| Lineup | Drake | PG - Reginald Dobrynski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harvey Cessna (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Luis Grove (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John McMeel (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Harvey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brent Slama (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Sandstrom (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper inbounds the ball | 44-34 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-34 |
| 19:42 | Drake | Luis Grove gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 19:26 | Drake | Luis Grove makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Reginald Dobrynski | 47-34 |
| 19:14 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward is fouled on the floor by Harvey Cessna - foul #2 on Harvey Cessna, team foul #1 | 47-34 |
| 19:02 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom makes the turnaround from close range set up by Russell Harvey | 47-36 |
| 18:36 | Drake | John McMeel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-36 |
| 18:24 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward is fouled on the floor by John McMeel - foul #2 on John McMeel, team foul #2 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Losey (PG), William Smith (SF), John Sluder (PF), Ronald Westerfield (C) Reginald Dobrynski, James Flowers, Luis Grove, John McMeel | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg (SF) Mike Cooper | |
| 18:03 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 18:01 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield snags the defensive board | 47-36 |
| 17:50 | Drake | John Sluder misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Brent Slama - foul #1 on Brent Slama, team foul #1 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Drake | Gregory Watson (PG) Harvey Cessna | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington (PG), Daniel Beckham (SF), Charles Head (PF), Leonel Osborn (C) Russell Harvey, Richard Heyward, Brent Slama, Christopher Sandstrom | |
| 17:50 | Drake | John Sluder makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 17:50 | Drake | John Sluder misses the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 17:50 | Drake | William Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 17:34 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield clanks a shot from the left side | 48-36 |
| 17:32 | Drake | John Sluder tips it back up and in | 50-36 |
| 17:30 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Losey takes the ball from Wayne Dahlberg in the backcourt | 50-36 |
| 17:29 | Drake | Kenneth Losey lays it up and in | 52-36 |
| 17:19 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Beckham | 52-38 |
| 17:09 | Drake | Kenneth Losey clanks a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Wayne Dahlberg - foul #2 on Wayne Dahlberg, team foul #2 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), James Flowers (SF), Luis Grove (PF), John McMeel (C) Gregory Watson, William Smith, John Sluder, Ronald Westerfield | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 17:09 | Drake | Kenneth Losey makes the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 17:09 | Drake | Kenneth Losey makes the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 17:07 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg is called for traveling in the backcourt | 54-38 |
| 17:01 | Drake | Jeffrey Bullington is called for the reach on Reginald Dobrynski - foul #3 on Jeffrey Bullington, team foul #3 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper (SF) Jeffrey Bullington | |
| 16:47 | Drake | Kenneth Losey buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-38 |
| 16:33 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn is called for traveling | 56-38 |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (SG) Kenneth Losey | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey (PG), Richard Heyward (SG), Brent Slama (PF), Christopher Sandstrom (C) Wayne Dahlberg, Daniel Beckham, Charles Head, Leonel Osborn | |
| 16:05 | Drake | Richard Heyward steals it from Harvey Cessna | 56-38 |
| 16:02 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey misses the lay-in | 56-38 |
| 16:01 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski gets the rebound | 56-38 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Reginald Dobrynski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harvey Cessna (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Flowers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Luis Grove (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John McMeel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Harvey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mike Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brent Slama (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Sandstrom (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-38 |
| 15:33 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Mike Cooper | 56-38 |
| 15:17 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-38 |
| 15:16 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama can't tip it in | 56-38 |
| 15:14 | Drake | John McMeel grabs the board | 56-38 |
| 15:01 | Drake | Harvey Cessna misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Heyward - foul #3 on Richard Heyward, team foul #4 | 56-38 |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Losey (PG), William Smith (SF), John Sluder (PF), Ronald Westerfield (C) Reginald Dobrynski, James Flowers, Luis Grove, John McMeel | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington (PG), Wayne Dahlberg (SG), Daniel Beckham (SF), Charles Head (PF), Leonel Osborn (C) Russell Harvey, Richard Heyward, Mike Cooper, Brent Slama, Christopher Sandstrom | |
| 15:01 | Drake | Harvey Cessna makes the 1st free throw | 57-38 |
| 15:01 | Drake | Harvey Cessna makes the 2nd free throw | 58-38 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:45 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Bullington | 58-40 |
| 14:24 | Drake | William Smith misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Daniel Beckham - foul #1 on Daniel Beckham, team foul #5 | 58-40 |
