| Lineup | Drake | PG - Reginald Dobrynski (fresh) SG - Harvey Cessna (fresh) SF - James Flowers (fresh) PF - Luis Grove (fresh) C - John McMeel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thomas Sparks (fresh) SG - James Foust (fresh) SF - Robert Pendleton (fresh) PF - Mathew Cooper (fresh) C - Charles Barlow (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | John McMeel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Drake | Luis Grove hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Evansville | Thomas Sparks misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Drake | James Flowers grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Drake | Harvey Cessna is fouled on the floor by James Foust - foul #1 on James Foust, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Drake | Luis Grove tips it back up and in | 4-0 |
| 18:22 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper can't connect on an uncontested runner in the paint | 4-0 |
| 18:20 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper tips it in | 4-2 |
| 18:04 | Drake | Luis Grove misses the dunk attempt | 4-2 |
| 18:03 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:45 | Evansville | Charles Barlow buries a jump hook in the lane | 4-4 |
| 17:32 | Drake | Charles Barlow denies the turnaround by James Flowers | 4-4 |
| 17:30 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 17:27 | Evansville | Thomas Sparks is fouled in the backcourt by Reginald Dobrynski - foul #1 on Reginald Dobrynski, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Drake | Gregory Watson (PG), Kenneth Losey (SG), William Smith (SF), John Sluder (PF), Ronald Westerfield (C) Reginald Dobrynski, Harvey Cessna, James Flowers, Luis Grove, John McMeel | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 17:11 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-4 |
| 17:09 | Drake | The rebound goes to John Sluder | 4-4 |
| 17:05 | Drake | Thomas Sparks steals the ball from Gregory Watson in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 17:03 | Evansville | Thomas Sparks lays it up and in | 4-6 |
| 16:51 | Drake | William Smith misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 4-6 |
| 16:50 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 16:23 | Evansville | James Foust misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-6 |
| 16:22 | Drake | Kenneth Losey grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:16 | Drake | William Smith travels with the ball | 4-6 |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (SG) Gregory Watson | |
| Subs | Evansville | Luke Pool (PG), James McSpirit (SG), David Russell (SF), Raymond Hughes (PF), Robert Vangundy (C) Thomas Sparks, James Foust, Robert Pendleton, Mathew Cooper, Charles Barlow | |
| 15:59 | Evansville | Raymond Hughes lays it in on a great pass from Luke Pool | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Kenneth Losey (fresh) SG - Harvey Cessna (fresh) SF - William Smith (fairly fresh) PF - John Sluder (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Westerfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Luke Pool (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James McSpirit (fresh) SF - David Russell (fresh) PF - Raymond Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Vangundy (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Drake | William Smith is fouled on the floor by David Russell - foul #1 on David Russell, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), James Flowers (SF), Luis Grove (PF), John McMeel (C) Kenneth Losey, William Smith, John Sluder, Ronald Westerfield | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 15:30 | Drake | James Flowers hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on David Russell - foul #2 on David Russell, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Drake | Gregory Watson (SG) Harvey Cessna | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Bahena (SF) David Russell | |
| 15:30 | Drake | James Flowers misses the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:30 | Drake | James Flowers makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:04 | Evansville | Luke Pool buries a fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by Gregory Watson - foul #1 on Gregory Watson, team foul #2 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (SG) Reginald Dobrynski | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 15:04 | Evansville | Luke Pool makes the free throw | 5-11 |
| 14:46 | Drake | Harvey Cessna can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Raymond Hughes - foul #1 on Raymond Hughes, team foul #4 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Losey (PG) Gregory Watson | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Sparks (PG), James Foust (SG), Mathew Cooper (PF), Charles Barlow (C) Luke Pool, James McSpirit, Raymond Hughes, Robert Vangundy | |
| 14:46 | Drake | Harvey Cessna makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 14:46 | Drake | Harvey Cessna makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:31 | Evansville | Kenneth Losey steps in front of the Charles Barlow pass | 7-11 |
