| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Lightner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Peters (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerome Russell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Fred Deans (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Luis Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chris Richarson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Bolden (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Mike Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Kelley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | James Peters inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Drake | James Peters is hacked by Chris Richarson - foul #2 on Chris Richarson, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| 19:25 | Drake | Fred Deans is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Fred Deans, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| 19:00 | Evansville | Chris Richarson is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Luis Smith | 34-35 |
| 18:49 | Drake | Fred Deans travels with the ball | 34-35 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Kendrick Papa (SG), James Willis (PF) Chris Richarson, Mike Morgan | |
| 18:20 | Evansville | Kendrick Papa clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 34-35 |
| 18:18 | Evansville | James Willis tips it back up and in | 34-37 |
| 18:09 | Drake | James Peters makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Richard Lee | 36-37 |
| 17:40 | Evansville | James Willis drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Luis Smith | 36-39 |
| 17:18 | Drake | James Peters misses short on a jumper from the left side | 36-39 |
| 17:17 | Evansville | James Willis snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 16:57 | Evansville | Kendrick Papa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-39 |
| Subs | Drake | Keith Faber (PG), Peter Beyer (PF), Robert Baisley (C) John Lightner, Jerome Russell, Fred Deans | |
| Subs | Evansville | Chris Richarson (SG), Mike Morgan (PF) Kendrick Papa, James Willis | |
| 16:50 | Drake | Peter Beyer is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Peter Beyer, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| 16:21 | Evansville | Luis Smith hits a fadeaway from the left block | 36-41 |
| 16:08 | Drake | Peter Beyer clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Mike Morgan - foul #2 on Mike Morgan, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| 16:08 | Drake | Peter Beyer makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 16:08 | Drake | Peter Beyer misses the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 16:08 | Evansville | Mike Morgan gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 15:42 | Evansville | Mike Morgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Keith Faber (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Lee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Peters (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Beyer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Baisley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Luis Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chris Richarson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Bolden (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Mike Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Tony Kelley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:33 | Drake | Luis Smith takes the ball from Richard Lee | 37-41 |
| 15:30 | Evansville | Luis Smith banks in the layup | 37-43 |
| 15:23 | Drake | Richard Lee misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 15:22 | Evansville | Luis Smith pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 14:53 | Evansville | Luis Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-43 |
| Subs | Drake | John Lightner (PG), Jerome Russell (PF) Keith Faber, Robert Baisley | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 14:35 | Drake | Peter Beyer is denied on a dunk by Tony Kelley | 37-43 |
| 14:34 | Drake | Jerome Russell tips it home | 39-43 |
| 14:09 | Evansville | Tony Kelley is fouled on the floor by Peter Beyer - foul #2 on Peter Beyer, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Deans (C) Peter Beyer | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 13:43 | Evansville | Gary Bolden is whistled for traveling | 39-43 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Willis (PF) Mike Morgan | |
| 13:27 | Drake | Richard Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Keith Faber (PG) John Lightner | |
| Subs | Evansville | Mike Morgan (PF) James Willis | |
| 13:09 | Evansville | James Peters steals the ball from Luis Smith | 39-43 |
| 13:00 | Drake | Jerome Russell double dribbles | 39-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Baisley (PF) Jerome Russell | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Willis (PF) Mike Morgan | |
| 12:42 | Evansville | Fred Deans knocks away the 3 by Gary Bolden | 39-43 |
| 12:40 | Evansville | Tony Kelley hits the follow up shot | 39-45 |
| 12:29 | Drake | Tony Kelley is called for the reach on Keith Faber - foul #1 on Tony Kelley, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Drake | John Lightner (PG), Peter Beyer (PF) Keith Faber, Fred Deans | |
| Subs | Evansville | Kendrick Papa (SG), Mike Morgan (PF) Luis Smith, James Willis | |
| 12:24 | Drake | Robert Baisley connects on the shot from the right side set up by James Peters | 41-45 |
| 12:00 | Evansville | Gary Bolden drills a driving attempt in the lane | 41-47 |
| 11:43 | Drake | John Lightner buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Richard Lee | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Lightner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Lee (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Peters (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Peter Beyer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Baisley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Chris Richarson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kendrick Papa (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gary Bolden (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mike Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Tony Kelley (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:21 | Evansville | Gary Bolden drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 11:01 | Drake | Tony Kelley is called for the reach on Robert Baisley - foul #2 on Tony Kelley, team foul #4 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Keith Faber (PG), Jerome Russell (PF), Fred Deans (C) John Lightner, Peter Beyer, Robert Baisley | |
