| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Randall Gates (fresh) SG - David O'Campo (fresh) SF - Roger Weaver (fresh) PF - Donnie Johnson (fresh) C - Robert Polanco (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Thomas Rudolph (fresh) SG - Cory Suszynski (fresh) SF - Paul Rose (fresh) PF - Bobby Walters (fresh) C - James Curtis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Donnie Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Evansville | David O'Campo's floater is tipped away by Bobby Walters | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Drake | Bobby Walters grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Drake | Paul Rose misses the dunk attempt | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Evansville | David O'Campo gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Evansville | Roger Weaver scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Randall Gates | 3-0 |
| 18:51 | Drake | James Curtis buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Paul Rose | 3-2 |
| 18:45 | Evansville | Randall Gates's pass is intercepted by Paul Rose in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 18:44 | Drake | Bobby Walters banks in the layup set up by Paul Rose | 3-4 |
| 18:27 | Evansville | Donnie Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bobby Walters - foul #1 on Bobby Walters, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 18:27 | Evansville | Donnie Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:27 | Evansville | Donnie Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:27 | Drake | James Curtis pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:02 | Drake | Paul Rose can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 18:01 | Drake | Paul Rose tips it back up and in | 3-6 |
| 17:59 | Evansville | David O'Campo is hacked by Paul Rose in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Rose, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Evansville | Reynaldo Marino (SG), Robert Rencher (SF), George Barnett (PF), Colin Paz (C) David O'Campo, Roger Weaver, Donnie Johnson, Robert Polanco | |
| Subs | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Mitchell Singleton (PF) Cory Suszynski, Bobby Walters | |
| 17:42 | Evansville | George Barnett misses the lay-in | 3-6 |
| 17:40 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 17:34 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-6 |
| 17:32 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton tips it in | 3-8 |
| 17:03 | Evansville | Robert Rencher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-8 |
| Subs | Evansville | William Good (SG) Randall Gates | |
| Subs | Drake | Eric Miles (SG), Clyde Murray (SF), Bobby Walters (PF) Thomas Rudolph, Paul Rose, James Curtis | |
| 16:45 | Drake | George Barnett is called for the reach on Clyde Murray - foul #1 on George Barnett, team foul #1 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Evansville | David O'Campo (SG), Robert Polanco (C) Robert Rencher, George Barnett | |
| Subs | Drake | Cory Suszynski (SG) Ivan Wnukowski | |
| 16:35 | Drake | Clyde Murray misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-8 |
| 16:34 | Evansville | William Good pulls down the rebound | 3-8 |
| 16:15 | Evansville | The jumper by David O'Campo is denied by Mitchell Singleton | 3-8 |
| 16:13 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Polanco | 3-8 |
| 15:57 | Evansville | Reynaldo Marino clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 3-8 |
| 15:55 | Drake | The rebound goes to Cory Suszynski | 3-8 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - William Good (fresh) SG - David O'Campo (fresh) SF - Reynaldo Marino (fairly fresh) PF - Colin Paz (fairly fresh) C - Robert Polanco (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Eric Miles (fresh) SG - Cory Suszynski (fresh) SF - Clyde Murray (fresh) PF - Bobby Walters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mitchell Singleton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Drake | Clyde Murray is whistled for traveling | 3-8 |
| Subs | Evansville | Randall Gates (PG), Roger Weaver (SF), Donnie Johnson (PF), Barry Watson (C) William Good, Reynaldo Marino, Colin Paz, Robert Polanco | |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Rudolph (PG), Darrell Morley (SG), James Carreno (SF), Oscar Corcoran (PF), James Curtis (C) Eric Miles, Cory Suszynski, Clyde Murray, Bobby Walters, Mitchell Singleton | |
| 15:14 | Evansville | Donnie Johnson is hacked by James Carreno - foul #1 on James Carreno, team foul #3 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Evansville | Shawn Reed (SG), George Barnett (C) David O'Campo, Barry Watson | |
| Subs | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Paul Rose (SF) Darrell Morley, James Carreno | |
| 15:09 | Evansville | Donnie Johnson misses the lay-in | 3-8 |
| 15:08 | Evansville | Donnie Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 3-8 |
| 14:54 | Evansville | George Barnett misses long on an open jumper from close range | 3-8 |
| 14:52 | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski grabs the board | 3-8 |
| 14:35 | Drake | Paul Rose's fadeaway is rejected by Roger Weaver | 3-8 |
| 14:34 | Evansville | Donnie Johnson gets the rebound | 3-8 |
| 14:32 | Evansville | Thomas Rudolph steals the ball from Randall Gates in the backcourt | 3-8 |
| 14:17 | Drake | Oscar Corcoran is whistled for traveling | 3-8 |
