| Lineup | Drake | PG - Thomas Rudolph (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cory Suszynski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Rose (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Walters (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Curtis (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Aubrey Rhynes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Rodarte (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Gallup (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gilbert Martens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Massengale (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Paul Rose inbounds the ball | 43-42 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Drake | Bobby Walters hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 43-42 |
| 19:41 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph gets the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 19:20 | Drake | Daniel Gallup steps in front of the Cory Suszynski pass | 43-42 |
| 18:55 | East Carolina | James Curtis swats the short shot by Daniel Gallup | 43-42 |
| 18:54 | East Carolina | Gilbert Martens pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 18:45 | East Carolina | Thomas Rudolph is called for the reach on Christopher Massengale - foul #2 on Thomas Rudolph, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski (SG) Cory Suszynski | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 18:30 | East Carolina | Daniel Gallup hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Christopher Massengale | 43-44 |
| 18:15 | Drake | Bobby Walters can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 18:14 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 18:07 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte lays it in and he's hacked by Bobby Walters - foul #2 on Bobby Walters, team foul #2 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Eric Miles (SG), Clyde Murray (SF), Mitchell Singleton (PF), Oscar Corcoran (C) Thomas Rudolph, Paul Rose, Bobby Walters, James Curtis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Stewart (SF), Fred Curran (PF), Joseph Brown (C) Daniel Gallup, Gilbert Martens, Christopher Massengale | |
| 18:07 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte misses the free throw | 43-46 |
| 18:07 | Drake | Clyde Murray pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 17:49 | Drake | Fred Curran takes the ball from Mitchell Singleton | 43-46 |
| 17:43 | East Carolina | Joseph Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Oscar Corcoran - foul #2 on Oscar Corcoran, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Trueblood (SG) Edward Rodarte | |
| 17:43 | East Carolina | Joseph Brown misses the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 17:43 | East Carolina | Joseph Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 17:43 | Drake | Oscar Corcoran grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 17:24 | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Ivan Wnukowski, team foul #4 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Cory Suszynski (SG) Ivan Wnukowski | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte (SG) Aubrey Rhynes | |
| 17:03 | East Carolina | John Trueblood misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 43-46 |
| 17:02 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 16:42 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 43-46 |
| 16:40 | East Carolina | Joseph Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 16:36 | East Carolina | Joseph Stewart drills a shot near the basket | 43-48 |
| 16:32 | Drake | Cory Suszynski misses the easy layup | 43-48 |
| 16:30 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton misses the tip | 43-48 |
| 16:29 | East Carolina | John Trueblood snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 16:25 | East Carolina | John Trueblood throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Rudolph (PG), Darrell Morley (SG), Paul Rose (SF), Bobby Walters (PF), James Curtis (C) Eric Miles, Cory Suszynski, Clyde Murray, Mitchell Singleton, Oscar Corcoran | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes (PG), Daniel Gallup (SF), Gilbert Martens (PF), Christopher Massengale (C) Edward Rodarte, Joseph Stewart, Fred Curran, Joseph Brown | |
| 16:08 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Bobby Walters | 46-48 |
| 16:04 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale loses the ball out of bounds | 46-48 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte (SG) John Trueblood | |
| 15:52 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-48 |
| 15:50 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Christopher Massengale | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Thomas Rudolph (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darrell Morley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Rose (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Walters (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Curtis (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Aubrey Rhynes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Rodarte (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Gallup (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Gilbert Martens (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Massengale (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:45 | East Carolina | Daniel Gallup is denied on a dunk by Bobby Walters | 46-48 |
| 15:44 | Drake | Bobby Walters gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| 15:28 | Drake | James Curtis misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 46-48 |
| 15:27 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Christopher Massengale | 46-48 |
| 15:22 | East Carolina | Daniel Gallup misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-48 |
| 15:21 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale tips it home | 46-50 |
| 15:01 | Drake | Darrell Morley clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 15:00 | Drake | Bobby Walters tips it back up and in | 48-50 |
| 14:42 | East Carolina | Daniel Gallup is wide open but clanks a runner from the right block | 48-50 |
| 14:41 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale misses the tip | 48-50 |
| 14:40 | Drake | Bobby Walters grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 14:19 | Drake | James Curtis hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-50 |
| 14:17 | East Carolina | Paul Rose steals it from Edward Rodarte in the backcourt | 50-50 |