| Subs | Evansville | Luis Smith (PG), James Willis (PF) Kendrick Papa, Mike Morgan | |
| 10:42 | Drake | Richard Lee knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Keith Faber | 45-50 |
| 10:18 | Evansville | Gary Bolden misses the fadeaway from the right side | 45-50 |
| 10:16 | Drake | Jerome Russell grabs the board | 45-50 |
| 10:11 | Drake | Richard Lee knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Fred Deans | 48-50 |
| 09:55 | Evansville | James Willis misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Keith Faber - foul #1 on Keith Faber, team foul #4 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Percy Hupp (SF) James Peters | |
| Subs | Evansville | Kendrick Papa (SG), Mike Morgan (PF) Chris Richarson, Tony Kelley | |
| 09:55 | Evansville | James Willis misses the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 09:55 | Evansville | James Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 09:38 | Drake | Fred Deans knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Lee | 50-51 |
| 09:12 | Evansville | Luis Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | Drake | John Lightner (PG), Robert Baisley (C) Keith Faber, Fred Deans | |
| Subs | Evansville | Chris Richarson (SG), Tony Kelley (C) Kendrick Papa, James Willis | |
| 08:57 | Drake | Mike Morgan denies the turnaround by Robert Baisley | 50-51 |
| 08:55 | Evansville | Tony Kelley grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 08:27 | Evansville | Chris Richarson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 08:26 | Drake | Percy Hupp pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 08:22 | Drake | Robert Baisley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | Drake | James Peters (SF), Peter Beyer (PF) Percy Hupp, Jerome Russell | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 07:54 | Evansville | Chris Richarson dunks the ball | 50-53 |
| 07:32 | Drake | James Peters misses badly on a floater in the lane | 50-53 |
| 07:31 | Drake | John Lightner tips it home | 52-53 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Lightner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Lee (tired) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Peters (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Peter Beyer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Baisley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Luis Smith (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chris Richarson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Bolden (tired) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mike Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Tony Kelley (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:06 | Evansville | Tony Kelley can't finish the uncontested layup | 52-53 |
| 07:04 | Drake | Peter Beyer snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 06:52 | Drake | Richard Lee clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 06:50 | Evansville | Mike Morgan gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 06:27 | Evansville | Gary Bolden is hacked by James Peters - foul #3 on James Peters, team foul #5 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Drake | Keith Faber (PG), Elmer Naugle (SG), Percy Hupp (SF), Jerome Russell (PF), Fred Deans (C) John Lightner, Richard Lee, James Peters, Peter Beyer, Robert Baisley | |
| Subs | Evansville | Kendrick Papa (SG), James Willis (PF) Chris Richarson, Mike Morgan | |
| 06:13 | Evansville | Tony Kelley jams it against the doubleteam | 52-55 |
| 06:00 | Drake | Fred Deans can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Willis - foul #1 on James Willis, team foul #5 | 52-55 |
| 06:00 | Drake | Fred Deans makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 06:00 | Drake | Fred Deans misses the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 06:00 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Percy Hupp | 53-55 |
| 05:50 | Drake | Keith Faber travels with the ball | 53-55 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Chris Richarson (SG) Kendrick Papa | |
| 05:34 | Evansville | James Willis's pass is intercepted by Keith Faber | 53-55 |
| 05:24 | Drake | Keith Faber knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 05:08 | Evansville | Tony Kelley shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Fred Deans - foul #2 on Fred Deans, team foul #6 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Drake | James Peters (SF) Percy Hupp | |
| Subs | Evansville | Kendrick Papa (SG), Mike Morgan (PF) Chris Richarson, James Willis | |
| 05:08 | Evansville | Tony Kelley misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 05:08 | Evansville | Tony Kelley misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 05:08 | Drake | The rebound goes to Jerome Russell | 56-55 |
| 04:50 | Drake | James Peters hits a runner from close range set up by Elmer Naugle and he's hacked by Gary Bolden - foul #4 on Gary Bolden, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Chris Richarson (PG) Luis Smith | |
| 04:50 | Drake | James Peters makes the free throw | 59-55 |
| 04:21 | Evansville | Mike Morgan is fouled on the floor by Fred Deans - foul #3 on Fred Deans, team foul #7 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Drake | John Lightner (PG), Richard Lee (SG), Peter Beyer (PF) Keith Faber, Elmer Naugle, Jerome Russell | |
| Subs | Evansville | Luis Smith (PG) Kendrick Papa | |
| 04:21 | Evansville | Mike Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 04:21 | Evansville | Mike Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 04:21 | Drake | Peter Beyer grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 04:07 | Drake | Peter Beyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-56 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Baisley (C) Fred Deans | |
