| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Peter Mayville (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Singletary (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ward Schultz (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Richard Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Percy Hupp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Peters (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerome Russell (fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Baisley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | David Singletary inbounds the ball | 25-44 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Lee | 25-44 |
| 19:35 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham grabs the offensive rebound | 25-44 |
| 19:20 | Belmont | Robert Baisley steals the ball from Ward Schultz | 25-44 |
| 19:11 | Drake | Richard Lee makes the 3 from the left corner set up by James Peters | 25-47 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 18:54 | Belmont | Ward Schultz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-47 |
| 18:52 | Drake | Jerome Russell pulls down the rebound | 25-47 |
| 18:29 | Drake | Richard Lee hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 25-49 |
| 18:08 | Belmont | Ward Schultz can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 25-49 |
| 18:07 | Drake | Jerome Russell pulls down the rebound | 25-49 |
| 17:56 | Drake | Robert Baisley can't connect on a floater from the left side | 25-49 |
| 17:55 | Belmont | Ryan Jones snags the defensive board | 25-49 |
| 17:49 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham is hacked by Percy Hupp - foul #1 on Percy Hupp, team foul #1 | 25-49 |
| 17:40 | Belmont | James Peters is called for the reach on Shawn Cunningham - foul #3 on James Peters, team foul #2 | 25-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Drake | Elmer Naugle (SF), Fred Deans (C) James Peters, Robert Baisley | |
| 17:29 | Belmont | Peter Mayville clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-49 |
| 17:27 | Drake | Elmer Naugle pulls down the rebound | 25-49 |
| 17:18 | Drake | Elmer Naugle clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 25-49 |
| 17:16 | Drake | Percy Hupp tips it but misses | 25-49 |
| 17:14 | Belmont | Ryan Jones gets the rebound | 25-49 |
| 17:07 | Belmont | David Singletary's pass is intercepted by Fred Deans | 25-49 |
| 16:55 | Drake | Richard Lee knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Percy Hupp | 25-52 |
| 16:35 | Belmont | David Singletary scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Peter Mayville | 28-52 |
| 16:13 | Drake | Jerome Russell is fouled on the floor by Ward Schultz - foul #3 on Ward Schultz, team foul #1 | 28-52 |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Luc (PG), Wesley Her (SG), Darryl Barnes (SF), David Culver (PF), Israel Licata (C) Peter Mayville, Shawn Cunningham, David Singletary, Ward Schultz, Ryan Jones | |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Patrick (SG), Robert Baisley (PF) Percy Hupp, Jerome Russell | |
| 15:56 | Drake | Robert Baisley scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Elmer Naugle | 28-54 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Charles Luc (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wesley Her (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Darryl Barnes (fresh) PF - David Culver (fresh) C - Israel Licata (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Richard Lee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Patrick (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Elmer Naugle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Baisley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Fred Deans (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:40 | Belmont | Charles Luc knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-54 |
| 15:22 | Drake | The jumper by Robert Baisley is denied by Israel Licata | 31-54 |
| 15:20 | Drake | Robert Baisley tips it back up and in | 31-56 |
| 15:16 | Belmont | Charles Luc misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Elmer Naugle - foul #1 on Elmer Naugle, team foul #3 | 31-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Singletary (SF) David Culver | |
| Subs | Drake | James Peters (SF), Peter Beyer (PF) Elmer Naugle, Fred Deans | |
| 15:16 | Belmont | Charles Luc makes the 1st free throw | 32-56 |
| 15:16 | Belmont | Charles Luc misses the 2nd free throw | 32-56 |
| 15:16 | Drake | Robert Baisley grabs the defensive rebound | 32-56 |
| 15:02 | Drake | Robert Baisley misses short on a runner in the lane | 32-56 |
| 15:00 | Belmont | David Singletary snags the defensive board | 32-56 |
| 14:47 | Belmont | David Singletary loses the dribble to Robert Baisley | 32-56 |
| 14:34 | Drake | Peter Beyer is called for traveling | 32-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | Peter Mayville (PG), Shawn Cunningham (SG), Ward Schultz (PF) Charles Luc, Wesley Her, Darryl Barnes | |
| Subs | Drake | Percy Hupp (SG) Thomas Patrick | |
| 14:13 | Belmont | David Singletary connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Peter Mayville | 35-56 |
| 13:53 | Drake | Robert Baisley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Percy Hupp | 35-58 |
| 13:45 | Belmont | Peter Beyer blocks the short jumper by Shawn Cunningham | 35-58 |
| 13:43 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Israel Licata | 35-58 |
| 13:25 | Belmont | Ward Schultz knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Shawn Cunningham | 37-58 |
| 13:10 | Drake | Peter Beyer is denied on a layup by David Singletary | 37-58 |
| 13:09 | Drake | Percy Hupp tips it home | 37-60 |
| 13:02 | Belmont | David Singletary misses the fadeaway from the left block | 37-60 |
| 13:01 | Belmont | David Singletary grabs the offensive board | 37-60 |
| 12:54 | Belmont | Ward Schultz connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Peter Mayville | 39-60 |
| 12:25 | Drake | Richard Lee misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-60 |
