| Lineup | Drake | PG - Roy Roemer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hugh Hochstetler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Stallcup (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Prince (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Michael Benoit (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremiah Smith (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Matthew Nguyen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Class (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Sippel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Joseph Stallcup inbounds the ball | 38-36 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Drake | Hugh Hochstetler connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-36 |
| 19:33 | Montana | Fred Sippel misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the free throw line | 41-36 |
| 19:31 | Drake | Joseph Stallcup pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 19:08 | Drake | Robert Reed misses the turnaround from the right block | 41-36 |
| 19:07 | Montana | The rebound goes to Michael Benoit | 41-36 |
| 18:47 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 18:30 | Drake | Raymond Prince loses the dribble to Michael Benoit | 41-39 |
| 18:27 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Benoit | 41-41 |
| 18:10 | Drake | Raymond Prince is fouled on the floor by Matthew Nguyen - foul #2 on Matthew Nguyen, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Drake | James Wilson (PG), Huey Peery (SG), Travis Kearns (SF), David Carter (PF), Raymond Herron (C) Roy Roemer, Hugh Hochstetler, Joseph Stallcup, Raymond Prince, Robert Reed | |
| Subs | Montana | Doyle Whitfield (PF), Christopher Simmons (C) Joshua Class, Fred Sippel | |
| 17:55 | Drake | Jeremiah Smith is called for the reach on Huey Peery - foul #1 on Jeremiah Smith, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| 17:44 | Drake | Raymond Herron is called for traveling | 41-41 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Montana | David Walker (PG), John Hicks (SG), Gregg Anthony (SF) Michael Benoit, Jeremiah Smith, Matthew Nguyen | |
| 17:30 | Montana | Christopher Simmons misses the lay-in | 41-41 |
| 17:29 | Drake | David Carter gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 17:23 | Drake | Travis Kearns can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 41-41 |
| 17:22 | Montana | John Hicks pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 16:58 | Montana | Gregg Anthony misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 16:56 | Drake | Huey Peery pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 16:41 | Drake | Travis Kearns misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 41-41 |
| 16:39 | Montana | John Hicks gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 16:23 | Montana | Gregg Anthony misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 16:22 | Drake | Raymond Herron grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 16:05 | Drake | Raymond Herron connects on the driving attempt from close range and he's fouled by Doyle Whitfield - foul #2 on Doyle Whitfield, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Drake | Roy Roemer (PG), Hugh Hochstetler (SG), Joseph Stallcup (SF), Raymond Prince (PF) James Wilson, Huey Peery, Travis Kearns, David Carter | |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Benoit (PG), Jeremiah Smith (SG), Matthew Nguyen (SF), Joshua Class (PF), Fred Sippel (C) David Walker, John Hicks, Gregg Anthony, Doyle Whitfield, Christopher Simmons | |
| 16:05 | Drake | Raymond Herron makes the free throw | 44-41 |
| 15:51 | Montana | Fred Sippel misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-41 |
| 15:50 | Drake | Joseph Stallcup grabs the board | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Roy Roemer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hugh Hochstetler (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Stallcup (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Prince (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Herron (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Michael Benoit (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremiah Smith (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Matthew Nguyen (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Class (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Sippel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Drake | Joshua Class swats the shot by Roy Roemer | 44-41 |
| 15:27 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Prince | 44-41 |
| 15:09 | Drake | Roy Roemer misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 15:07 | Montana | Joshua Class grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 14:48 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen misses the easy layup | 44-41 |
