| Lineup | Drake | PG - Thomas Patrick (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Gino Costa (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Peters (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jerome Russell (fresh) 5 pts. C - Fred Deans (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Edward Cole (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jesse Mullis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donald Denis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Sonntag (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Nickels (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | James Peters inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Drake | Thomas Patrick scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Gino Costa | 37-32 |
| 19:33 | UNC Wilmington | Roy Nickels misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-32 |
| 19:32 | UNC Wilmington | Roy Nickels grabs the offensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 19:14 | UNC Wilmington | Donald Denis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 19:13 | Drake | The rebound goes to Jerome Russell | 37-32 |
| 18:56 | Drake | James Peters misses the easy layup | 37-32 |
| 18:55 | Drake | Jerome Russell tips it in | 39-32 |
| 18:27 | UNC Wilmington | Donald Denis misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-32 |
| 18:26 | Drake | Thomas Patrick gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 18:09 | Drake | Gino Costa hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Fred Deans | 42-32 |
| 17:48 | UNC Wilmington | Roy Nickels misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Fred Deans - foul #3 on Fred Deans, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Drake | Alan Loftis (C) Fred Deans | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 17:48 | UNC Wilmington | Roy Nickels makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 17:48 | UNC Wilmington | Roy Nickels makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 17:33 | Drake | Alan Loftis misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Edward Cole - foul #1 on Edward Cole, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| 17:33 | Drake | Alan Loftis misses the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 17:33 | Drake | Alan Loftis misses the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 17:33 | UNC Wilmington | Roy Nickels grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 17:26 | UNC Wilmington | Tim Sonntag misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 17:25 | Drake | James Peters grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 16:56 | Drake | Thomas Patrick is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Thomas Patrick, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Dale Alejos (SF), Robert Wagner (PF) Donald Denis, Tim Sonntag | |
| 16:49 | UNC Wilmington | Edward Cole is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Patrick - foul #2 on Thomas Patrick, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| 16:36 | UNC Wilmington | Edward Cole is hacked by Thomas Patrick - foul #3 on Thomas Patrick, team foul #4 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Drake | Ralph Mooring (PG), David Howard (PF) Thomas Patrick, Jerome Russell | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Timothy Walsh (SG) Jesse Mullis | |
| 16:21 | UNC Wilmington | Timothy Walsh makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 16:02 | Drake | Ralph Mooring hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Gino Costa | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Ralph Mooring (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gino Costa (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Peters (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. PF - David Howard (fresh) C - Alan Loftis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Edward Cole (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Timothy Walsh (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dale Alejos (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Wagner (fresh) 3 pts. C - Roy Nickels (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | UNC Wilmington | Dale Alejos scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Edward Cole | 45-39 |
| 15:29 | Drake | Dale Alejos picks off the pass by Gino Costa | 45-39 |
| 15:08 | UNC Wilmington | Roy Nickels loses the ball out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Patrick (PG), Jerome Russell (PF), Fred Deans (C) Ralph Mooring, David Howard, Alan Loftis | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | William Russell (PG), Jesse Mullis (SG), Donald Denis (SF), Tim Sonntag (PF) Edward Cole, Timothy Walsh, Dale Alejos, Roy Nickels | |
| 14:44 | Drake | Fred Deans misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Wagner - foul #2 on Robert Wagner, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| 14:44 | Drake | Fred Deans makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 14:44 | Drake | Fred Deans makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 14:29 | UNC Wilmington | Jesse Mullis misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-39 |
| 14:28 | Drake | Jerome Russell pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 14:07 | Drake | James Peters is denied on a layup by Tim Sonntag | 47-39 |
| 14:06 | Drake | James Peters tips it in | 49-39 |
| 13:58 | UNC Wilmington | Donald Denis makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by William Russell | 49-42 |
| 13:33 | Drake | James Peters lays it up and in | 51-42 |
| 13:10 | UNC Wilmington | Tim Sonntag comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Gino Costa - foul #1 on Gino Costa, team foul #5 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Drake | John Lightner (SG) Gino Costa | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Edward Cole (PG), Roy Nickels (C) William Russell, Robert Wagner | |