| Subs | Drake | Gregory Watson (PG) Harvey Cessna | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 14:24 | Drake | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 59-40 |
| 14:24 | Drake | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 60-40 |
| 14:10 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 60-40 |
| 14:09 | Drake | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 60-40 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:50 | Drake | Gregory Watson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kenneth Losey | 62-40 |
| 13:47 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Losey - foul #2 on Kenneth Losey, team foul #3 | 62-40 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey (PG), Richard Heyward (SG), Christopher Sandstrom (C) Jeffrey Bullington, Daniel Beckham, Leonel Osborn | |
| 13:35 | Southern Illinois | William Smith is called for the reach on Richard Heyward - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #4 | 62-40 |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (SG), James Flowers (SF), Luis Grove (PF) Kenneth Losey, William Smith, John Sluder | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama (PF) Charles Head | |
| 13:30 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 62-40 |
| 13:28 | Drake | James Flowers pulls down the rebound | 62-40 |
| 13:02 | Drake | James Flowers misses the easy layup | 62-40 |
| 13:01 | Drake | Luis Grove snags the offensive board | 62-40 |
| 12:40 | Drake | James Flowers lays it in on a nice dish by Gregory Watson and he's hacked by Christopher Sandstrom - foul #2 on Christopher Sandstrom, team foul #6 | 64-40 |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Kenneth Losey (SG), John McMeel (C) Gregory Watson, Harvey Cessna, Ronald Westerfield | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington (PG), Daniel Beckham (SF), Charles Head (PF) Russell Harvey, Wayne Dahlberg, Brent Slama | |
| 12:40 | Drake | James Flowers misses the free throw | 64-40 |
| 12:40 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom grabs the board | 64-40 |
| 12:30 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-40 |
| 12:29 | Drake | The rebound goes to Reginald Dobrynski | 64-40 |
| 12:07 | Drake | Luis Grove drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Reginald Dobrynski | 67-40 |
| 11:50 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 67-40 |
| 11:49 | Drake | Luis Grove grabs the defensive rebound | 67-40 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Reginald Dobrynski (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Losey (fresh) 11 pts. SF - James Flowers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Luis Grove (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - John McMeel (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Bullington (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Heyward (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Beckham (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Head (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Sandstrom (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Drake | James Flowers misses the floater from close range | 67-40 |
| 11:19 | Drake | James Flowers grabs the offensive rebound | 67-40 |
| 11:02 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-40 |
| 10:41 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Heyward | 70-42 |
| 10:19 | Drake | John McMeel can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Christopher Sandstrom - foul #3 on Christopher Sandstrom, team foul #7 | 70-42 |
| Subs | Drake | Gregory Watson (PG), Harvey Cessna (SG), William Smith (SF), John Sluder (PF) Reginald Dobrynski, Kenneth Losey, James Flowers, Luis Grove | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey (PG), Wayne Dahlberg (SG), Mike Cooper (SF), Brent Slama (PF), Leonel Osborn (C) Jeffrey Bullington, Richard Heyward, Daniel Beckham, Charles Head, Christopher Sandstrom | |
| 10:19 | Drake | John McMeel misses the 1st free throw | 70-42 |
| 10:19 | Drake | John McMeel misses the 2nd free throw | 70-42 |
| 10:19 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama grabs the board | 70-42 |
| 10:11 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama loses the dribble to Harvey Cessna | 70-42 |
| 10:05 | Drake | Gregory Watson hits the finger roll set up by Harvey Cessna | 72-42 |
| 09:55 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 72-42 |
| 09:54 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn hits the follow up shot | 72-44 |
| 09:30 | Drake | Gregory Watson connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Smith | 75-44 |
| 09:12 | Southern Illinois | John McMeel denies the turnaround by Mike Cooper | 75-44 |
| 09:11 | Drake | Harvey Cessna grabs the board | 75-44 |
| 08:42 | Drake | John McMeel comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 75-44 |
| 08:41 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama snags the defensive board | 75-44 |
| 08:35 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama is hacked by John Sluder - foul #1 on John Sluder, team foul #5 | 75-44 |
| Subs | Drake | Alan Luke (PG), James Flowers (SF), Ronald Westerfield (C) Gregory Watson, John Sluder, John McMeel | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau (C) Leonel Osborn | |
| 08:19 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ronald Westerfield - foul #1 on Ronald Westerfield, team foul #6 | 75-44 |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Grove (PF) William Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham (SF) Mike Cooper | |
| 08:19 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg makes the 1st free throw | 75-45 |
| 08:19 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg misses the 2nd free throw | 75-45 |
| 08:19 | Drake | Luis Grove pulls down the rebound | 75-45 |
| 07:56 | Drake | James Flowers makes the jumper in the lane | 77-45 |
| 07:52 | Southern Illinois | Alan Luke is called for the reach on Daniel Beckham in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alan Luke, team foul #7 | 77-45 |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Losey (SG) Harvey Cessna | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington (PG), Richard Heyward (SG), Christopher Sandstrom (C) Russell Harvey, Wayne Dahlberg, Brent Slama | |
