| Lineup | Drake | PG - Kenneth Millard (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Lloyd (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Samuel Barber (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ernest Goodlow (fresh) C - Fred Deans (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ray Norton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tapp (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Walker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Muse (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Samuel Barber inbounds the ball | 42-40 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Drake | Kenneth Millard misses badly on a floater from the left side | 42-40 |
| 19:46 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 19:30 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse misses the dunk attempt | 42-40 |
| 19:28 | Drake | The rebound goes to Ernest Goodlow | 42-40 |
| 19:24 | Drake | Brian Lloyd is fouled on the floor by Robert Tapp - foul #2 on Robert Tapp, team foul #1 | 42-40 |
| 19:17 | Drake | Samuel Muse denies the turnaround by Samuel Barber | 42-40 |
| 19:16 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 19:04 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-40 |
| 19:03 | Drake | Fred Deans pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 18:59 | Drake | Brian Lloyd knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Samuel Barber | 44-40 |
| 18:39 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 18:38 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse hits the follow up shot | 44-42 |
| 18:29 | Drake | Kenneth Millard knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Samuel Barber | 47-42 |
| 18:12 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp is called for traveling | 47-42 |
| 18:00 | Drake | Kenneth Millard misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 17:59 | Drake | Ernest Goodlow can't tip it in | 47-42 |
| 17:57 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 17:44 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton is hacked by Ernest Goodlow - foul #2 on Ernest Goodlow, team foul #1 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Baisley (C) Fred Deans | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Lampley (SF) Stanley Walker | |
| 17:36 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton misses the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Ernest Goodlow - foul #3 on Ernest Goodlow, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Drake | Peter Beyer (PF) Ernest Goodlow | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell (C) Samuel Muse | |
| 17:36 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 17:36 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton misses the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 17:36 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell gets the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 17:21 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton misses badly on a floater from close range | 47-43 |
| 17:20 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas grabs the offensive board | 47-43 |
| 17:04 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Peter Beyer - foul #1 on Peter Beyer, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile (SG) Robert Tapp | |
| 17:04 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 17:04 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 17:04 | Drake | Robert Baisley snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 16:41 | Drake | Peter Beyer buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Baisley and the foul's on Ray Norton - foul #3 on Ray Norton, team foul #2 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Williams (SG), Stanley Walker (SF) Ray Norton, Raymond Norrell | |
| 16:41 | Drake | Peter Beyer misses the free throw | 49-44 |
| 16:41 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Baisley | 49-44 |
| 16:23 | Drake | David Williams is called for the reach on Peter Beyer - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Deans (C) Robert Baisley | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse (C) David Lampley | |
| 16:02 | Drake | Samuel Barber drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Millard and the foul's on Stanley Walker - foul #1 on Stanley Walker, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp (SG), David Lampley (PF) David Williams, James Thomas | |
| 16:02 | Drake | Samuel Barber makes the free throw | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Kenneth Millard (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Lloyd (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Samuel Barber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Beyer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Deans (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joseph Haile (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Tapp (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Lampley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Muse (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 52-44 |
| 15:44 | Drake | Samuel Barber grabs the board | 52-44 |
| 15:40 | Drake | Samuel Barber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-44 |
| Subs | Drake | Ernest Goodlow (PF) Peter Beyer | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton (PG) Joseph Haile | |
| 15:36 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-44 |
| 15:25 | Drake | Kenneth Millard buries a shot from the left side set up by Samuel Barber | 54-44 |
| 15:08 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Samuel Barber - foul #2 on Samuel Barber, team foul #4 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Thomas (PF) David Lampley | |
| 15:08 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 15:08 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 14:48 | Drake | Kenneth Millard can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-46 |
| 14:46 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Samuel Muse | 54-46 |
| 14:41 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-46 |
| 14:40 | Drake | Fred Deans pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 14:35 | Drake | Kenneth Millard misses the fadeaway from close range | 54-46 |
| 14:33 | Drake | Ernest Goodlow tips it back up and in | 56-46 |
| 14:14 | Western Kentucky | Ernest Goodlow picks off the pass by Samuel Muse | 56-46 |
| 13:52 | Drake | Brian Lloyd hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Millard | 59-46 |
| 13:36 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-46 |
| 13:34 | Drake | Brian Lloyd grabs the defensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 13:30 | Drake | Robert Tapp takes the ball from Brian Lloyd | 59-46 |