| 13:10 | UNC Wilmington | Tim Sonntag makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 13:10 | UNC Wilmington | Tim Sonntag misses the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 13:10 | Drake | Jerome Russell gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 12:51 | Drake | Thomas Patrick scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Lightner | 54-43 |
| 12:33 | UNC Wilmington | Fred Deans is called for the reach on Roy Nickels - foul #4 on Fred Deans, team foul #6 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Drake | David Howard (PF), Alan Loftis (C) Jerome Russell, Fred Deans | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Dale Alejos (PF) Tim Sonntag | |
| 12:21 | UNC Wilmington | Jesse Mullis is hacked by Alan Loftis - foul #2 on Alan Loftis, team foul #7 | 54-43 |
| 12:21 | UNC Wilmington | Jesse Mullis makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 12:21 | UNC Wilmington | Jesse Mullis makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 12:04 | Drake | Alan Loftis scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Patrick | 56-45 |
| 11:46 | UNC Wilmington | James Peters steps in front of the Edward Cole pass | 56-45 |
| 11:42 | Drake | James Peters hits the finger roll | 58-45 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Thomas Patrick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Lightner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Peters (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Howard (fresh) C - Alan Loftis (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Edward Cole (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jesse Mullis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Denis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Alejos (fresh) 7 pts. C - Roy Nickels (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | UNC Wilmington | Jesse Mullis connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Edward Cole | 58-47 |
| 11:00 | Drake | John Lightner makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by James Peters | 60-47 |
| 10:46 | UNC Wilmington | Edward Cole travels with the ball | 60-47 |
| Subs | Drake | Ralph Mooring (PG), Gino Costa (SG), Percy Hupp (SF), Jerome Russell (PF) Thomas Patrick, John Lightner, James Peters, David Howard | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Timothy Walsh (SG), Tim Sonntag (PF) Jesse Mullis, Donald Denis | |
| 10:23 | Drake | Roy Nickels is called for the reach on Gino Costa - foul #1 on Roy Nickels, team foul #3 | 60-47 |
| 10:09 | Drake | Jerome Russell buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ralph Mooring | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:05 | UNC Wilmington | Edward Cole loses the dribble to Gino Costa in the backcourt | 63-47 |
| 10:04 | Drake | Gino Costa hits the finger roll | 65-47 |
| 09:41 | UNC Wilmington | Tim Sonntag makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Timothy Walsh | 65-49 |
| 09:25 | Drake | Ralph Mooring comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-49 |
| 09:24 | UNC Wilmington | Dale Alejos gets the rebound | 65-49 |
| 09:20 | UNC Wilmington | Tim Sonntag misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 65-49 |
| 09:18 | UNC Wilmington | Dale Alejos grabs the offensive board | 65-49 |
| 09:03 | UNC Wilmington | Dale Alejos banks in the layup on a great pass from Edward Cole | 65-51 |
| 08:36 | Drake | Edward Cole steps in front of the Percy Hupp pass | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:24 | UNC Wilmington | Roy Nickels travels with the ball | 65-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Patrick (PG), John Lightner (SG), James Peters (SF) Ralph Mooring, Gino Costa, Percy Hupp | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | William Russell (PG), Jesse Mullis (SG), Donald Denis (SF), Robert Wagner (C) Edward Cole, Timothy Walsh, Dale Alejos, Roy Nickels | |
| 08:00 | Drake | James Peters misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Jesse Mullis - foul #3 on Jesse Mullis, team foul #4 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Deans (C) Alan Loftis | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Lee Garver (C) Tim Sonntag | |
| 08:00 | Drake | James Peters makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 08:00 | Drake | James Peters misses the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 08:00 | UNC Wilmington | Robert Wagner pulls down the rebound | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:44 | UNC Wilmington | Robert Wagner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-51 |
| 07:42 | Drake | Thomas Patrick grabs the defensive rebound | 66-51 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Thomas Patrick (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Lightner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Peters (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerome Russell (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Deans (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - William Russell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Mullis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Denis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Wagner (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lee Garver (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | Drake | John Lightner misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jesse Mullis - foul #4 on Jesse Mullis, team foul #5 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Drake | David Howard (PF) Jerome Russell | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 07:35 | Drake | John Lightner misses the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 07:35 | Drake | John Lightner makes the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 07:23 | UNC Wilmington | Donald Denis connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-54 |
| 07:03 | Drake | Fred Deans buries a floater from the left wing set up by James Peters | 69-54 |