| 13:58 | Drake | Paul Rose blows the dunk | 50-50 |
| 13:56 | Drake | Paul Rose tips it back up and in | 52-50 |
| 13:33 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 13:32 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 13:18 | Drake | James Curtis can't throw it down | 52-50 |
| 13:16 | Drake | Darrell Morley grabs the offensive board | 52-50 |
| 13:03 | Drake | Bobby Walters hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 52-50 |
| 13:02 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 12:55 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale is fouled on the floor by Darrell Morley - foul #1 on Darrell Morley, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski (PG), Cory Suszynski (SG), Clyde Murray (SF), Mitchell Singleton (PF), Oscar Corcoran (C) Thomas Rudolph, Darrell Morley, Paul Rose, Bobby Walters, James Curtis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Pierce (PG), John Trueblood (SG), Joseph Stewart (SF), Fred Curran (PF), Joseph Brown (C) Aubrey Rhynes, Edward Rodarte, Daniel Gallup, Gilbert Martens, Christopher Massengale | |
| 12:47 | East Carolina | Joseph Stewart can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Clyde Murray - foul #1 on Clyde Murray, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| 12:47 | East Carolina | Joseph Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 12:47 | East Carolina | Joseph Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 12:29 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Cory Suszynski | 54-51 |
| 12:27 | East Carolina | Mitchell Singleton is called for the reach on Donald Pierce in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mitchell Singleton, team foul #7 | 54-51 |
| 12:27 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 12:27 | Drake | The rebound goes to Oscar Corcoran | 54-51 |
| 12:03 | Drake | The pull-up jumper by Clyde Murray is blocked by Joseph Brown | 54-51 |
| 12:01 | Drake | Clyde Murray pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 11:42 | Drake | Cory Suszynski comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Joseph Brown - foul #3 on Joseph Brown, team foul #1 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Eric Miles (PG), James Carreno (SF), James Curtis (C) Ivan Wnukowski, Clyde Murray, Oscar Corcoran | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 11:42 | Drake | Cory Suszynski makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 11:42 | Drake | Cory Suszynski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Eric Miles (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Cory Suszynski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Carreno (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mitchell Singleton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Curtis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Trueblood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Fred Curran (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Joseph Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | East Carolina | Fred Curran loses the dribble to Cory Suszynski | 56-51 |
| 11:01 | Drake | James Curtis drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Cory Suszynski | 58-51 |
| 10:43 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce clanks a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by James Curtis - foul #2 on James Curtis, team foul #8 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Rudolph (PG), Bobby Walters (PF) Cory Suszynski, Mitchell Singleton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes (SG), Joseph Bulter (SF), Gilbert Martens (PF), Christopher Massengale (C) John Trueblood, Joseph Stewart, Fred Curran, Joseph Brown | |
| 10:43 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 10:43 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 10:22 | Drake | Bobby Walters clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 58-52 |
| 10:20 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| 10:18 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Rudolph - foul #3 on Thomas Rudolph, team foul #9 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Clyde Murray (SF), Oscar Corcoran (PF) Eric Miles, James Carreno, Bobby Walters | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 10:18 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 10:18 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 10:00 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Clyde Murray | 60-54 |
| 09:41 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Donald Pierce | 60-56 |
| 09:29 | Drake | Clyde Murray is called for 3 seconds | 60-56 |
| Subs | Drake | Darrell Morley (SG), Paul Rose (SF), Bobby Walters (PF) Ivan Wnukowski, Clyde Murray, Oscar Corcoran | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 09:16 | East Carolina | Gilbert Martens can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 09:14 | East Carolina | Joseph Bulter tips it but misses | 60-56 |
| 09:13 | Drake | James Curtis snags the defensive board | 60-56 |
| 09:06 | Drake | Gilbert Martens blocks the short jumper by Bobby Walters | 60-56 |
| 09:04 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale snags the defensive board | 60-56 |
| 08:57 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes misses the wide open 3 from straight away | 60-56 |
| 08:56 | Drake | James Curtis grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 08:40 | Drake | Paul Rose connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Rudolph | 62-56 |
| 08:21 | East Carolina | Gilbert Martens hits a driving attempt from the left block | 62-58 |
| 07:52 | Drake | The short jumper by Paul Rose is denied by Christopher Massengale | 62-58 |
| 07:51 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 07:48 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale is hacked by Thomas Rudolph in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Rudolph, team foul #10 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski (PG), Cory Suszynski (SG), Clyde Murray (SF), Mitchell Singleton (PF), Oscar Corcoran (C) Thomas Rudolph, Darrell Morley, Paul Rose, Bobby Walters, James Curtis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Trueblood (PG), Joseph Stewart (SG), Daniel Gallup (SF), Fred Curran (PF) Donald Pierce, Aubrey Rhynes, Joseph Bulter, Gilbert Martens | |
| 07:48 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 07:48 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 07:28 | Drake | Clyde Murray clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 62-59 |
