| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Ferrill (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Difranco (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Maize (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Elledge (fresh) C - Joel Hurst (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Bradley Romain (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shannon Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Reid (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Sucharzewski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Matthew Summers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Maize inbounds the ball | 22-41 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill is fouled on the floor by Patrick Reid - foul #2 on Patrick Reid, team foul #1 | 22-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Butler (SF) Matthew Maize | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 19:35 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Summers denies the turnaround by Joel Hurst | 22-41 |
| 19:34 | Drake | Shannon Smith pulls down the rebound | 22-41 |
| 19:12 | Drake | Shannon Smith loses the dribble to Joel Hurst | 22-41 |
| 19:10 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Romain steps in front of the Richard Difranco pass in the backcourt | 22-41 |
| 19:09 | Drake | Shannon Smith lays it in on a nice dish by Bradley Romain | 22-43 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 18:55 | Southern Illinois | Michael Elledge loses the ball out of bounds | 22-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Matthew Maize (SF) Eric Butler | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 18:28 | Drake | Shannon Smith misses the 3 from straight away | 22-43 |
| 18:26 | Drake | Patrick Reid tips it back up and in | 22-45 |
| 18:03 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst banks in the layup | 24-45 |
| 17:43 | Drake | Shannon Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-45 |
| 17:41 | Southern Illinois | Michael Elledge pulls down the rebound | 24-45 |
| 17:39 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Smith steps in front of the David Ferrill pass in the backcourt | 24-45 |
| 17:17 | Drake | Shannon Smith connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by James Sucharzewski | 24-47 |
| 17:10 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Maize is hacked by James Sucharzewski - foul #1 on James Sucharzewski, team foul #2 | 24-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Franks (SG), Eric Butler (SF), Zhong Zhao (C) Richard Difranco, Matthew Maize, Joel Hurst | |
| Subs | Drake | Okon Ahmed (PG), William Smith (SG), Calvin Gladstone (SF), Craig Corcoran (PF), Ben Madden (C) Bradley Romain, Shannon Smith, Patrick Reid, James Sucharzewski, Matthew Summers | |
| 16:57 | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill lays it up and in on a great pass from Eric Butler | 26-47 |
| 16:35 | Drake | Ben Madden misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-47 |
| 16:34 | Southern Illinois | Michael Elledge pulls down the rebound | 26-47 |
| 16:30 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Gladstone picks off the pass by David Ferrill in the backcourt | 26-47 |
| 16:05 | Drake | Okon Ahmed hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by William Smith | 26-50 |
| 15:57 | Southern Illinois | Zhong Zhao connects on the open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jeremiah Franks | 28-50 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Ferrill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeremiah Franks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Elledge (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Zhong Zhao (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Okon Ahmed (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Calvin Gladstone (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Craig Corcoran (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ben Madden (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Drake | Craig Corcoran knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 28-52 |
| 15:23 | Southern Illinois | Michael Elledge hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Ben Madden - foul #1 on Ben Madden, team foul #3 | 28-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco (SG), Matthew Maize (SF), Joel Hurst (C) Jeremiah Franks, Eric Butler, Zhong Zhao | |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Trexler (PG), Shannon Smith (SG) William Smith, Calvin Gladstone | |
| 15:23 | Southern Illinois | Michael Elledge makes the 1st free throw | 29-52 |
| 15:23 | Southern Illinois | Michael Elledge makes the 2nd free throw | 30-52 |
| 14:54 | Drake | Joseph Trexler is hacked by Michael Elledge - foul #3 on Michael Elledge, team foul #1 | 30-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Franks (SG) Richard Difranco | |
| Subs | Drake | Bradley Romain (PG), Patrick Reid (SF), James Sucharzewski (PF), Matthew Summers (C) Joseph Trexler, Okon Ahmed, Craig Corcoran, Ben Madden | |
| 14:40 | Drake | James Sucharzewski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-52 |
| 14:39 | Drake | Matthew Summers grabs the offensive rebound | 30-52 |
| 14:16 | Drake | Bradley Romain misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-52 |
| 14:15 | Southern Illinois | Michael Elledge grabs the board | 30-52 |
| 14:04 | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Franks can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-52 |
| 14:02 | Drake | Patrick Reid gets the rebound | 30-52 |