| 13:09 | Western Kentucky | Fred Deans is called for the reach on Ray Norton - foul #1 on Fred Deans, team foul #5 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Jeffrey Dehart (PG), Donnell Kirberger (SF), Peter Beyer (PF), Robert Baisley (C) Kenneth Millard, Samuel Barber, Ernest Goodlow, Fred Deans | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile (PG), David Williams (SG), David Lampley (SF), Raymond Norrell (C) Ray Norton, Robert Tapp, Stanley Walker, Samuel Muse | |
| 12:48 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on James Thomas, team foul #5 | 59-46 |
| 12:41 | Drake | Brian Lloyd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-46 |
| 12:40 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Lampley | 59-46 |
| 12:20 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-49 |
| 12:13 | Drake | Peter Beyer banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeffrey Dehart | 61-49 |
| 11:49 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 61-49 |
| 11:47 | Drake | Donnell Kirberger grabs the defensive rebound | 61-49 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jeffrey Dehart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Lloyd (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donnell Kirberger (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Beyer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Baisley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joseph Haile (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Lampley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Norrell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Drake | Brian Lloyd misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 61-49 |
| 11:42 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell grabs the defensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 11:32 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile misses the easy layup | 61-49 |
| 11:30 | Drake | Peter Beyer pulls down the rebound | 61-49 |
| 11:16 | Drake | David Williams picks off the pass by Brian Lloyd | 61-49 |
| 10:52 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-49 |
| 10:51 | Western Kentucky | David Williams tips it home | 61-51 |
| 10:40 | Drake | Brian Lloyd hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Donnell Kirberger | 64-51 |
| 10:22 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on David Lampley, team foul #6 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Millard (PG), Thomas Erving (SG), Samuel Barber (SF), Ernest Goodlow (PF), Fred Deans (C) Jeffrey Dehart, Brian Lloyd, Donnell Kirberger, Peter Beyer, Robert Baisley | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton (PG), Robert Tapp (SG), Kevin Spurling (SF), Samuel Muse (C) Joseph Haile, David Williams, David Lampley, James Thomas | |
| 10:14 | Drake | Robert Tapp picks off the pass by Fred Deans | 64-51 |
| 09:52 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton steps out of bounds on the sideline | 64-51 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker (SF), Kermit Anderson (PF) Kevin Spurling, Raymond Norrell | |
| 09:32 | Drake | Robert Tapp takes the ball from Samuel Barber | 64-51 |
| 09:18 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Tapp | 64-53 |
| 09:02 | Drake | Kenneth Millard misses badly on a shot in the paint | 64-53 |
| 09:01 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Samuel Muse | 64-53 |
| 08:43 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton steps out of bounds on the sideline | 64-53 |
| Subs | Drake | Brian Lloyd (SG), Donnell Kirberger (SF), Peter Beyer (C) Thomas Erving, Samuel Barber, Fred Deans | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Thomas (PF) Kermit Anderson | |
| 08:29 | Drake | Stanley Walker picks off the pass by Kenneth Millard | 64-53 |
| 08:24 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp lays it in set up by Stanley Walker | 64-55 |
| 08:14 | Drake | Brian Lloyd hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-55 |
| 08:12 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse snags the defensive board | 64-55 |
| 07:57 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse makes the shot from the right side | 64-57 |
| 07:36 | Drake | Peter Beyer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-57 |
| 07:34 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Beyer | 64-57 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Kenneth Millard (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Lloyd (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donnell Kirberger (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ernest Goodlow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Peter Beyer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ray Norton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Tapp (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Stanley Walker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Muse (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Drake | Kenneth Millard misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Ray Norton - foul #4 on Ray Norton, team foul #7 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Drake | Samuel Barber (PF), Robert Baisley (C) Ernest Goodlow, Peter Beyer | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile (SG), David Lampley (SF), Raymond Norrell (C) Robert Tapp, Stanley Walker, Samuel Muse | |
| 07:24 | Drake | Kenneth Millard misses the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 07:24 | Drake | Kenneth Millard makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 06:56 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton jams it set up by Joseph Haile and he's fouled by Kenneth Millard - foul #2 on Kenneth Millard, team foul #6 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Deans (C) Donnell Kirberger | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 06:56 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton makes the free throw | 65-60 |
| 06:41 | Drake | Raymond Norrell swats the short shot by Samuel Barber | 65-60 |
| 06:40 | Drake | Kenneth Millard tips it home | 67-60 |
| 06:16 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 67-60 |
| 06:14 | Drake | Brian Lloyd grabs the board | 67-60 |
| 06:07 | Drake | Kenneth Millard hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 69-60 |
| 05:45 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-60 |
| 05:44 | Drake | Robert Baisley pulls down the rebound | 69-60 |
| 05:32 | Drake | Robert Baisley misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 69-60 |
| 05:30 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley grabs the defensive rebound | 69-60 |
| 05:11 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell hits the finger roll | 69-62 |