| 07:27 | East Carolina | Joseph Stewart snags the defensive board | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Cory Suszynski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clyde Murray (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mitchell Singleton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Oscar Corcoran (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - John Trueblood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Daniel Gallup (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Fred Curran (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Christopher Massengale (tiring) 7 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:25 | East Carolina | Clyde Murray steps in front of the John Trueblood pass in the backcourt | 62-59 |
| 07:09 | Drake | Daniel Gallup steps in front of the Ivan Wnukowski pass | 62-59 |
| 06:58 | East Carolina | Joseph Stewart hits a fadeaway from the right side and he's fouled by Cory Suszynski - foul #2 on Cory Suszynski, team foul #11 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Drake | Eric Miles (PG), James Carreno (SF) Ivan Wnukowski, Clyde Murray | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Brown (PF) Christopher Massengale | |
| 06:58 | East Carolina | Joseph Stewart makes the free throw | 62-62 |
| 06:44 | Drake | Cory Suszynski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by John Trueblood - foul #2 on John Trueblood, team foul #2 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Drake | Bobby Walters (PF) Oscar Corcoran | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes (PG), Charles Davis (SF), Gilbert Martens (PF) Joseph Stewart, Daniel Gallup, Fred Curran | |
| 06:44 | Drake | Cory Suszynski misses the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 06:44 | Drake | Cory Suszynski misses the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 06:44 | East Carolina | Joseph Brown grabs the board | 62-62 |
| 06:39 | East Carolina | Charles Davis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 06:38 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton snags the defensive board | 62-62 |
| 06:25 | Drake | James Carreno blows the layup but he's fouled by Joseph Brown - foul #4 on Joseph Brown, team foul #3 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Drake | Darrell Morley (SG) Cory Suszynski | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte (SG) John Trueblood | |
| 06:25 | Drake | James Carreno makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 06:25 | Drake | James Carreno makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 06:20 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes is fouled in the backcourt by Darrell Morley - foul #2 on Darrell Morley, team foul #12 | 64-62 |
| 06:20 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 06:20 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 06:02 | Drake | Bobby Walters clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 06:00 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Brown | 64-64 |
| 05:58 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Miles - foul #3 on Eric Miles, team foul #13 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Drake | James Curtis (C) Bobby Walters | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 05:58 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 05:58 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes misses the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 05:58 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton pulls down the rebound | 64-65 |
| 05:48 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Eric Miles | 66-65 |
| 05:23 | East Carolina | Joseph Brown misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-65 |
| 05:21 | Drake | James Curtis grabs the board | 66-65 |
| 05:05 | Drake | Joseph Brown blocks the jumper by Eric Miles | 66-65 |
| 05:04 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte pulls down the rebound | 66-65 |
| 05:01 | East Carolina | Darrell Morley is called for the reach on Aubrey Rhynes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Darrell Morley, team foul #14 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Rudolph (PG), Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Paul Rose (SF), Clyde Murray (PF), Oscar Corcoran (C) Eric Miles, Darrell Morley, James Carreno, Mitchell Singleton, James Curtis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Trueblood (SG), Daniel Gallup (SF), Fred Curran (PF), Joseph Bulter (C) Edward Rodarte, Charles Davis, Gilbert Martens, Joseph Brown | |
| 05:01 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 05:01 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 04:45 | Drake | Clyde Murray double dribbles | 66-67 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Stewart (SG) Aubrey Rhynes | |
| 04:30 | East Carolina | Fred Curran misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 66-67 |
| 04:28 | Drake | Clyde Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 66-67 |
| 04:24 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Paul Rose | 69-67 |
| 04:19 | East Carolina | Thomas Rudolph takes the ball from Daniel Gallup | 69-67 |
| 04:15 | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Rudolph | 71-67 |
| 03:54 | East Carolina | Joseph Stewart misses long on an open shot from the right side | 71-67 |
| 03:52 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Gallup | 71-67 |
| 03:40 | East Carolina | Clyde Murray denies the turnaround by Daniel Gallup | 71-67 |
| 03:38 | Drake | Clyde Murray grabs the board | 71-67 |
| 03:24 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-67 |
| 03:23 | Drake | Clyde Murray hits the follow up shot | 73-67 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Thomas Rudolph (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Paul Rose (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clyde Murray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Oscar Corcoran (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - John Trueblood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Stewart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Daniel Gallup (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Fred Curran (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Joseph Bulter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:18 | East Carolina | John Trueblood misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 73-67 |
| 03:17 | East Carolina | Joseph Stewart tips it back up and in | 73-69 |
