| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jim Shaver (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Billy Wilson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Locklin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Wray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kent Young (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Michael May (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gonzalo Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Wilkinson (fresh) PF - John Byfield (fresh) 8 pts. C - John Tarango (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Western Kentucky | Gonzalo Rossi can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 19:36 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson gets the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 19:15 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 19:14 | Drake | Jim Shaver snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 18:50 | Drake | Billy Wilson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 18:48 | Drake | John Wray can't tip it in | 35-34 |
| 18:46 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 18:30 | Western Kentucky | Gonzalo Rossi is fouled on the floor by Billy Wilson - foul #1 on Billy Wilson, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| 18:13 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-34 |
| 18:11 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango tips it home | 35-36 |
| 17:47 | Drake | Jim Shaver misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 17:46 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 17:38 | Western Kentucky | Robert Locklin steals the ball from Gonzalo Rossi | 35-36 |
| 17:15 | Drake | Billy Wilson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 17:13 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to John Wray | 35-36 |
| 16:53 | Drake | John Wray hits a jumper in the lane | 37-36 |
| 16:37 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-36 |
| 16:36 | Drake | Billy Wilson gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 16:07 | Drake | John Wray comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 37-36 |
| 16:06 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 15:48 | Western Kentucky | Michael May travels with the ball | 37-36 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant (PG), Herbert Deblois (SG), Michael Branam (SF), Randall Keister (PF), Willie Phelan (C) Michael May, Gonzalo Rossi, Jonathan Wilkinson, John Byfield, John Tarango | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jim Shaver (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Billy Wilson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Locklin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Wray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kent Young (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Freddy Morant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Herbert Deblois (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Branam (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Randall Keister (fresh) C - Willie Phelan (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | Drake | Jim Shaver hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Locklin | 39-36 |
| 14:59 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Locklin - foul #2 on Robert Locklin, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| 14:59 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 14:59 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 14:44 | Drake | Kent Young knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 41-38 |
| 14:28 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Randall Keister | 41-41 |
| 14:08 | Drake | Kent Young steps out of bounds on the baseline | 41-41 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson (SF), John Byfield (PF), John Tarango (C) Michael Branam, Randall Keister, Willie Phelan | |
| 13:53 | Western Kentucky | Robert Locklin is called for the reach on Jonathan Wilkinson - foul #3 on Robert Locklin, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| 13:31 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jim Shaver - foul #1 on Jim Shaver, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gonzalo Rossi (SG) Herbert Deblois | |
| 13:31 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 13:31 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant misses the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 13:31 | Drake | Kent Young gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 13:06 | Drake | Jim Shaver makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Robert Locklin | 43-42 |
| 12:50 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango comes up short on the runner near the basket | 43-42 |
| 12:48 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson tips it in | 43-44 |
| 12:19 | Drake | Kent Young clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by John Tarango - foul #1 on John Tarango, team foul #1 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski (PF) John Wray | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 12:19 | Drake | Kent Young misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 12:19 | Drake | Kent Young misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 12:19 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 11:58 | Western Kentucky | Gonzalo Rossi hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 11:56 | Drake | Jim Shaver snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 11:36 | Drake | Robert Locklin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Freddy Morant - foul #4 on Freddy Morant, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Wallis (C) Kent Young | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael May (PG), Herbert Deblois (SG) Freddy Morant, Gonzalo Rossi | |
| 11:36 | Drake | Robert Locklin misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 11:36 | Drake | Robert Locklin makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jim Shaver (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Billy Wilson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Locklin (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Lino Pavlikowski (fresh) C - Joseph Wallis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Michael May (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Deblois (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jonathan Wilkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Byfield (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Tarango (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Western Kentucky | Robert Locklin swats the layup by John Byfield | 44-44 |
| 11:17 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois snags the offensive board | 44-44 |
| 11:11 | Western Kentucky | Jim Shaver is called for the reach on John Tarango - foul #2 on Jim Shaver, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Drake | Alfred Dubuc (SG), George Berry (PF) Billy Wilson, Robert Locklin | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam (SF) Jonathan Wilkinson | |
| 11:02 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam makes the shot near the basket set up by John Tarango | 44-46 |
| 10:34 | Drake | Jim Shaver misses badly on a floater from the left side | 44-46 |
| 10:32 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 10:12 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by George Berry - foul #1 on George Berry, team foul #6 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Billy Wilson (SG), John Wray (PF) Alfred Dubuc, George Berry | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gonzalo Rossi (SG), Willie Phelan (C) John Byfield, John Tarango | |
| 10:12 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 10:12 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 09:45 | Drake | John Wray misses badly on a floater from the right side | 44-48 |
