| Lineup | Samford | PG - Dennis Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jackie Rosenbloom (fresh) SF - Craig Larocca (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brandon Gunter (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Terry Renaud (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lipton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Flowers (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luis Grove (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Westerfield (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | James Flowers inbounds the ball | 27-21 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Drake | Luis Grove loses the ball out of bounds | 27-21 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Drake | William Smith (C) Ronald Westerfield | |
| 19:26 | Samford | The jump hook by Brandon Gunter is blocked by James Lipton | 27-21 |
| 19:25 | Drake | Luis Grove gets the rebound | 27-21 |
| 19:11 | Drake | James Flowers scores on a shot from the left block set up by Harvey Cessna | 27-23 |
| 18:54 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by James Flowers - foul #1 on James Flowers, team foul #1 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Drake | Ronald Westerfield (PF) Luis Grove | |
| 18:54 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 18:54 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom misses the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 18:54 | Drake | The rebound goes to Ronald Westerfield | 28-23 |
| 18:41 | Drake | Jackie Rosenbloom picks off the pass by James Lipton | 28-23 |
| 18:38 | Samford | Dennis Nelson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jackie Rosenbloom | 30-23 |
| 18:33 | Drake | James Lipton is fouled on the floor by Jackie Rosenbloom - foul #1 on Jackie Rosenbloom, team foul #1 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Drake | Gregory Watson (SF), Luis Grove (PF) James Flowers, William Smith | |
| 18:21 | Drake | Harvey Cessna can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-23 |
| 18:20 | Samford | Brandon Gunter grabs the defensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 18:05 | Samford | Craig Larocca misses long on a shot from the left wing | 30-23 |
| 18:03 | Drake | Luis Grove pulls down the rebound | 30-23 |
| 17:56 | Drake | James Lipton makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Luis Grove | 30-26 |
| 17:45 | Samford | Terry Renaud misses the floater from the baseline | 30-26 |
| 17:44 | Drake | Gregory Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 17:21 | Drake | Luis Grove hits a jumper from the free throw line | 30-28 |
| 16:58 | Samford | Brandon Gunter is hacked by Luis Grove - foul #2 on Luis Grove, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Kenneth Losey (SG), James Flowers (SF), Alan Luke (PF), William Smith (C) Harvey Cessna, James Lipton, Gregory Watson, Luis Grove, Ronald Westerfield | |
| 16:41 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Craig Larocca | 33-28 |
| 16:27 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-28 |
| Subs | Samford | James Gardin (SG), John Waldron (C) Jackie Rosenbloom, Terry Renaud | |
| Subs | Drake | James Lipton (SG) Kenneth Losey | |
| 16:18 | Samford | Craig Larocca clanks a runner near the basket | 33-28 |
| 16:16 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Gunter | 33-28 |
| 16:10 | Samford | Brandon Gunter comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 33-28 |
| 16:08 | Drake | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 15:50 | Drake | Alan Luke loses the dribble to Dennis Nelson | 33-28 |
| 15:46 | Samford | Dennis Nelson hits the finger roll | 35-28 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Dennis Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Gardin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Craig Larocca (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brandon Gunter (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - John Waldron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Reginald Dobrynski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Lipton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Flowers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alan Luke (fresh) C - William Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Drake | Alan Luke makes the 3 from the right corner | 35-31 |
| 15:16 | Samford | Craig Larocca buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dennis Nelson | 37-31 |
| 14:56 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 14:55 | Samford | The rebound goes to Brandon Gunter | 37-31 |
| 14:32 | Samford | Brandon Gunter scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 14:12 | Drake | James Flowers connects on the runner in the paint set up by Reginald Dobrynski | 40-33 |
| 13:57 | Samford | Brandon Gunter's floater is tipped away by Alan Luke | 40-33 |
| 13:55 | Drake | The rebound goes to William Smith | 40-33 |
| 13:37 | Drake | William Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 13:36 | Samford | James Gardin pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 13:19 | Samford | William Smith is called for the reach on Dennis Nelson - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #3 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Samford | Howard Edgar (PG), Jackie Rosenbloom (SG), Robert Godin (SF), Terry Renaud (C) Dennis Nelson, Craig Larocca, Brandon Gunter, John Waldron | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), Kenneth Losey (SG), Gregory Watson (SF), Luis Grove (PF), Ronald Westerfield (C) Reginald Dobrynski, James Lipton, James Flowers, Alan Luke, William Smith | |
| 13:00 | Samford | Robert Godin misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Ronald Westerfield - foul #2 on Ronald Westerfield, team foul #4 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Drake | James Flowers (SF) Gregory Watson | |
| 13:00 | Samford | Robert Godin misses the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 13:00 | Samford | Robert Godin makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 12:45 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-33 |