| 14:14 | Drake | John McMeel can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Charles Barlow - foul #1 on Charles Barlow, team foul #5 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Drake | Alan Luke (PG) Harvey Cessna | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 14:14 | Drake | John McMeel misses the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:14 | Drake | John McMeel makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:56 | Evansville | James Foust is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 13:55 | Evansville | Charles Barlow tips it home | 8-13 |
| 13:51 | Drake | Alan Luke misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 13:49 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper gets the rebound | 8-13 |
| 13:39 | Evansville | James Foust misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 8-13 |
| 13:37 | Drake | Luis Grove snags the defensive board | 8-13 |
| 13:14 | Drake | James Bahena steals the ball from Alan Luke | 8-13 |
| 12:49 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Sparks | 8-15 |
| 12:24 | Drake | Luis Grove misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by James Foust - foul #2 on James Foust, team foul #6 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Harvey Cessna (SG), William Smith (SF), Ronald Westerfield (C) Alan Luke, Kenneth Losey, James Flowers, John McMeel | |
| Subs | Evansville | Luke Pool (PG), James McSpirit (SG), Robert Pendleton (SF), Raymond Hughes (PF), Robert Vangundy (C) Thomas Sparks, James Foust, James Bahena, Mathew Cooper, Charles Barlow | |
| 12:24 | Drake | Luis Grove makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 12:24 | Drake | Luis Grove misses the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 12:24 | Evansville | Raymond Hughes snags the defensive board | 9-15 |
| 12:03 | Evansville | James McSpirit is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-15 |
| 12:02 | Evansville | Raymond Hughes pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 11:49 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-18 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Reginald Dobrynski (fresh) SG - Harvey Cessna (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Smith (fresh) PF - Luis Grove (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Westerfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Luke Pool (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James McSpirit (fresh) SF - Robert Pendleton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Vangundy (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Drake | Luke Pool is called for the reach on William Smith - foul #1 on Luke Pool, team foul #7 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Drake | John Sluder (PF) Luis Grove | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 11:32 | Drake | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 11:32 | Drake | William Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 11:32 | Evansville | Raymond Hughes pulls down the rebound | 10-18 |
| 11:17 | Evansville | James McSpirit comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 10-18 |
| 11:16 | Drake | William Smith snags the defensive board | 10-18 |
| 11:02 | Drake | Luke Pool takes the ball from John Sluder | 10-18 |
| 10:57 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy's pass is intercepted by Reginald Dobrynski in the backcourt | 10-18 |
| 10:45 | Drake | William Smith can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 10-18 |
| 10:43 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Raymond Hughes | 10-18 |
| 10:41 | Evansville | Reginald Dobrynski is called for the reach on Luke Pool in the backcourt - foul #2 on Reginald Dobrynski, team foul #3 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Drake | Alan Luke (PG), Gregory Watson (SF), John McMeel (C) Reginald Dobrynski, William Smith, Ronald Westerfield | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Sparks (PG), Charles Barlow (C) Luke Pool, Robert Vangundy | |
| 10:24 | Evansville | Thomas Sparks is fouled on the floor by Alan Luke - foul #1 on Alan Luke, team foul #4 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Drake | James Flowers (SF) Alan Luke | |
| Subs | Evansville | Marshall Gettinger (SG), Mathew Cooper (PF) James McSpirit, Raymond Hughes | |
| 10:08 | Evansville | Marshall Gettinger misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-18 |
| 10:07 | Drake | James Flowers grabs the board | 10-18 |
| 09:41 | Drake | Mathew Cooper steals the ball from John McMeel | 10-18 |
| 09:36 | Evansville | James Flowers is called for the reach on Robert Pendleton in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Flowers, team foul #5 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Drake | Alan Luke (PG), Kenneth Losey (SG) Harvey Cessna, John Sluder | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Bahena (SF) Robert Pendleton | |
| 09:23 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper is hacked by Gregory Watson - foul #2 on Gregory Watson, team foul #6 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Drake | William Smith (PF), Ronald Westerfield (C) Gregory Watson, John McMeel | |