| Subs | Evansville | Kendrick Papa (SG) Chris Richarson | |
| 03:47 | Evansville | Luis Smith knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 59-58 |
| 03:35 | Drake | Peter Beyer makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by John Lightner | 61-58 |
| 03:35 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| Subs | Drake | Jerome Russell (PF), Fred Deans (C) Peter Beyer, Robert Baisley | |
| Subs | Evansville | Chris Richarson (SG), James Willis (PF) Kendrick Papa, Mike Morgan | |
| 03:19 | Evansville | Tony Kelley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-58 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Lightner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Lee (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Peters (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jerome Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred Deans (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Luis Smith (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chris Richarson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Bolden (tired) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - James Willis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Kelley (tired) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:04 | Drake | Fred Deans throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-58 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Mike Morgan (PF) James Willis | |
| 02:44 | Evansville | Gary Bolden buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Tony Kelley out of a doubleteam | 61-60 |
| 02:26 | Drake | Richard Lee buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Jerome Russell | 63-60 |
| 02:01 | Evansville | Tony Kelley makes the contested driving attempt in the paint | 63-62 |
| 01:47 | Drake | Fred Deans is fouled on the floor by Tony Kelley - foul #3 on Tony Kelley, team foul #7 | 63-62 |
| 01:47 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| 01:47 | Drake | Fred Deans makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 01:47 | Drake | Fred Deans misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 01:47 | Evansville | Tony Kelley grabs the board | 64-62 |
| 01:32 | Evansville | Gary Bolden misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-62 |
| 01:31 | Drake | Fred Deans gets the rebound | 64-62 |
| 01:07 | Drake | Fred Deans hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Jerome Russell and he's fouled by Luis Smith - foul #3 on Luis Smith, team foul #8 | 66-62 |
| 01:07 | Drake | Fred Deans makes the free throw | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:38 | Evansville | Gary Bolden misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-62 |
| 00:37 | Drake | Fred Deans grabs the board | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:35 | Drake | Fred Deans is fouled in the backcourt by Luis Smith - foul #4 on Luis Smith, team foul #9 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Drake | Percy Hupp (SF), Robert Baisley (PF) James Peters, Jerome Russell | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:35 | Drake | Fred Deans misses the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:35 | Evansville | Mike Morgan pulls down the rebound | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:28 | Evansville | Tony Kelley is hacked by Fred Deans during a doubleteam - foul #4 on Fred Deans, team foul #8 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Drake | James Peters (SF), Jerome Russell (PF) Percy Hupp, Robert Baisley | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:28 | Evansville | Tony Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:28 | Evansville | Tony Kelley misses the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:28 | Drake | Jerome Russell grabs the board | 67-63 |
| 00:25 | Drake | Jerome Russell is fouled in the backcourt by Chris Richarson - foul #3 on Chris Richarson, team foul #10 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Drake | Keith Faber (PG), Percy Hupp (SF) John Lightner, James Peters | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:25 | Drake | Jerome Russell makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:25 | Drake | Jerome Russell misses the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:25 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Mike Morgan | 68-63 |
| 00:21 | Evansville | Luis Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-63 |
| 00:21 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-63 |
| Subs | Drake | John Lightner (PG), Robert Baisley (PF), Peter Beyer (C) Keith Faber, Jerome Russell, Fred Deans | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:19 | Drake | Peter Beyer is fouled on the floor by Gary Bolden - foul #5 on Gary Bolden, team foul #11 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Marc McCormick (SF) Gary Bolden | |
| 00:19 | Drake | Peter Beyer makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:19 | Drake | Peter Beyer makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:14 | Evansville | Mike Morgan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-63 |
| 00:12 | Drake | Peter Beyer snags the defensive board | 70-63 |
| 00:12 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-63 |
| Subs | Drake | James Peters (SF) Percy Hupp | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:11 | Drake | John Lightner is hacked by Chris Richarson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Chris Richarson, team foul #12 | 70-63 |
| 00:11 | Drake | John Lightner makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:11 | Drake | John Lightner makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:05 | Evansville | Mike Morgan scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Marc McCormick | 72-66 |
| 00:04 | Drake | Richard Lee is fouled in the backcourt by Chris Richarson - foul #5 on Chris Richarson, team foul #13 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Drake | Percy Hupp (SF) James Peters | |
| Subs | Evansville | Kendrick Papa (SG) Chris Richarson | |
| 00:04 | Drake | Richard Lee makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:04 | Drake | Richard Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Marc McCormick comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 74-66 |