| Subs | Evansville | William Good (PG), Robert Polanco (C) Randall Gates, George Barnett | |
| Subs | Drake | Eric Miles (SG), Clyde Murray (PF) Ivan Wnukowski, Oscar Corcoran | |
| 13:56 | Evansville | Paul Rose steals it from Roger Weaver | 3-8 |
| 13:43 | Drake | Eric Miles misses the shot from the left wing | 3-8 |
| 13:41 | Evansville | Robert Polanco gets the rebound | 3-8 |
| 13:21 | Evansville | Shawn Reed banks in the layup set up by William Good | 5-8 |
| 13:08 | Drake | Clyde Murray misses the 3 from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 13:06 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Robert Polanco | 5-8 |
| 13:04 | Evansville | Shawn Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-8 |
| Subs | Evansville | Randall Gates (PG), David O'Campo (SG), Reynaldo Marino (SF), George Barnett (PF), Colin Paz (C) William Good, Shawn Reed, Roger Weaver, Donnie Johnson, Robert Polanco | |
| Subs | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski (PG), Cory Suszynski (SG), James Carreno (SF), Bobby Walters (PF), Mitchell Singleton (C) Thomas Rudolph, Eric Miles, Paul Rose, Clyde Murray, James Curtis | |
| 12:45 | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-8 |
| 12:44 | Evansville | David O'Campo grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 12:42 | Evansville | Randall Gates is hacked by Mitchell Singleton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mitchell Singleton, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| 12:37 | Evansville | Reynaldo Marino makes the jumper from close range and he's fouled by Bobby Walters - foul #2 on Bobby Walters, team foul #5 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Drake | Oscar Corcoran (C) Bobby Walters | |
| 12:37 | Evansville | Reynaldo Marino makes the free throw | 8-8 |
| 12:16 | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 12:14 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Mitchell Singleton | 8-8 |
| 12:02 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton clanks a jumper from the right block | 8-8 |
| 12:01 | Drake | Oscar Corcoran can't tip it in | 8-8 |
| 12:00 | Evansville | George Barnett grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 11:51 | Evansville | Colin Paz clanks a 3 from the left corner | 8-8 |
| 11:49 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Randall Gates (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David O'Campo (fresh) SF - Reynaldo Marino (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Barnett (fairly fresh) C - Colin Paz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Ivan Wnukowski (fairly fresh) SG - Cory Suszynski (fresh) SF - James Carreno (fresh) PF - Mitchell Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Oscar Corcoran (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Drake | James Carreno's layup is rejected by Colin Paz | 8-8 |
| 11:31 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton grabs the offensive board | 8-8 |
| 11:19 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by George Barnett - foul #2 on George Barnett, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Evansville | William Good (SG), Robert Rencher (SF), Barry Watson (PF), Robert Polanco (C) David O'Campo, Reynaldo Marino, George Barnett, Colin Paz | |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Rudolph (PG), Darrell Morley (SG), Eric Miles (SF), James Curtis (C) Ivan Wnukowski, Cory Suszynski, James Carreno, Oscar Corcoran | |
| 11:19 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton misses the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 11:19 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 11:01 | Evansville | Barry Watson clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 8-9 |
| 11:00 | Evansville | Robert Polanco can't tip it in | 8-9 |
| 10:58 | Drake | The rebound goes to Darrell Morley | 8-9 |
| 10:38 | Drake | James Curtis misses the easy layup | 8-9 |
| 10:37 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Barry Watson | 8-9 |
| 10:30 | Evansville | William Good is fouled on the floor by Eric Miles - foul #1 on Eric Miles, team foul #6 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Evansville | Shawn Reed (SG), Roger Weaver (SF), Donnie Johnson (PF) Randall Gates, Robert Rencher, Barry Watson | |
| Subs | Drake | Paul Rose (SF), Clyde Murray (PF) Darrell Morley, Mitchell Singleton | |
| 10:17 | Evansville | Shawn Reed scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 10-9 |
| 09:57 | Drake | Eric Miles banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Rudolph | 10-11 |
| 09:39 | Evansville | Donnie Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-11 |
| Subs | Evansville | Reynaldo Marino (PG), David O'Campo (SG), Colin Paz (C) William Good, Shawn Reed, Robert Polanco | |
| Subs | Drake | Darrell Morley (PG), Cory Suszynski (SG), Oscar Corcoran (C) Thomas Rudolph, Eric Miles, James Curtis | |
| 09:24 | Drake | Cory Suszynski hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Paul Rose | 10-13 |
| 09:18 | Evansville | Roger Weaver misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-13 |
| 09:16 | Drake | Clyde Murray snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 09:02 | Drake | Paul Rose misses short on a floater from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 09:01 | Evansville | Colin Paz gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 08:35 | Evansville | David O'Campo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 08:34 | Drake | Darrell Morley gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 08:27 | Drake | Clyde Murray misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-13 |