| 12:23 | Drake | Peter Beyer misses the tip | 39-60 |
| 12:22 | Belmont | Israel Licata grabs the board | 39-60 |
| 12:17 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham loses the ball out of bounds | 39-60 |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Luc (PG), Wesley Her (SG), Darryl Barnes (SF), Ryan Jones (C) Peter Mayville, Shawn Cunningham, David Singletary, Israel Licata | |
| Subs | Drake | Jerome Russell (PF), Fred Deans (C) Peter Beyer, Robert Baisley | |
| 11:59 | Drake | Richard Lee's floater is knocked away by Darryl Barnes | 39-60 |
| 11:58 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Ryan Jones | 39-60 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Charles Luc (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Wesley Her (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Darryl Barnes (fresh) PF - Ward Schultz (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ryan Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Richard Lee (tiring) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Percy Hupp (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Peters (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerome Russell (fresh) 7 reb. C - Fred Deans (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:50 | Belmont | Ryan Jones misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 39-60 |
| 11:48 | Drake | Fred Deans snags the defensive board | 39-60 |
| 11:31 | Drake | Richard Lee misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Luc - foul #2 on Charles Luc, team foul #2 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Singletary (SF) Ward Schultz | |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Patrick (SG) Percy Hupp | |
| 11:31 | Drake | Richard Lee misses the 1st free throw | 39-60 |
| 11:31 | Drake | Richard Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 39-61 |
| 11:24 | Belmont | Ryan Jones is fouled on the floor by Fred Deans - foul #2 on Fred Deans, team foul #4 | 39-61 |
| 11:17 | Belmont | Wesley Her banks in the layup on a nice dish by Darryl Barnes and he's fouled by Richard Lee - foul #3 on Richard Lee, team foul #5 | 41-61 |
| 11:17 | Belmont | Wesley Her misses the free throw | 41-61 |
| 11:17 | Drake | The rebound goes to Jerome Russell | 41-61 |
| 11:05 | Drake | James Peters misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 41-61 |
| 11:03 | Drake | Fred Deans snags the offensive board | 41-61 |
| 10:36 | Drake | Fred Deans misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 41-61 |
| 10:34 | Drake | James Peters tips it back up and in | 41-63 |
| 10:13 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Luc | 43-63 |
| 10:04 | Drake | James Peters can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-63 |
| 10:03 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Charles Luc | 43-63 |
| 09:49 | Belmont | Charles Luc connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ryan Jones | 46-63 |
| 09:31 | Drake | Fred Deans misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ryan Jones - foul #2 on Ryan Jones, team foul #3 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Belmont | Peter Mayville (PG), Shawn Cunningham (SG), Ward Schultz (PF), David Culver (C) Charles Luc, Wesley Her, David Singletary, Ryan Jones | |
| Subs | Drake | Percy Hupp (SG), Peter Beyer (PF) Thomas Patrick, Jerome Russell | |
| 09:31 | Drake | Fred Deans makes the 1st free throw | 46-64 |
| 09:31 | Drake | Fred Deans makes the 2nd free throw | 46-65 |
| 09:10 | Belmont | David Culver makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Shawn Cunningham | 48-65 |
| 08:58 | Drake | Fred Deans knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Percy Hupp | 48-67 |
| 08:43 | Belmont | David Culver blows the layup | 48-67 |
| 08:41 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-67 |
| 08:25 | Belmont | Peter Mayville misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-67 |
| 08:24 | Drake | Fred Deans grabs the defensive rebound | 48-67 |
| 08:09 | Drake | Darryl Barnes is called for the reach on James Peters - foul #1 on Darryl Barnes, team foul #4 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Singletary (SF), Ryan Jones (C) Darryl Barnes, David Culver | |
| Subs | Drake | Jerome Russell (PF), Robert Baisley (C) Peter Beyer, Fred Deans | |
| 07:59 | Drake | James Peters banks in the layup on a great pass from Percy Hupp | 48-69 |
| 07:45 | Belmont | David Singletary misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-69 |
| 07:44 | Belmont | Ryan Jones tips it home | 50-69 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Peter Mayville (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shawn Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Singletary (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ward Schultz (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ryan Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Richard Lee (tiring) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Percy Hupp (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SF - James Peters (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerome Russell (fresh) 8 reb. C - Robert Baisley (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:26 | Drake | Robert Baisley connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Lee | 50-71 |
| 07:15 | Belmont | Ward Schultz hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Shawn Cunningham | 52-71 |
| 07:02 | Drake | Robert Baisley hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 52-71 |
| 07:01 | Drake | Robert Baisley tips it in | 52-73 |
| 06:49 | Belmont | David Singletary knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Mayville | 54-73 |
| 06:32 | Drake | James Peters is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on James Peters, team foul #6 | 54-73 |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Luc (PG), Wesley Her (SG) Peter Mayville, Shawn Cunningham | |
| Subs | Drake | John Lightner (PG) Richard Lee | |