| 12:43 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield tips it home | 41-35 |
| 12:26 | Samford | Robert Godin misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on James Flowers - foul #2 on James Flowers, team foul #5 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Nile Mitchell (PF) James Gardin | |
| Subs | Drake | Gregory Watson (SF) James Flowers | |
| 12:26 | Samford | Robert Godin makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 12:26 | Samford | Robert Godin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 12:05 | Drake | Gregory Watson is hacked by Robert Godin - foul #2 on Robert Godin, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Drake | James Lipton (SG), James Flowers (SF) Kenneth Losey, Gregory Watson | |
| 11:57 | Drake | James Flowers's layup is rejected by Terry Renaud | 43-35 |
| 11:56 | Samford | Terry Renaud pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 11:50 | Samford | Howard Edgar hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jackie Rosenbloom and he's fouled by Harvey Cessna - foul #1 on Harvey Cessna, team foul #6 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Samford | John Waldron (PF) Nile Mitchell | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Losey (SG) James Lipton | |
| 11:50 | Samford | Howard Edgar makes the free throw | 46-35 |
| 11:38 | Drake | James Flowers hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Harvey Cessna | 46-37 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Howard Edgar (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jackie Rosenbloom (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Godin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Waldron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Terry Renaud (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Losey (fresh) SF - James Flowers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luis Grove (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Westerfield (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Samford | Harvey Cessna steals it from Terry Renaud | 46-37 |
| 11:02 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by John Waldron - foul #2 on John Waldron, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Nelson (PG), James Gardin (SF), Brandon Gunter (PF) Howard Edgar, Robert Godin, John Waldron | |
| Subs | Drake | James Lipton (SG), Gregory Watson (SF) Kenneth Losey, James Flowers | |
| 11:02 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 11:02 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 10:50 | Samford | Gregory Watson takes the ball from Brandon Gunter | 46-39 |
| 10:46 | Drake | Harvey Cessna hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gregory Watson | 46-41 |
| 10:36 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-41 |
| 10:12 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Watson | 49-43 |
| 09:52 | Samford | Dennis Nelson scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Gardin | 52-43 |
| 09:27 | Drake | Luis Grove drills a runner from the baseline | 52-45 |
| 09:04 | Samford | Terry Renaud travels with the ball | 52-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Craig Larocca (SF), John Waldron (C) Jackie Rosenbloom, Terry Renaud | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Losey (SG), James Flowers (SF) James Lipton, Gregory Watson | |
| 08:44 | Drake | Kenneth Losey is called for a charge - foul #1 on Kenneth Losey, team foul #7 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Drake | James Lipton (SG) Kenneth Losey | |
| 08:31 | Samford | The jumper by Dennis Nelson is denied by Luis Grove | 52-45 |
| 08:30 | Samford | John Waldron snags the offensive board | 52-45 |
| 08:19 | Samford | Brandon Gunter scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-45 |
| 07:59 | Drake | James Flowers's fadeaway is rejected by John Waldron | 55-45 |
| 07:57 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield grabs the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 07:35 | Drake | James Lipton hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Dennis Nelson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Gardin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Craig Larocca (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brandon Gunter (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - John Waldron (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Lipton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Flowers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luis Grove (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Westerfield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Samford | Craig Larocca comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-48 |
| 07:16 | Samford | Brandon Gunter hits the follow up shot | 57-48 |
| 07:03 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Waldron - foul #3 on John Waldron, team foul #4 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Howard Edgar (PG), Jackie Rosenbloom (SG), Terry Renaud (C) Dennis Nelson, James Gardin, Brandon Gunter | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Kenneth Losey (SG) Harvey Cessna, James Lipton | |
| 07:03 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 07:03 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 06:46 | Samford | Craig Larocca connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Howard Edgar | 60-50 |
| 06:29 | Drake | James Flowers scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Reginald Dobrynski and the foul's on Jackie Rosenbloom - foul #2 on Jackie Rosenbloom, team foul #5 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), James Lipton (SG), Alan Luke (PF), William Smith (C) Reginald Dobrynski, Kenneth Losey, Luis Grove, Ronald Westerfield | |
| 06:29 | Drake | James Flowers makes the free throw | 60-53 |
| 06:15 | Samford | James Flowers steals the ball from Jackie Rosenbloom | 60-53 |