| 03:09 | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Fred Curran - foul #2 on Fred Curran, team foul #4 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Drake | Cory Suszynski (SG), Bobby Walters (PF), James Curtis (C) Thomas Rudolph, Clyde Murray, Oscar Corcoran | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes (PG), Edward Rodarte (SG), Charles Davis (SF), Joseph Brown (PF), Christopher Massengale (C) John Trueblood, Joseph Stewart, Daniel Gallup, Fred Curran, Joseph Bulter | |
| 03:09 | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 03:09 | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 03:05 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes travels in the backcourt | 75-69 |
| Subs | Drake | Darrell Morley (PG) Ivan Wnukowski | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:49 | Drake | Cory Suszynski knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Darrell Morley | 77-69 |
| 02:49 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-69 |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Rudolph (PG), Eric Miles (SF), Mitchell Singleton (PF) Darrell Morley, Paul Rose, Bobby Walters | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Pierce (PG) Aubrey Rhynes | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:45 | East Carolina | Cory Suszynski takes the ball from Edward Rodarte in the backcourt | 77-69 |
| 02:42 | Drake | Cory Suszynski lays it up and in | 79-69 |
| 02:37 | East Carolina | Charles Davis misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 79-69 |
| 02:35 | Drake | The rebound goes to Eric Miles | 79-69 |
| 02:35 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-69 |
| Subs | Drake | Clyde Murray (SF) Eric Miles | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Daniel Gallup (SF), Gilbert Martens (PF) Charles Davis, Joseph Brown | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:16 | Drake | James Curtis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Christopher Massengale - foul #1 on Christopher Massengale, team foul #5 | 79-69 |
| Subs | Drake | Paul Rose (SF), Bobby Walters (PF) Clyde Murray, Mitchell Singleton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:16 | Drake | James Curtis misses the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 02:16 | Drake | James Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 01:58 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce is open and scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 80-71 |
| 01:42 | Drake | James Curtis misses short on a floater from the right block | 80-71 |
| 01:40 | East Carolina | Gilbert Martens pulls down the rebound | 80-71 |
| 01:36 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Edward Rodarte | 80-73 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:23 | Drake | James Curtis hits a jump hook from close range set up by Thomas Rudolph and he's hacked by Christopher Massengale - foul #2 on Christopher Massengale, team foul #6 | 82-73 |
| 01:23 | Drake | James Curtis makes the free throw | 83-73 |
| 01:08 | East Carolina | Daniel Gallup buries a shot from the baseline set up by Christopher Massengale and he's hacked by Paul Rose - foul #1 on Paul Rose, team foul #15 | 83-75 |
| 01:08 | East Carolina | Daniel Gallup makes the free throw | 83-76 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph throws a bad pass out of bounds | 83-76 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left block | 83-76 |
| 00:35 | Drake | The rebound goes to James Curtis | 83-76 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Drake | James Curtis is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Pierce - foul #4 on Donald Pierce, team foul #7 | 83-76 |
| Subs | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski (SG) Cory Suszynski | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:33 | Drake | James Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 84-76 |
| 00:33 | Drake | James Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 85-76 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:27 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 85-76 |
| 00:26 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Gilbert Martens | 85-76 |
| 00:24 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 85-79 |
| 00:23 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Pierce - foul #5 on Donald Pierce, team foul #8 | 85-79 |
| Subs | Drake | Mitchell Singleton (C) James Curtis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes (PG) Donald Pierce | |
| 00:23 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph makes the 1st free throw | 86-79 |
| 00:23 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph misses the 2nd free throw | 86-79 |
| 00:23 | East Carolina | Gilbert Martens grabs the defensive rebound | 86-79 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:19 | East Carolina | Gilbert Martens throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 86-79 |
| 00:18 | Drake | Aubrey Rhynes is called for the reach on Thomas Rudolph - foul #3 on Aubrey Rhynes, team foul #9 | 86-79 |
| 00:18 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph makes the 1st free throw | 87-79 |
| 00:18 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph misses the 2nd free throw | 87-79 |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | Gilbert Martens grabs the defensive rebound | 87-79 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:11 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 87-79 |
| 00:10 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton snags the defensive board | 87-79 |
| 00:10 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 87-79 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski is fouled in the backcourt by Aubrey Rhynes - foul #4 on Aubrey Rhynes, team foul #10 | 87-79 |
| 00:08 | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski misses the 1st free throw | 87-79 |
| 00:08 | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski makes the 2nd free throw | 88-79 |
| 00:04 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 88-82 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski is hacked by Aubrey Rhynes in the backcourt - foul #5 on Aubrey Rhynes, team foul #11 | 88-82 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Trueblood (PG) Aubrey Rhynes | |
| 00:02 | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski makes the 1st free throw | 89-82 |
| 00:02 | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski makes the 2nd free throw | 90-82 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 90-82 |