| 14:47 | Drake | Raymond Herron gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 14:28 | Drake | Raymond Prince lays it up and in on a nice dish by Roy Roemer | 46-41 |
| 14:10 | Montana | Joshua Class can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-41 |
| 14:08 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Nguyen | 46-41 |
| 13:51 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen is hacked by Raymond Prince - foul #2 on Raymond Prince, team foul #1 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Drake | James Wilson (PG), Samuel Vath (SG), Travis Kearns (SF), David Carter (PF), Robert Reed (C) Roy Roemer, Hugh Hochstetler, Joseph Stallcup, Raymond Prince, Raymond Herron | |
| Subs | Montana | David Walker (PG), John Hicks (SF), Doyle Whitfield (PF), Gregg Anthony (C) Michael Benoit, Matthew Nguyen, Joshua Class, Fred Sippel | |
| 13:41 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Walker | 46-43 |
| 13:19 | Drake | Robert Reed is hacked by Gregg Anthony - foul #1 on Gregg Anthony, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Huey Peery (SG) Samuel Vath | |
| Subs | Montana | Christopher Simmons (C) Jeremiah Smith | |
| 13:07 | Drake | Huey Peery makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Wilson | 49-43 |
| 12:57 | Montana | John Hicks clanks a shot from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 12:55 | Montana | John Hicks tips it but misses | 49-43 |
| 12:53 | Drake | David Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 12:49 | Drake | James Wilson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Travis Kearns | 52-43 |
| 12:47 | Montana | John Hicks is hacked by Huey Peery in the backcourt - foul #2 on Huey Peery, team foul #2 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Samuel Vath (PG), Hugh Hochstetler (SG), Raymond Prince (PF) James Wilson, Travis Kearns, David Carter | |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Benoit (PG), Matthew Nguyen (SF) David Walker, Gregg Anthony | |
| 12:35 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-43 |
| 12:33 | Drake | Raymond Prince snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 12:29 | Drake | Robert Reed travels with the ball | 52-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Stallcup (SF) Huey Peery | |
| Subs | Montana | Joshua Class (PF), Gregg Anthony (C) Doyle Whitfield, Christopher Simmons | |
| 12:12 | Montana | Gregg Anthony throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-43 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Montana | Jeremiah Smith (SG) John Hicks | |
| 12:04 | Drake | Hugh Hochstetler hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 12:02 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Roy Roemer (PG) Hugh Hochstetler | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 11:47 | Drake | Raymond Prince hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 55-43 |
| 11:46 | Montana | Joshua Class gets the rebound | 55-43 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Roy Roemer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Vath (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Stallcup (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Prince (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Reed (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Michael Benoit (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremiah Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Matthew Nguyen (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joshua Class (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregg Anthony (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 11:39 | Drake | The rebound goes to Raymond Prince | 55-43 |
| 11:15 | Drake | Gregg Anthony takes the ball from Joseph Stallcup | 55-43 |
| 11:13 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Vath - foul #3 on Samuel Vath, team foul #3 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Drake | James Wilson (PG), Hugh Hochstetler (SG), Travis Kearns (SF), David Carter (PF) Roy Roemer, Samuel Vath, Joseph Stallcup, Raymond Prince | |
| Subs | Montana | Doyle Whitfield (PF), Fred Sippel (C) Joshua Class, Gregg Anthony | |
| 11:06 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith is denied on a layup by David Carter | 55-43 |
| 11:05 | Drake | Robert Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 10:42 | Drake | James Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-43 |
| 10:40 | Montana | Fred Sippel grabs the board | 55-43 |
| 10:14 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-43 |
| 10:12 | Montana | Fred Sippel snags the offensive board | 55-43 |
| 09:48 | Montana | Michael Benoit loses the ball out of bounds | 55-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Roy Roemer (PG), Huey Peery (SG), Joseph Stallcup (SF), Raymond Prince (PF) James Wilson, Hugh Hochstetler, Travis Kearns, Robert Reed | |