| 08:26 | Evansville | Reynaldo Marino gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 08:23 | Evansville | Oscar Corcoran is called for the reach on Colin Paz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Oscar Corcoran, team foul #7 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Evansville | Randall Gates (PG), Robert Polanco (C) Roger Weaver, Donnie Johnson | |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Rudolph (PG), Ivan Wnukowski (SG), James Carreno (SF), Mitchell Singleton (PF), James Curtis (C) Darrell Morley, Cory Suszynski, Paul Rose, Clyde Murray, Oscar Corcoran | |
| 08:23 | Evansville | Colin Paz makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 08:23 | Evansville | Colin Paz makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 08:05 | Drake | James Carreno misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Reynaldo Marino - foul #1 on Reynaldo Marino, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Evansville | Barry Watson (PF) Colin Paz | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 08:05 | Drake | James Carreno makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 08:05 | Drake | James Carreno misses the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 08:05 | Evansville | Barry Watson gets the rebound | 12-14 |
| 07:55 | Evansville | Barry Watson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Thomas Rudolph - foul #1 on Thomas Rudolph, team foul #8 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Evansville | William Good (SG), Robert Rencher (SF) David O'Campo, Reynaldo Marino | |
| Subs | Drake | Eric Miles (SF) James Carreno | |
| 07:55 | Evansville | Barry Watson misses the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 07:55 | Evansville | Barry Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 07:55 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton grabs the defensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 07:42 | Drake | James Curtis misses short on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Barry Watson - foul #1 on Barry Watson, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Drake | James Carreno (SF) Ivan Wnukowski | |
| 07:42 | Drake | James Curtis misses the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 07:42 | Drake | James Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Randall Gates (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Good (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Rencher (fresh) PF - Barry Watson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Polanco (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Thomas Rudolph (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Miles (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Carreno (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Mitchell Singleton (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - James Curtis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Evansville | Robert Polanco clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 12-15 |
| 07:29 | Drake | The rebound goes to James Curtis | 12-15 |
| 07:06 | Drake | James Carreno loses the dribble to Robert Rencher | 12-15 |
| 06:53 | Evansville | James Carreno steps in front of the Robert Rencher pass | 12-15 |
| 06:37 | Drake | Barry Watson takes the ball from Thomas Rudolph | 12-15 |
| 06:35 | Evansville | Eric Miles steps in front of the William Good pass in the backcourt | 12-15 |
| 06:21 | Drake | James Carreno hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Rudolph | 12-17 |
| 06:12 | Evansville | Robert Rencher scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from William Good | 15-17 |
| 05:55 | Drake | James Curtis drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Eric Miles | 15-19 |
| 05:38 | Evansville | Mitchell Singleton takes the ball from Barry Watson | 15-19 |
| 05:25 | Drake | James Curtis misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 05:23 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton hits the follow up shot | 15-21 |
| 05:10 | Evansville | Robert Polanco misses short on an open shot from the left side | 15-21 |
| 05:09 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph grabs the defensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 05:03 | Drake | James Carreno misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-21 |
| 05:02 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton tips it but misses | 15-21 |
| 05:01 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Barry Watson | 15-21 |
| 04:58 | Evansville | Randall Gates is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Randall Gates, team foul #5 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Evansville | Reynaldo Marino (PG), David O'Campo (SG), Roger Weaver (SF), Donnie Johnson (PF), Colin Paz (C) Randall Gates, William Good, Robert Rencher, Barry Watson, Robert Polanco | |
| Subs | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski (PG), Cory Suszynski (SG), Paul Rose (SF), Clyde Murray (PF), Oscar Corcoran (C) Thomas Rudolph, Eric Miles, James Carreno, Mitchell Singleton, James Curtis | |
| 04:48 | Drake | David O'Campo takes the ball from Ivan Wnukowski | 15-21 |
| 04:30 | Evansville | Roger Weaver can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 15-21 |