| 09:43 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 09:22 | Western Kentucky | Michael May misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 09:20 | Drake | Joseph Wallis pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 09:00 | Drake | John Wray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 08:59 | Western Kentucky | Gonzalo Rossi grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 08:44 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Michael May | 44-50 |
| 08:30 | Drake | John Wray drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Billy Wilson | 47-50 |
| 08:13 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam blows the layup | 47-50 |
| 08:12 | Drake | John Wray snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 07:47 | Drake | Billy Wilson makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jim Shaver | 50-50 |
| 07:36 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Herbert Deblois | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jim Shaver (tiring) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Billy Wilson (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lino Pavlikowski (fairly fresh) PF - John Wray (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Wallis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Michael May (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gonzalo Rossi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert Deblois (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Branam (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Phelan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Drake | Joseph Wallis buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Jim Shaver | 52-52 |
| 06:57 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam banks in the layup on a nice dish by Willie Phelan and he's fouled by Lino Pavlikowski - foul #1 on Lino Pavlikowski, team foul #7 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Drake | Pete Mayes (PG), Alfred Dubuc (SG), Robert Locklin (SF), Kent Young (C) Jim Shaver, Billy Wilson, John Wray, Joseph Wallis | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant (PG), Jonathan Wilkinson (SF), John Byfield (PF), John Tarango (C) Michael May, Gonzalo Rossi, Herbert Deblois, Willie Phelan | |
| 06:57 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam misses the free throw | 52-54 |
| 06:57 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield grabs the offensive board | 52-54 |
| 06:47 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield misses the lay-in | 52-54 |
| 06:45 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam grabs the offensive board | 52-54 |
| 06:30 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Byfield | 52-57 |
| 06:01 | Drake | Robert Locklin can't finish the layup | 52-57 |
| 05:59 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Freddy Morant | 52-57 |
| 05:50 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant misses the easy layup | 52-57 |
| 05:48 | Drake | Kent Young gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 05:25 | Drake | Pete Mayes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-57 |
| 05:23 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| 05:00 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by John Byfield | 52-59 |
| 04:31 | Drake | Alfred Dubuc connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Locklin | 54-59 |
| 04:11 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant is fouled on the floor by Alfred Dubuc - foul #1 on Alfred Dubuc, team foul #8 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Drake | Jim Shaver (PG), Billy Wilson (SG), John Wray (PF) Pete Mayes, Alfred Dubuc, Lino Pavlikowski | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gonzalo Rossi (SG) Michael Branam | |
| 04:11 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 04:11 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 03:51 | Drake | Billy Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-61 |
| 03:33 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 54-61 |
| 03:31 | Drake | Robert Locklin grabs the defensive rebound | 54-61 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jim Shaver (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Billy Wilson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Locklin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Wray (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Kent Young (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Freddy Morant (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gonzalo Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Wilkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Byfield (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Tarango (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Drake | John Tarango is called for the reach on Robert Locklin - foul #2 on John Tarango, team foul #3 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois (SF) Jonathan Wilkinson | |
| 02:54 | Drake | Billy Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-61 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Randall Keister (PF), Willie Phelan (C) John Byfield, John Tarango | |
| 02:50 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-61 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson (SF), John Byfield (PF), John Tarango (C) Herbert Deblois, Randall Keister, Willie Phelan | |
| 02:29 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant misses the fadeaway from the left side | 54-61 |
| 02:27 | Drake | Kent Young grabs the board | 54-61 |
| 02:05 | Drake | Jim Shaver can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Gonzalo Rossi - foul #3 on Gonzalo Rossi, team foul #4 | 54-61 |
| 02:05 | Drake | Jim Shaver misses the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 02:05 | Drake | Jim Shaver makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 01:45 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on John Wray - foul #4 on John Wray, team foul #9 | 55-61 |
| 01:45 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 01:45 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:26 | Drake | Robert Locklin hits a floater from the right block set up by Jim Shaver | 57-63 |
| 01:05 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by John Tarango | 57-65 |
| 00:53 | Drake | John Wray misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-65 |
| 00:52 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Byfield | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield is fouled in the backcourt by Jim Shaver - foul #3 on Jim Shaver, team foul #10 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois (SG), Vernon Wallach (C) Gonzalo Rossi, John Tarango | |
| 00:51 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:51 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield misses the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:51 | Drake | John Wray snags the defensive board | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Drake | John Byfield steals the ball from Billy Wilson | 57-66 |
| 00:43 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| 00:40 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois is fouled in the backcourt by Jim Shaver - foul #4 on Jim Shaver, team foul #11 | 57-66 |
| 00:40 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:40 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois misses the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:40 | Western Kentucky | Vernon Wallach gets the offensive rebound | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield scores on a jump hook in the lane | 57-69 |
| 00:13 | Drake | Herbert Deblois denies the turnaround by Robert Locklin | 57-69 |
| 00:12 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield snags the defensive board | 57-69 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant runs out the clock | 57-69 |