| 06:15 | Belmont | Wesley Her misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-73 |
| 06:13 | Drake | Jerome Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 54-73 |
| 06:01 | Drake | Robert Baisley knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by John Lightner | 54-75 |
| 05:43 | Belmont | Wesley Her scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Singletary | 56-75 |
| 05:20 | Drake | Ward Schultz swats the short shot by Robert Baisley | 56-75 |
| 05:18 | Belmont | The rebound goes to David Singletary | 56-75 |
| 05:08 | Belmont | Wesley Her is fouled on the floor by Percy Hupp - foul #2 on Percy Hupp, team foul #7 | 56-75 |
| Subs | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham (SG), Darryl Barnes (PF), Israel Licata (C) Charles Luc, Ward Schultz, Ryan Jones | |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Lee (PG), Thomas Patrick (SG), Peter Beyer (PF), Fred Deans (C) John Lightner, Percy Hupp, Jerome Russell, Robert Baisley | |
| 05:08 | Belmont | Wesley Her misses the 1st free throw | 56-75 |
| 05:08 | Drake | Peter Beyer grabs the defensive rebound | 56-75 |
| 05:00 | Drake | Fred Deans's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-75 |
| Subs | Belmont | Peter Mayville (PG) Wesley Her | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 04:43 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Peter Mayville and he's fouled by Thomas Patrick - foul #1 on Thomas Patrick, team foul #8 | 58-75 |
| 04:43 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham makes the free throw | 59-75 |
| 04:22 | Drake | James Peters connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Patrick | 59-77 |
| 04:12 | Belmont | Peter Mayville scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Shawn Cunningham | 62-77 |
| 03:59 | Drake | Fred Deans connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Patrick | 62-79 |
| 03:48 | Belmont | Peter Mayville buries a floater from the free throw line set up by David Singletary and he's hacked by James Peters - foul #5 on James Peters, team foul #9 | 64-79 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Culver (PF) David Singletary | |
| Subs | Drake | Elmer Naugle (SF) James Peters | |
| 03:48 | Belmont | Peter Mayville makes the free throw | 65-79 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Drake | Fred Deans misses the lay-in | 65-79 |
| 03:29 | Belmont | Israel Licata grabs the defensive rebound | 65-79 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Peter Mayville (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Shawn Cunningham (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Darryl Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Culver (fresh) 2 pts. C - Israel Licata (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Richard Lee (tiring) 11 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Patrick (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Elmer Naugle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Beyer (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Fred Deans (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:21 | Belmont | Peter Mayville can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-79 |
| 03:19 | Drake | Peter Beyer grabs the defensive rebound | 65-79 |
| 03:05 | Drake | Elmer Naugle misses the lay-in | 65-79 |
| 03:04 | Belmont | David Culver pulls down the rebound | 65-79 |
| 02:51 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 65-79 |
| 02:50 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Israel Licata | 65-79 |
| 02:50 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-79 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Singletary (SF), Ward Schultz (PF), Ryan Jones (C) Darryl Barnes, David Culver, Israel Licata | |
| Subs | Drake | Percy Hupp (SG), Jerome Russell (PF), Robert Baisley (C) Thomas Patrick, Peter Beyer, Fred Deans | |
| 02:29 | Belmont | David Singletary misses the shot from the right wing | 65-79 |
| 02:27 | Drake | Robert Baisley gets the rebound | 65-79 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:03 | Drake | Richard Lee misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-79 |
| 02:01 | Belmont | Ryan Jones gets the rebound | 65-79 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:49 | Belmont | Ryan Jones is hacked by Percy Hupp - foul #3 on Percy Hupp, team foul #10 | 65-79 |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Luc (PG), Wesley Her (SG), Darryl Barnes (SF), David Culver (PF) Peter Mayville, Shawn Cunningham, David Singletary, Ward Schultz | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 01:49 | Belmont | Ryan Jones makes the 1st free throw | 66-79 |
| 01:49 | Belmont | Ryan Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 67-79 |
| 01:20 | Drake | Robert Baisley buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Lee | 67-81 |
| 01:16 | Belmont | Charles Luc's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-81 |
| Subs | Belmont | Israel Licata (C) Ryan Jones | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 01:04 | Drake | Robert Baisley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Israel Licata - foul #2 on Israel Licata, team foul #5 | 67-81 |
| 01:04 | Drake | Robert Baisley makes the 1st free throw | 67-82 |
| 01:04 | Drake | Robert Baisley makes the 2nd free throw | 67-83 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:57 | Belmont | Wesley Her is whistled for traveling | 67-83 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:37 | Drake | Elmer Naugle is hacked by Wesley Her - foul #3 on Wesley Her, team foul #6 | 67-83 |
| 00:14 | Drake | Robert Baisley makes the driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by Israel Licata - foul #3 on Israel Licata, team foul #7 | 67-85 |
| 00:14 | Drake | Robert Baisley makes the free throw | 67-86 |
| 00:07 | Belmont | Charles Luc clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-86 |
| 00:06 | Drake | Elmer Naugle gets the rebound | 67-86 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Richard Lee runs out the clock | 67-86 |