| Subs | Montana | David Walker (PG), John Hicks (SG), Gregg Anthony (SF), Joshua Class (PF), Christopher Simmons (C) Michael Benoit, Jeremiah Smith, Matthew Nguyen, Doyle Whitfield, Fred Sippel | |
| 09:33 | Drake | Raymond Prince can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 55-43 |
| 09:32 | Montana | Gregg Anthony grabs the board | 55-43 |
| 09:30 | Montana | Gregg Anthony throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Samuel Vath (SG) Joseph Stallcup | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 09:20 | Drake | Huey Peery comes up short on the runner near the basket | 55-43 |
| 09:19 | Montana | David Walker snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 09:06 | Montana | Gregg Anthony buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by David Walker | 55-46 |
| 08:46 | Drake | John Hicks is called for the reach on Huey Peery - foul #3 on John Hicks, team foul #5 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Stallcup (SF), Robert Reed (C) Samuel Vath, David Carter | |
| Subs | Montana | Jeremiah Smith (SG) Gregg Anthony | |
| 08:38 | Drake | Raymond Prince misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 55-46 |
| 08:37 | Drake | Raymond Prince hits the follow up shot | 57-46 |
| 08:23 | Montana | John Hicks misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-46 |
| 08:21 | Drake | Robert Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 08:14 | Drake | Roy Roemer hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Joseph Stallcup | 60-46 |
| 07:53 | Montana | Christopher Simmons can't connect on a floater from the left side | 60-46 |
| 07:51 | Drake | Robert Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 60-46 |
| 07:30 | Drake | Robert Reed misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Joshua Class - foul #2 on Joshua Class, team foul #6 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Drake | James Wilson (PG), Samuel Vath (SG), Travis Kearns (SF), David Carter (PF) Roy Roemer, Huey Peery, Joseph Stallcup, Raymond Prince | |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Benoit (PG), Matthew Nguyen (SF), Doyle Whitfield (PF), Fred Sippel (C) David Walker, John Hicks, Joshua Class, Christopher Simmons | |
| 07:30 | Drake | Robert Reed makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 07:30 | Drake | Robert Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 07:30 | Montana | Fred Sippel snags the defensive board | 61-46 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - James Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Vath (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Travis Kearns (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Carter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Reed (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Michael Benoit (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremiah Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Matthew Nguyen (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Doyle Whitfield (fresh) C - Fred Sippel (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:28 | Montana | Travis Kearns picks off the pass by Michael Benoit in the backcourt | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:06 | Drake | Robert Reed hits the finger roll | 63-46 |
| 06:48 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Robert Reed - foul #1 on Robert Reed, team foul #4 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Hugh Hochstetler (SG), Raymond Herron (C) Samuel Vath, Robert Reed | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 06:48 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith misses the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 06:48 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 06:48 | Drake | Raymond Herron grabs the defensive rebound | 63-46 |
| 06:27 | Drake | Hugh Hochstetler misses long on a floater from the left wing | 63-46 |
| 06:26 | Drake | Raymond Herron hits the follow up shot | 65-46 |
| 06:10 | Montana | Doyle Whitfield knocks in the runner from the right block and he's hacked by James Wilson - foul #2 on James Wilson, team foul #5 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Mark Pope (PG), Joseph Stallcup (SF), Raymond Prince (PF) James Wilson, Travis Kearns, David Carter | |
| Subs | Montana | John Hicks (SG), Gregg Anthony (C) Jeremiah Smith, Fred Sippel | |
| 06:10 | Montana | Doyle Whitfield makes the free throw | 65-49 |
| 05:41 | Drake | Joseph Stallcup misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-49 |
| 05:39 | Drake | Raymond Herron tips it but misses | 65-49 |
| 05:38 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 65-49 |
| 05:35 | Montana | Gregg Anthony is hacked by Mark Pope in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Pope, team foul #6 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Drake | Samuel Vath (PG), Robert Reed (C) Mark Pope, Raymond Herron | |