| Subs | Evansville | Luke Pool (PG), James McSpirit (SG), Raymond Hughes (PF), Robert Vangundy (C) Thomas Sparks, Marshall Gettinger, Mathew Cooper, Charles Barlow | |
| 09:05 | Evansville | The jumper by Luke Pool is denied by William Smith | 10-18 |
| 09:03 | Drake | James Flowers pulls down the rebound | 10-18 |
| 08:43 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield is fouled on the floor by Robert Vangundy - foul #1 on Robert Vangundy, team foul #8 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Grove (PF) James Flowers | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 08:43 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield misses the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 08:43 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy gets the rebound | 10-18 |
| 08:41 | Evansville | Luke Pool is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Luke - foul #2 on Alan Luke, team foul #7 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (SG) Alan Luke | |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Pendleton (SF) James Bahena | |
| 08:41 | Evansville | Luke Pool makes the 1st free throw | 10-19 |
| 08:41 | Evansville | Luke Pool makes the 2nd free throw | 10-20 |
| 08:25 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 10-20 |
| 08:23 | Drake | William Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-20 |
| 08:14 | Drake | William Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James McSpirit - foul #1 on James McSpirit, team foul #9 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Drake | John McMeel (C) Ronald Westerfield | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Sparks (PG), Marshall Gettinger (SG), Mathew Cooper (PF), Charles Barlow (C) Luke Pool, James McSpirit, Raymond Hughes, Robert Vangundy | |
| 08:14 | Drake | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 08:14 | Drake | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 07:57 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 12-20 |
| 07:56 | Drake | William Smith grabs the board | 12-20 |
| 07:36 | Drake | John McMeel scores on a jumper near the basket | 14-20 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Kenneth Losey (fairly fresh) SG - Harvey Cessna (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luis Grove (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John McMeel (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thomas Sparks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marshall Gettinger (fresh) SF - Robert Pendleton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mathew Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Barlow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Thomas Sparks | 14-22 |
| 07:10 | Drake | Marshall Gettinger picks off the pass by Harvey Cessna | 14-22 |
| 06:47 | Evansville | Thomas Sparks hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Marshall Gettinger | 14-25 |
| 06:40 | Drake | William Smith misses the lay-in | 14-25 |
| 06:39 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper gets the rebound | 14-25 |
| 06:23 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Luis Grove - foul #1 on Luis Grove, team foul #8 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Drake | James Flowers (SF), John Sluder (PF), Ronald Westerfield (C) William Smith, Luis Grove, John McMeel | |
| Subs | Evansville | Luke Pool (PG), James McSpirit (SG), James Bahena (SF), Raymond Hughes (C) Thomas Sparks, Marshall Gettinger, Robert Pendleton, Charles Barlow | |
| 06:23 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 14-26 |
| 06:23 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 14-26 |
| 06:23 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield grabs the defensive rebound | 14-26 |
| 06:03 | Drake | James Flowers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-26 |
| 06:01 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield tips it in | 16-26 |
| 05:39 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on John Sluder - foul #1 on John Sluder, team foul #9 | 16-26 |
| 05:39 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 05:39 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 16-27 |
| 05:22 | Drake | The jumper by John Sluder is denied by Raymond Hughes | 16-27 |
| 05:20 | Evansville | James Bahena gets the rebound | 16-27 |
| 04:58 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper loses the ball out of bounds | 16-27 |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Grove (PF), John McMeel (C) John Sluder, Ronald Westerfield | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Sparks (PG), Robert Vangundy (C) Luke Pool, Mathew Cooper | |
| 04:41 | Drake | Harvey Cessna misses long on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Sparks - foul #1 on Thomas Sparks, team foul #10 | 16-27 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Barlow (C) James Bahena | |
