ford (PF) Robert Garmon, Anthony Price, Ronald Murrin | |
| 15:56 | Drake | Trevor Parise misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 29-51 |
| 15:55 | Drake | Charlie Paquet grabs the offensive board | 29-51 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Andy Kutz (fresh) SG - Jackie Youngblood (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Todd Spikes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eddie Rasmussen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Hugh Papke (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Forrest Severson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Leonard Jerome (fresh) SF - Trevor Parise (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charlie Paquet (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Drake | Leonard Jerome connects on the open fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Charlie Paquet | 29-53 |
| 15:15 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke's floater is tipped away by Charlie Paquet | 29-53 |
| 15:13 | Drake | Leonard Jerome grabs the board | 29-53 |
| 14:59 | Drake | Forrest Severson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Stephen Ford | 29-56 |
| 14:48 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz hits the finger roll | 31-56 |
| 14:46 | Drake | Todd Spikes steals it from Forrest Severson in the backcourt | 31-56 |
| 14:26 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Ford is called for the reach on Andy Kutz - foul #2 on Stephen Ford, team foul #5 | 31-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly (PG), John Scott (SG), Charles Hall (SF), James Gerrard (PF), Antony Phillips (C) Andy Kutz, Jackie Youngblood, Todd Spikes, Eddie Rasmussen, Hugh Papke | |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Garmon (PG), Anthony Price (SG), David Thompson (SF), Ronald Murrin (PF), Harry Delamora (C) Forrest Severson, Leonard Jerome, Trevor Parise, Stephen Ford, Charlie Paquet | |
| 14:13 | Southern Mississippi | David Thompson picks off the pass by Casey Beverly | 31-56 |
| 13:55 | Drake | James Gerrard denies the turnaround by Robert Garmon | 31-56 |
| 13:53 | Drake | David Thompson tips it back up and in | 31-58 |
| 13:44 | Southern Mississippi | John Scott misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 31-58 |
| 13:42 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips tips it but misses | 31-58 |
| 13:40 | Drake | Robert Garmon grabs the defensive rebound | 31-58 |
| 13:16 | Drake | Robert Garmon misses short on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-58 |
| 13:15 | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly grabs the board | 31-58 |
| 13:11 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood (SG), Tony Morrison (PF), Jason Jones (C) John Scott, James Gerrard, Antony Phillips | |
| Subs | Drake | Frank Spell (C) Ronald Murrin | |
| 12:46 | Drake | Harry Delamora misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Casey Beverly - foul #3 on Casey Beverly, team foul #4 | 31-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz (PG) Casey Beverly | |
| Subs | Drake | Max Parker (SG), Trevor Parise (SF) Anthony Price, David Thompson | |
| 12:46 | Drake | Harry Delamora makes the 1st free throw | 31-59 |
| 12:46 | Drake | Harry Delamora makes the 2nd free throw | 31-60 |
| 12:22 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-60 |
| 12:20 | Drake | Harry Delamora grabs the defensive rebound | 31-60 |
| 11:53 | Drake | Harry Delamora misses the lay-in | 31-60 |
| 11:52 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison pulls down the rebound | 31-60 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Andy Kutz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jackie Youngblood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Morrison (fairly fresh) C - Jason Jones (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Garmon (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Max Parker (fresh) SF - Trevor Parise (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harry Delamora (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Spell (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-60 |
| 11:42 | Drake | Frank Spell gets the rebound | 31-60 |
| 11:22 | Drake | Harry Delamora comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 31-60 |
| 11:20 | Drake | Trevor Parise tips it but misses | 31-60 |
| 11:19 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 31-60 |
| 11:14 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Trevor Parise - foul #2 on Trevor Parise, team foul #6 | 31-60 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Scott (PG), Todd Spikes (SG), James Gerrard (PF), Antony Phillips (C) Andy Kutz, Jackie Youngblood, Tony Morrison, Jason Jones | |