| 05:07 | Drake | Kenneth Millard is hacked by Raymond Norrell - foul #2 on Raymond Norrell, team foul #8 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Erving (SG), Donnell Kirberger (SF), Ernest Goodlow (PF), Peter Beyer (C) Brian Lloyd, Samuel Barber, Robert Baisley, Fred Deans | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp (SG), Stanley Walker (SF), Samuel Muse (C) Ray Norton, David Lampley, Raymond Norrell | |
| 05:07 | Drake | Kenneth Millard makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 05:07 | Drake | Kenneth Millard makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 04:41 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Tapp and he's fouled by Thomas Erving - foul #1 on Thomas Erving, team foul #7 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Drake | Jeffrey Dehart (PG) Kenneth Millard | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Williams (PG), Raymond Norrell (PF) Joseph Haile, James Thomas | |
| 04:41 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse makes the free throw | 71-65 |
| 04:31 | Drake | Thomas Erving comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 71-65 |
| 04:29 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse grabs the defensive rebound | 71-65 |
| 04:10 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-65 |
| 04:08 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Muse | 71-65 |
| 03:50 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Peter Beyer - foul #2 on Peter Beyer, team foul #8 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Drake | Brian Lloyd (SG), Robert Baisley (C) Thomas Erving, Peter Beyer | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile (PG), James Thomas (PF) David Williams, Raymond Norrell | |
| 03:50 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse misses the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 03:50 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 03:33 | Drake | Jeffrey Dehart is hacked by Joseph Haile - foul #2 on Joseph Haile, team foul #9 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Deans (C) Robert Baisley | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton (PG) Joseph Haile | |
| 03:33 | Drake | Jeffrey Dehart makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 03:33 | Drake | Jeffrey Dehart makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jeffrey Dehart (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Lloyd (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donnell Kirberger (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ernest Goodlow (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Deans (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ray Norton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Tapp (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Stanley Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Muse (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas misses the dunk | 73-66 |
| 03:15 | Drake | The rebound goes to Donnell Kirberger | 73-66 |
| 03:10 | Drake | Brian Lloyd comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 73-66 |
| 03:08 | Drake | Donnell Kirberger tips it but misses | 73-66 |
| 03:07 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas snags the defensive board | 73-66 |
| 02:51 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Ray Norton and he's hacked by Donnell Kirberger - foul #1 on Donnell Kirberger, team foul #9 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Millard (PG), Samuel Barber (SF) Jeffrey Dehart, Donnell Kirberger | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Lampley (C) Samuel Muse | |
| 02:51 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker makes the free throw | 73-69 |
| 02:28 | Drake | Kenneth Millard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-69 |
| Subs | Drake | Peter Beyer (PF) Ernest Goodlow | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile (SG), Raymond Norrell (C) Robert Tapp, Stanley Walker | |
| 02:24 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-69 |
| Subs | Drake | Ernest Goodlow (PF) Peter Beyer | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp (SG), Samuel Muse (C) Joseph Haile, Raymond Norrell | |
| 02:12 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 73-69 |
| 02:11 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse snags the offensive board | 73-69 |
| 01:53 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Thomas | 73-72 |
| 01:38 | Drake | Kenneth Millard misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-72 |
| 01:37 | Drake | Brian Lloyd can't tip it in | 73-72 |
| 01:35 | Drake | Kenneth Millard can't tip it in | 73-72 |
| 01:34 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse pulls down the rebound | 73-72 |
| 01:23 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 73-72 |
| 01:22 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp grabs the offensive board | 73-72 |
| 01:07 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-72 |
| 01:06 | Drake | The rebound goes to Ernest Goodlow | 73-72 |
| 00:54 | Drake | Kenneth Millard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-72 |
| 00:52 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse grabs the defensive rebound | 73-72 |
| 00:38 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton is hacked by Fred Deans - foul #2 on Fred Deans, team foul #10 | 73-72 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker (SF) David Lampley | |
| 00:38 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 00:38 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton misses the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 00:38 | Drake | The rebound goes to Ernest Goodlow | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Drake | Brian Lloyd makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Ernest Goodlow | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-73 |
| 00:09 | Drake | Fred Deans pulls down the rebound | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Drake | Fred Deans is hacked by Ray Norton in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ray Norton, team foul #10 | 76-73 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile (PG) Ray Norton | |
| 00:06 | Drake | Fred Deans misses the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:06 | Drake | Fred Deans misses the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:06 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas pulls down the rebound | 76-73 |
| 00:06 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-73 |
| 00:02 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas is hacked by Ernest Goodlow - foul #4 on Ernest Goodlow, team foul #11 | 76-73 |
| 00:02 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:02 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Kenneth Millard runs out the clock | 76-74 |