| 07:52 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham makes the 1st free throw | 77-46 |
| 07:52 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham misses the 2nd free throw | 77-46 |
| 07:52 | Drake | Luis Grove grabs the board | 77-46 |
| 07:39 | Drake | Luis Grove makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Losey | 79-46 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Alan Luke (fresh) SG - Kenneth Losey (fresh) 11 pts. SF - James Flowers (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luis Grove (tiring) 19 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Westerfield (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Bullington (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Beckham (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Babineau (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Sandstrom (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Beckham | 79-49 |
| 06:58 | Drake | Kenneth Losey's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Sandstrom | 79-49 |
| 06:56 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Heyward | 79-49 |
| 06:39 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-49 |
| Subs | Drake | Gregory Watson (PG), William Smith (SF), John Sluder (PF) Alan Luke, James Flowers, Luis Grove | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg (SG), Charles Head (PF), Leonel Osborn (C) Richard Heyward, Joseph Babineau, Christopher Sandstrom | |
| 06:16 | Drake | Daniel Beckham steals it from William Smith | 79-49 |
| 06:12 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham lays it in | 79-51 |
| 05:47 | Drake | Gregory Watson connects on the jumper from close range | 81-51 |
| 05:34 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 81-51 |
| 05:05 | Drake | Gregory Watson buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Kenneth Losey and he's fouled by Daniel Beckham - foul #2 on Daniel Beckham, team foul #8 | 83-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Alan Luke (PG) Ronald Westerfield | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau (C) Leonel Osborn | |
| 05:05 | Drake | Gregory Watson makes the free throw | 84-51 |
| 04:57 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Beckham | 84-54 |
| 04:28 | Drake | Wayne Dahlberg steals the ball from Alan Luke | 84-54 |
| 04:25 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg lays it in | 84-56 |
| 04:09 | Drake | John Sluder buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from William Smith | 86-56 |
| 03:50 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 86-56 |
| 03:48 | Drake | Alan Luke pulls down the rebound | 86-56 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Drake | William Smith connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Alan Luke | 88-56 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 88-56 |
| Subs | Drake | Ronald Westerfield (C) Alan Luke | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn (C) Joseph Babineau | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Gregory Watson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - Kenneth Losey (tiring) 11 pts. SF - William Smith (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Sluder (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Westerfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Bullington (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Dahlberg (fairly fresh) 20 pts. SF - Daniel Beckham (tiring) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Head (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Leonel Osborn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Drake | Kenneth Losey clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 88-56 |
| 03:24 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham gets the rebound | 88-56 |
| 03:18 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 88-56 |
| 03:17 | Drake | William Smith gets the rebound | 88-56 |
| 02:49 | Drake | Kenneth Losey comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 88-56 |
| 02:48 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn snags the defensive board | 88-56 |
| 02:26 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head misses long on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on John Sluder - foul #2 on John Sluder, team foul #8 | 88-56 |
| Subs | Drake | Alan Luke (PG) Gregory Watson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 02:26 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head misses the 1st free throw | 88-56 |
| 02:26 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head makes the 2nd free throw | 88-57 |
| 02:08 | Drake | John Sluder connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Alan Luke | 90-57 |
| 02:04 | Southern Illinois | William Smith steps in front of the Wayne Dahlberg pass in the backcourt | 90-57 |
| 02:03 | Drake | Alan Luke jams it set up by William Smith | 92-57 |
| 02:00 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 92-57 |
| Subs | Drake | Gregory Watson (PG) Alan Luke | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 01:43 | Drake | Charles Head steals it from William Smith | 92-57 |
| 01:35 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Bullington | 92-59 |
| 01:14 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield misses long on a floater from the right block | 92-59 |
| 01:12 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Head | 92-59 |
| 01:10 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 92-59 |
| 00:51 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Head | 92-59 |
| 00:49 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn pulls down the rebound | 92-59 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 92-59 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Drake | Gregory Watson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Daniel Beckham - foul #3 on Daniel Beckham, team foul #9 | 92-59 |
| 00:17 | Drake | Gregory Watson makes the 1st free throw | 93-59 |
| 00:17 | Drake | Gregory Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 93-59 |
| 00:17 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn grabs the board | 93-59 |
| 00:10 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head is whistled for traveling | 93-59 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Gregory Watson runs out the clock | 93-59 |