| Subs | Drake | Forrest Severson (PG), Anthony Price (SG), David Thompson (SF), Ronald Murrin (PF), Charlie Paquet (C) Robert Garmon, Max Parker, Trevor Parise, Harry Delamora, Frank Spell | |
| 11:14 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall makes the 1st free throw | 32-60 |
| 11:14 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 33-60 |
| 10:45 | Drake | Charlie Paquet hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Forrest Severson | 33-63 |
| 10:31 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 33-63 |
| 10:30 | Drake | David Thompson gets the rebound | 33-63 |
| 10:12 | Drake | John Scott steals it from Ronald Murrin | 33-63 |
| 09:57 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips is fouled on the floor by David Thompson - foul #2 on David Thompson, team foul #7 | 33-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly (PG), Jackie Youngblood (SG), Hugh Papke (PF) John Scott, Charles Hall, James Gerrard | |
| Subs | Drake | Max Parker (SG), Leonard Jerome (SF) Anthony Price, David Thompson | |
| 09:57 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 33-63 |
| 09:57 | Drake | Charlie Paquet grabs the defensive rebound | 33-63 |
| 09:37 | Drake | Charlie Paquet can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Antony Phillips - foul #4 on Antony Phillips, team foul #5 | 33-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen (PF) Antony Phillips | |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Garmon (PG), Stephen Ford (PF) Forrest Severson, Ronald Murrin | |
| 09:37 | Drake | Charlie Paquet misses the 1st free throw | 33-63 |
| 09:37 | Drake | Charlie Paquet makes the 2nd free throw | 33-64 |
| 09:21 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Garmon steps in front of the Jackie Youngblood pass | 33-64 |
| 08:52 | Drake | Charlie Paquet misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-64 |
| 08:50 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes snags the defensive board | 33-64 |
| 08:29 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-64 |
| 08:27 | Drake | Charlie Paquet gets the rebound | 33-64 |
| 07:58 | Drake | Stephen Ford is hacked by Casey Beverly - foul #4 on Casey Beverly, team foul #6 | 33-64 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz (PG), John Scott (SG), Tony Morrison (C) Casey Beverly, Jackie Youngblood, Eddie Rasmussen | |
| Subs | Drake | Forrest Severson (PG), Anthony Price (SG), Trevor Parise (SF), Ronald Murrin (PF), Frank Spell (C) Robert Garmon, Max Parker, Leonard Jerome, Stephen Ford, Charlie Paquet | |
| 07:37 | Drake | Forrest Severson is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-64 |
| 07:35 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Scott | 33-64 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Andy Kutz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Todd Spikes (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Hugh Papke (fairly fresh) C - Tony Morrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Forrest Severson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Price (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Trevor Parise (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Murrin (fresh) C - Frank Spell (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Todd Spikes | 36-64 |
| 06:44 | Drake | Todd Spikes steps in front of the Forrest Severson pass | 36-64 |
| 06:39 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes can't finish the layup | 36-64 |
| 06:38 | Drake | Ronald Murrin grabs the defensive rebound | 36-64 |
| 06:20 | Drake | Andy Kutz is called for the reach on Forrest Severson - foul #2 on Andy Kutz, team foul #7 | 36-64 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard (SG), Jason Jones (C) Andy Kutz, Tony Morrison | |
| Subs | Drake | Max Parker (SG), David Thompson (PF), Harry Delamora (C) Anthony Price, Ronald Murrin, Frank Spell | |
| 06:20 | Drake | Forrest Severson makes the 1st free throw | 36-65 |
| 06:20 | Drake | Forrest Severson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-66 |
| 06:05 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-66 |
| 06:03 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Jones gets the offensive rebound | 36-66 |
| 05:43 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-66 |
| 05:42 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Jones hits the follow up shot | 38-66 |
| 05:13 | Drake | Trevor Parise misses the fadeaway from the right side | 38-66 |
| 05:12 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard grabs the board | 38-66 |