| Subs | Montana | Fred Sippel (C) Doyle Whitfield | |
| 05:17 | Montana | Fred Sippel clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Reed - foul #2 on Robert Reed, team foul #7 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Drake | Roy Roemer (PG) Hugh Hochstetler | |
| Subs | Montana | David Walker (PG) Michael Benoit | |
| 05:17 | Montana | Fred Sippel makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 05:17 | Montana | Fred Sippel makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 04:50 | Drake | Robert Reed clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 65-51 |
| 04:49 | Drake | Raymond Prince can't tip it in | 65-51 |
| 04:48 | Montana | Gregg Anthony snags the defensive board | 65-51 |
| 04:37 | Montana | Gregg Anthony loses the dribble to Robert Reed | 65-51 |
| 04:08 | Drake | Roy Roemer drills a fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by David Walker - foul #1 on David Walker, team foul #7 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Drake | James Wilson (SG), Travis Kearns (SF), Huey Peery (PF), David Carter (C) Samuel Vath, Joseph Stallcup, Raymond Prince, Robert Reed | |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Benoit (PG), Jeremiah Smith (SG), Joshua Class (PF), Christopher Simmons (C) David Walker, John Hicks, Gregg Anthony, Fred Sippel | |
| 04:08 | Drake | Roy Roemer makes the free throw | 68-51 |
| 03:52 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith misses the wide open turnaround from the right block | 68-51 |
| 03:50 | Drake | David Carter pulls down the rebound | 68-51 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Drake | James Wilson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 68-51 |
| 03:38 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen snags the defensive board | 68-51 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Montana | James Wilson steals the ball from Matthew Nguyen | 68-51 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Roy Roemer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Kearns (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Huey Peery (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Carter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Michael Benoit (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremiah Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Matthew Nguyen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joshua Class (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Simmons (fresh) | |
| 03:05 | Drake | A charge is called on Roy Roemer - foul #3 on Roy Roemer, team foul #8 | 68-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Mark Pope (PG), Raymond Herron (C) Roy Roemer, Huey Peery | |
| Subs | Montana | William Mleczynski (PG), David Walker (SG), John Hicks (SF), Doyle Whitfield (PF) Michael Benoit, Jeremiah Smith, Matthew Nguyen, Joshua Class | |
| 02:55 | Montana | William Mleczynski drills a 3 from the left corner set up by John Hicks | 68-54 |
| 02:29 | Drake | John Hicks picks off the pass by Mark Pope | 68-54 |
| 02:25 | Montana | John Hicks banks in the layup | 68-56 |
| 01:59 | Drake | James Wilson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Walker - foul #2 on David Walker, team foul #8 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Drake | Huey Peery (SG) Mark Pope | |
| Subs | Montana | Gregg Anthony (SF) William Mleczynski | |
| 01:59 | Drake | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 01:59 | Drake | James Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 01:59 | Montana | Christopher Simmons pulls down the rebound | 69-56 |
| 01:44 | Montana | Gregg Anthony hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 69-56 |
| 01:43 | Drake | David Carter gets the rebound | 69-56 |
| 01:16 | Drake | Christopher Simmons blocks the short jumper by Travis Kearns | 69-56 |
| 01:15 | Montana | The rebound goes to David Walker | 69-56 |
| 01:13 | Montana | Christopher Simmons loses the dribble to James Wilson in the backcourt | 69-56 |
| 00:54 | Drake | James Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Montana | Gregg Anthony is fouled in the backcourt by Travis Kearns - foul #3 on Travis Kearns, team foul #9 | 69-56 |
| 00:50 | Montana | Gregg Anthony makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 00:50 | Montana | Gregg Anthony makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Drake | David Carter is whistled for traveling | 69-58 |
| 00:24 | Montana | David Walker is fouled on the floor by David Carter - foul #1 on David Carter, team foul #10 | 69-58 |
| 00:24 | Montana | David Walker misses the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:24 | Montana | David Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:24 | Drake | Raymond Herron grabs the defensive rebound | 69-58 |
| 00:00 | Drake | James Wilson runs out the clock | 69-58 |