| 06:56 | UNC Wilmington | Lee Garver misses short on a 3 from straight away | 69-54 |
| 06:54 | Drake | James Peters snags the defensive board | 69-54 |
| 06:33 | Drake | John Lightner buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by James Peters | 71-54 |
| 06:22 | UNC Wilmington | Jesse Mullis is fouled on the floor by Thomas Patrick - foul #4 on Thomas Patrick, team foul #8 | 71-54 |
| Subs | Drake | Gino Costa (SG), Jerome Russell (PF) John Lightner, David Howard | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Edward Cole (PG), Tim Sonntag (PF), Roy Nickels (C) William Russell, Robert Wagner, Lee Garver | |
| 06:22 | UNC Wilmington | Jesse Mullis makes the 1st free throw | 71-55 |
| 06:22 | UNC Wilmington | Jesse Mullis makes the 2nd free throw | 71-56 |
| 05:53 | Drake | Gino Costa loses the ball out of bounds | 71-56 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Dale Alejos (SF) Donald Denis | |
| 05:43 | UNC Wilmington | Jesse Mullis's pass is intercepted by Thomas Patrick | 71-56 |
| 05:27 | Drake | Thomas Patrick's pass is intercepted by Dale Alejos | 71-56 |
| 05:09 | UNC Wilmington | Dale Alejos is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Dale Alejos, team foul #6 | 71-56 |
| Subs | Drake | Ralph Mooring (PG), John Lightner (SG), Alan Loftis (C) Thomas Patrick, Gino Costa, Fred Deans | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Timothy Walsh (SG) Jesse Mullis | |
| 04:49 | Drake | Ralph Mooring misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-56 |
| 04:47 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Jerome Russell | 71-56 |
| 04:26 | Drake | Edward Cole is called for the reach on Ralph Mooring - foul #2 on Edward Cole, team foul #7 | 71-56 |
| Subs | Drake | Percy Hupp (SF), David Howard (PF) James Peters, Jerome Russell | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Donald Denis (SF) Dale Alejos | |
| 04:26 | Drake | Ralph Mooring makes the 1st free throw | 72-56 |
| 04:26 | Drake | Ralph Mooring misses the 2nd free throw | 72-56 |
| 04:26 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Donald Denis | 72-56 |
| 04:14 | UNC Wilmington | The jump hook by Tim Sonntag is blocked by Alan Loftis | 72-56 |
| 04:12 | Drake | Ralph Mooring gets the rebound | 72-56 |
| 03:51 | Drake | Ralph Mooring hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Lightner | 75-56 |
| 03:33 | UNC Wilmington | Roy Nickels misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-56 |
| 03:31 | UNC Wilmington | Tim Sonntag grabs the offensive board | 75-56 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Ralph Mooring (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Lightner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Percy Hupp (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Howard (fresh) C - Alan Loftis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Edward Cole (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Timothy Walsh (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Denis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tim Sonntag (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Nickels (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | UNC Wilmington | David Howard steals it from Donald Denis | 75-56 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:05 | Drake | Ralph Mooring hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-56 |
| 03:04 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Roy Nickels | 75-56 |
| 02:44 | UNC Wilmington | Roy Nickels misses long on a floater from the right block but the foul's on John Lightner - foul #2 on John Lightner, team foul #9 | 75-56 |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Patrick (PG), Gino Costa (SG), James Peters (SF), Jerome Russell (PF), Fred Deans (C) Ralph Mooring, John Lightner, Percy Hupp, David Howard, Alan Loftis | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | William Russell (PG), Dale Alejos (SF), Robert Wagner (PF) Edward Cole, Donald Denis, Tim Sonntag | |
| 02:44 | UNC Wilmington | Roy Nickels makes the 1st free throw | 75-57 |
| 02:44 | UNC Wilmington | Roy Nickels makes the 2nd free throw | 75-58 |
| 02:18 | Drake | Fred Deans lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gino Costa | 77-58 |
| 02:04 | UNC Wilmington | Roy Nickels travels with the ball | 77-58 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Richard Smith (SG), Lee Garver (C) Timothy Walsh, Roy Nickels | |
| 01:42 | Drake | James Peters hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Gino Costa | 79-58 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:33 | UNC Wilmington | William Russell misses short on a floater from the right wing | 79-58 |
| 01:32 | Drake | Fred Deans gets the rebound | 79-58 |
| 01:08 | Drake | Gino Costa misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 79-58 |
| 01:07 | Drake | James Peters misses the tip | 79-58 |
| 01:05 | UNC Wilmington | Lee Garver grabs the defensive rebound | 79-58 |
| 00:52 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Smith scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by William Russell and he's hacked by Gino Costa - foul #2 on Gino Costa, team foul #10 | 79-60 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Timothy Walsh (SG) Lee Garver | |
| 00:52 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Smith misses the free throw | 79-60 |
| 00:52 | Drake | Fred Deans gets the rebound | 79-60 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Drake | James Peters misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 79-60 |
| 00:25 | Drake | Jerome Russell tips it back up and in | 81-60 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:19 | UNC Wilmington | Timothy Walsh can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 81-60 |
| 00:17 | Drake | Fred Deans gets the rebound | 81-60 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Thomas Patrick runs out the clock | 81-60 |