| 04:29 | Evansville | David O'Campo gets the offensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 04:14 | Evansville | Roger Weaver can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-21 |
| 04:13 | Evansville | Roger Weaver grabs the offensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 03:54 | Evansville | Roger Weaver misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-21 |
| 03:53 | Evansville | David O'Campo can't tip it in | 15-21 |
| 03:52 | Evansville | Colin Paz pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 03:36 | Evansville | Colin Paz lays it up and in on a nice dish by David O'Campo | 17-21 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Reynaldo Marino (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David O'Campo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Weaver (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donnie Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Colin Paz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Ivan Wnukowski (fairly fresh) SG - Cory Suszynski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Clyde Murray (fairly fresh) C - Oscar Corcoran (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:21 | Drake | Oscar Corcoran misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Colin Paz - foul #1 on Colin Paz, team foul #6 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Evansville | Randall Gates (PG), Shawn Reed (SF), George Barnett (C) Reynaldo Marino, Roger Weaver, Colin Paz | |
| Subs | Drake | Darrell Morley (PG), Bobby Walters (PF) Ivan Wnukowski, Clyde Murray | |
| 03:21 | Drake | Oscar Corcoran makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 03:21 | Drake | Oscar Corcoran makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 03:07 | Evansville | Shawn Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-23 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Rudolph (PG), James Curtis (C) Cory Suszynski, Oscar Corcoran | |
| 02:58 | Drake | Paul Rose connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Darrell Morley and he's fouled by Shawn Reed - foul #1 on Shawn Reed, team foul #7 | 17-25 |
| 02:58 | Drake | Paul Rose makes the free throw | 17-26 |
| 02:37 | Evansville | David O'Campo connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-26 |
| 02:17 | Drake | Darrell Morley is hacked by David O'Campo - foul #1 on David O'Campo, team foul #8 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Evansville | Reynaldo Marino (PG), William Good (SG), Robert Polanco (C) Randall Gates, David O'Campo, Donnie Johnson | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 02:17 | Drake | Darrell Morley makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 02:17 | Drake | Darrell Morley makes the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 01:56 | Evansville | William Good drills a shot from just outside the lane | 22-28 |
| 01:37 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Reynaldo Marino - foul #2 on Reynaldo Marino, team foul #9 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Evansville | Roger Weaver (SF), Colin Paz (PF), Barry Watson (C) Shawn Reed, George Barnett, Robert Polanco | |
| Subs | Drake | Cory Suszynski (SG) Darrell Morley | |
| 01:37 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph misses the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 01:37 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 01:35 | Evansville | William Good throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-29 |
| 01:26 | Drake | Bobby Walters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-29 |
| 01:15 | Evansville | Reynaldo Marino's layup is rejected by Bobby Walters | 22-29 |
| 01:14 | Drake | Bobby Walters snags the defensive board | 22-29 |
| 00:59 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph is hacked by Reynaldo Marino - foul #3 on Reynaldo Marino, team foul #10 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Evansville | Randall Gates (PG), David O'Campo (SG) Reynaldo Marino, William Good | |
| Subs | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Clyde Murray (SF), Oscar Corcoran (C) Cory Suszynski, Paul Rose, James Curtis | |
| 00:59 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 00:59 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 00:43 | Evansville | Colin Paz is called for traveling | 22-31 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Polanco (C) Barry Watson | |
| Subs | Drake | Cory Suszynski (SG), Mitchell Singleton (PF) Thomas Rudolph, Bobby Walters | |
| 00:22 | Drake | Cory Suszynski can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 22-31 |
| 00:21 | Evansville | Roger Weaver grabs the defensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 00:18 | Evansville | Mitchell Singleton is called for the reach on Roger Weaver in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mitchell Singleton, team foul #9 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Evansville | Donnie Johnson (PF) Colin Paz | |
| Subs | Drake | Eric Miles (SG), James Carreno (SF), James Curtis (C) Cory Suszynski, Clyde Murray, Oscar Corcoran | |
| 00:18 | Evansville | Roger Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 00:18 | Evansville | Roger Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 00:01 | Drake | James Curtis misses the dunk attempt | 24-31 |
| 00:00 | Drake | James Curtis snags the offensive board | 24-31 |