| 05:51 | Drake | Terry Renaud picks off the pass by William Smith | 60-53 |
| 05:35 | Samford | John Waldron hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jackie Rosenbloom | 63-53 |
| 05:17 | Drake | Harvey Cessna hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-53 |
| 05:15 | Samford | John Waldron snags the defensive board | 63-53 |
| 05:09 | Samford | Craig Larocca misses the fadeaway in the paint | 63-53 |
| 05:07 | Samford | John Waldron snags the offensive board | 63-53 |
| 04:55 | Samford | Howard Edgar hits a floater from the right wing set up by Craig Larocca | 65-53 |
| 04:49 | Drake | Alan Luke is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Alan Luke, team foul #8 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Nelson (PG), James Gardin (SG), Robert Godin (SF), Brandon Gunter (PF) Howard Edgar, Jackie Rosenbloom, Craig Larocca, John Waldron | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Kenneth Losey (SG), Gregory Watson (SF), Luis Grove (PF), Ronald Westerfield (C) Harvey Cessna, James Lipton, James Flowers, Alan Luke, William Smith | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:20 | Samford | Robert Godin clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-53 |
| 04:18 | Samford | Terry Renaud grabs the offensive rebound | 65-53 |
| 03:56 | Samford | Dennis Nelson knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by James Gardin and he's fouled by Ronald Westerfield - foul #3 on Ronald Westerfield, team foul #9 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Nile Mitchell (C) Terry Renaud | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), James Lipton (SG), James Flowers (SF) Reginald Dobrynski, Kenneth Losey, Gregory Watson | |
| 03:56 | Samford | Dennis Nelson misses the free throw | 67-53 |
| 03:56 | Drake | The rebound goes to Luis Grove | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Drake | James Flowers can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 67-53 |
| 03:44 | Samford | The rebound goes to Brandon Gunter | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Samford | James Lipton is called for the reach on James Gardin - foul #2 on James Lipton, team foul #10 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Craig Larocca (SF) Robert Godin | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Losey (SG) James Lipton | |
| 03:17 | Samford | James Gardin makes the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 03:17 | Samford | James Gardin misses the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 03:17 | Drake | The rebound goes to Kenneth Losey | 68-53 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Dennis Nelson (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Gardin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Craig Larocca (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brandon Gunter (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. C - Nile Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Losey (fresh) SF - James Flowers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luis Grove (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Ronald Westerfield (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Drake | Kenneth Losey's fadeaway is rejected by Craig Larocca | 68-53 |
| 03:11 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield hits the follow up shot | 68-55 |
| 02:51 | Samford | Dennis Nelson misses the turnaround from close range | 68-55 |
| 02:50 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield grabs the defensive rebound | 68-55 |
| 02:43 | Drake | Kenneth Losey misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 68-55 |
| 02:41 | Samford | Nile Mitchell snags the defensive board | 68-55 |
| 02:23 | Samford | Brandon Gunter misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left corner | 68-55 |
| 02:21 | Samford | James Gardin grabs the offensive rebound | 68-55 |
| 02:05 | Samford | James Gardin is hacked by Ronald Westerfield - foul #4 on Ronald Westerfield, team foul #11 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Howard Edgar (PG), Robert Godin (SF), John Waldron (PF) Dennis Nelson, Craig Larocca, Brandon Gunter | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), James Lipton (SG), William Smith (C) Harvey Cessna, Kenneth Losey, Ronald Westerfield | |
| 02:05 | Samford | James Gardin misses the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 02:05 | Samford | James Gardin makes the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| 01:54 | Drake | Howard Edgar is called for the reach on Reginald Dobrynski - foul #2 on Howard Edgar, team foul #6 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), Ronald Westerfield (C) Reginald Dobrynski, William Smith | |
| 01:46 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 69-55 |
| 01:44 | Drake | Luis Grove can't tip it in | 69-55 |
| 01:43 | Drake | Luis Grove tips it back up and in | 69-57 |
| 01:24 | Samford | The short jumper by Robert Godin is denied by Luis Grove | 69-57 |
| 01:22 | Drake | James Flowers snags the defensive board | 69-57 |
| 01:08 | Drake | Harvey Cessna misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-57 |
| 01:06 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield tips it but misses | 69-57 |
| 01:05 | Samford | Robert Godin gets the rebound | 69-57 |
| 00:38 | Samford | Howard Edgar is hacked by Luis Grove - foul #3 on Luis Grove, team foul #12 | 69-57 |
| 00:38 | Samford | Howard Edgar makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 00:38 | Samford | Howard Edgar misses the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 00:38 | Drake | James Lipton pulls down the rebound | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Drake | James Lipton comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 70-57 |
| 00:31 | Samford | Robert Godin pulls down the rebound | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Samford | Robert Godin is by himself and knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by James Gardin | 72-57 |
| 00:00 | Drake | James Flowers misses the halfcourt shot | 72-57 |