| 04:41 | Drake | Harvey Cessna makes the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 04:41 | Drake | Harvey Cessna makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 04:35 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy is hacked by James Flowers in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Flowers, team foul #10 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Drake | William Smith (SF) James Flowers | |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Pendleton (SF) Raymond Hughes | |
| 04:35 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy makes the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 04:35 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy makes the 2nd free throw | 18-29 |
| 04:17 | Drake | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-29 |
| 04:15 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy snags the defensive board | 18-29 |
| 04:04 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #11 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Marshall Gettinger (SG) James McSpirit | |
| 04:04 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton makes the 1st free throw | 18-30 |
| 04:04 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton misses the 2nd free throw | 18-30 |
| 04:04 | Drake | John McMeel pulls down the rebound | 18-30 |
| 03:41 | Drake | William Smith lays it up and in | 20-30 |
| 03:38 | Evansville | Harvey Cessna steals it from Marshall Gettinger in the backcourt | 20-30 |
| 03:37 | Drake | William Smith jams it on a great pass from Harvey Cessna | 22-30 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Kenneth Losey (tiring) SG - Harvey Cessna (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luis Grove (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John McMeel (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thomas Sparks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marshall Gettinger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Pendleton (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Vangundy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Barlow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:20 | Evansville | Charles Barlow connects on the open shot near the basket on a great pass from Marshall Gettinger | 22-32 |
| 03:02 | Drake | Robert Pendleton steps in front of the John McMeel pass | 22-32 |
| 02:46 | Evansville | Charles Barlow misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by John McMeel - foul #1 on John McMeel, team foul #12 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Gregory Watson (SG), James Flowers (SF), John Sluder (PF), Ronald Westerfield (C) Kenneth Losey, Harvey Cessna, William Smith, Luis Grove, John McMeel | |
| Subs | Evansville | James McSpirit (PG), James Foust (SG), David Russell (SF), Raymond Hughes (PF) Thomas Sparks, Marshall Gettinger, Robert Pendleton, Robert Vangundy | |
| 02:46 | Evansville | Charles Barlow makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 02:46 | Evansville | Charles Barlow makes the 2nd free throw | 22-34 |
| 02:30 | Drake | The short jumper by Reginald Dobrynski is denied by Charles Barlow | 22-34 |
| 02:28 | Evansville | David Russell snags the defensive board | 22-34 |
| 02:21 | Evansville | Raymond Hughes misses the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Ronald Westerfield - foul #1 on Ronald Westerfield, team foul #13 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Bahena (PF) Charles Barlow | |
| 02:21 | Evansville | Raymond Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 02:21 | Evansville | Raymond Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| 02:11 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Sluder | 25-35 |
| 01:51 | Evansville | James Bahena clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-35 |
| 01:49 | Drake | Gregory Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 01:41 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 27-35 |
| 01:20 | Evansville | James Flowers picks off the pass by James Foust | 27-35 |
| 01:12 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-35 |
| 00:52 | Evansville | James Foust drills a jumper from the left wing set up by David Russell and he's fouled by John Sluder - foul #2 on John Sluder, team foul #14 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Drake | Alan Luke (PG), Harvey Cessna (SG), Luis Grove (PF), John McMeel (C) Reginald Dobrynski, Gregory Watson, John Sluder, Ronald Westerfield | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Sparks (PG), Mathew Cooper (PF), Robert Vangundy (C) James McSpirit, James Bahena, Raymond Hughes | |
| 00:52 | Evansville | James Foust misses the free throw | 30-37 |
| 00:52 | Drake | John McMeel snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 00:28 | Drake | Luis Grove blows the layup | 30-37 |
| 00:27 | Drake | John McMeel tips it home | 32-37 |
| 00:05 | Evansville | David Russell is whistled for traveling | 32-37 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Marshall Gettinger (SG), Robert Pendleton (SF), Charles Barlow (C) James Foust, David Russell, Robert Vangundy | |
| 00:01 | Drake | Harvey Cessna scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Marshall Gettinger misses short on a fullcourt shot | 35-37 |