| 04:47 | Southern Mississippi | John Scott misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 38-66 |
| 04:46 | Drake | Harry Delamora snags the defensive board | 38-66 |
| 04:42 | Drake | John Scott steals the ball from Forrest Severson in the backcourt | 38-66 |
| 04:41 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes blows the layup | 38-66 |
| 04:40 | Drake | Trevor Parise gets the rebound | 38-66 |
| 04:11 | Drake | Forrest Severson misses badly on the uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 38-66 |
| 04:09 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Trevor Parise | 38-66 |
| 03:52 | Drake | Harry Delamora lays it up and in on a great pass from Trevor Parise | 38-68 |
| 03:42 | Southern Mississippi | David Thompson blocks the jumper by James Gerrard | 38-68 |
| 03:41 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Jones tips it back up and in | 40-68 |
| 03:18 | Drake | The short jumper by Harry Delamora is denied by Jason Jones | 40-68 |
| 03:16 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes grabs the defensive rebound | 40-68 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Scott (tiring) 3 pts. 3 stl. SG - James Gerrard (tiring) SF - Todd Spikes (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Hugh Papke (tired) C - Jason Jones (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Forrest Severson (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Max Parker (fairly fresh) SF - Trevor Parise (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Delamora (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-68 |
| 03:00 | Drake | Forrest Severson is fouled in the backcourt by Hugh Papke - foul #3 on Hugh Papke, team foul #8 | 43-68 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz (PG), Tony Morrison (C) Hugh Papke, Jason Jones | |
| Subs | Drake | Anthony Price (SG), Leonard Jerome (SF), Ronald Murrin (PF), Charlie Paquet (C) Max Parker, Trevor Parise, David Thompson, Harry Delamora | |
| 03:00 | Drake | Forrest Severson makes the 1st free throw | 43-69 |
| 03:00 | Drake | Forrest Severson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-69 |
| 03:00 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 43-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:46 | Southern Mississippi | John Scott makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Gerrard | 46-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:26 | Drake | Forrest Severson is hacked by Andy Kutz - foul #3 on Andy Kutz, team foul #9 | 46-69 |
| 02:26 | Drake | Forrest Severson makes the 1st free throw | 46-70 |
| 02:26 | Drake | Forrest Severson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-71 |
| 02:15 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard loses the dribble to Forrest Severson | 46-71 |
| 02:10 | Drake | Forrest Severson jams it | 46-73 |
| 02:08 | Southern Mississippi | John Scott is hacked by Anthony Price in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Price, team foul #8 | 46-73 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Garmon (PG) Forrest Severson | |
| 02:08 | Southern Mississippi | John Scott makes the 1st free throw | 47-73 |
| 02:08 | Southern Mississippi | John Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 47-73 |
| 02:08 | Drake | Charlie Paquet snags the defensive board | 47-73 |
| 01:48 | Drake | Leonard Jerome is hacked by Todd Spikes - foul #2 on Todd Spikes, team foul #10 | 47-73 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke (PF) Andy Kutz | |
| Subs | Drake | Trevor Parise (SF) Anthony Price | |
| 01:48 | Drake | Leonard Jerome misses the 1st free throw | 47-73 |
| 01:48 | Drake | Leonard Jerome makes the 2nd free throw | 47-74 |
| 01:29 | Southern Mississippi | Trevor Parise steals it from James Gerrard | 47-74 |
| 01:15 | Drake | Trevor Parise is hacked by James Gerrard - foul #2 on James Gerrard, team foul #11 | 47-74 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Drake | Anthony Price (SG) Leonard Jerome | |
| 01:15 | Drake | Trevor Parise makes the 1st free throw | 47-75 |
| 01:15 | Drake | Trevor Parise makes the 2nd free throw | 47-76 |
| 01:13 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-76 |
| 00:57 | Drake | Charlie Paquet misses the lay-in | 47-76 |
| 00:56 | Drake | Robert Garmon snags the offensive board | 47-76 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:34 | Drake | Charlie Paquet lays it up and in on a great pass from Trevor Parise | 47-78 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:27 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison is whistled for traveling | 47-78 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Robert Garmon runs out the clock | 47-78 |