| 13:57 | Drake | Bradley Romain scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Reid | 30-54 |
| 13:35 | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill is fouled on the floor by Bradley Romain - foul #1 on Bradley Romain, team foul #4 | 30-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco (SG) Jeremiah Franks | |
| Subs | Drake | Okon Ahmed (PG), William Smith (SG), Calvin Gladstone (SF), Craig Corcoran (PF), Ben Madden (C) Bradley Romain, Shannon Smith, Patrick Reid, James Sucharzewski, Matthew Summers | |
| 13:13 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #5 | 30-54 |
| 13:13 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst makes the 1st free throw | 31-54 |
| 13:13 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst makes the 2nd free throw | 32-54 |
| 13:01 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Difranco - foul #2 on Richard Difranco, team foul #2 | 32-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Zhong Zhao (C) Joel Hurst | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 13:01 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone misses the 1st free throw | 32-54 |
| 13:01 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone makes the 2nd free throw | 32-55 |
| 12:43 | Southern Illinois | Michael Elledge buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by David Ferrill | 34-55 |
| 12:22 | Drake | Okon Ahmed scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by William Smith | 34-57 |
| 12:19 | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco's pass is intercepted by William Smith in the backcourt | 34-57 |
| 11:59 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-57 |
| 11:57 | Drake | Okon Ahmed gets the offensive rebound | 34-57 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Ferrill (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Difranco (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Maize (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Elledge (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Zhong Zhao (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Okon Ahmed (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Calvin Gladstone (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Craig Corcoran (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Ben Madden (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Drake | Michael Elledge denies the turnaround by Okon Ahmed | 34-57 |
| 11:36 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Zhong Zhao | 34-57 |
| 11:22 | Southern Illinois | Zhong Zhao throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Franks (SG), Eric Butler (SF), Joel Hurst (C) Richard Difranco, Matthew Maize, Zhong Zhao | |
| Subs | Drake | Bradley Romain (PG), Shannon Smith (SG), Patrick Reid (SF), James Sucharzewski (PF), Matthew Summers (C) Okon Ahmed, William Smith, Calvin Gladstone, Craig Corcoran, Ben Madden | |
| 11:00 | Drake | Bradley Romain scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Matthew Summers | 34-59 |
| 10:56 | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill loses the dribble to Bradley Romain in the backcourt | 34-59 |
| 10:53 | Drake | Bradley Romain blows the layup | 34-59 |
| 10:52 | Drake | Patrick Reid grabs the offensive board | 34-59 |
| 10:36 | Drake | Patrick Reid is hacked by David Ferrill - foul #3 on David Ferrill, team foul #3 | 34-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Matthew Maize (SF) Eric Butler | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 10:16 | Drake | James Sucharzewski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Patrick Reid | 34-62 |
| 10:12 | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Franks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco (SG) Jeremiah Franks | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 09:43 | Drake | Matthew Summers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-62 |
| 09:41 | Drake | Shannon Smith snags the offensive board | 34-62 |
| 09:22 | Drake | Richard Difranco steals it from Matthew Summers | 34-62 |
| 09:18 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Romain is called for the reach on David Ferrill in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bradley Romain, team foul #6 | 34-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Franks (SG), Eric Butler (SF) Richard Difranco, Matthew Maize | |
| Subs | Drake | Okon Ahmed (PG), William Smith (SG), Calvin Gladstone (SF), Craig Corcoran (PF), Ben Madden (C) Bradley Romain, Shannon Smith, Patrick Reid, James Sucharzewski, Matthew Summers | |
| 09:01 | Southern Illinois | Michael Elledge buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Eric Butler | 36-62 |
| 08:44 | Drake | William Smith is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #7 | 36-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Matthew Maize (SF) Eric Butler | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 08:24 | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill is alone and drills a jumper from the free throw line | 38-62 |
| 07:57 | Drake | Ben Madden hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Joel Hurst - foul #2 on Joel Hurst, team foul #4 | 38-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco (SG), Eric Butler (SF), Zhong Zhao (C) Jeremiah Franks, Matthew Maize, Joel Hurst | |
| Subs | Drake | Bradley Romain (PG), Shannon Smith (SG), Patrick Reid (SF), James Sucharzewski (PF) Okon Ahmed, William Smith, Calvin Gladstone, Craig Corcoran | |
| 07:57 | Drake | Ben Madden misses the 1st free throw | 38-62 |
| 07:57 | Drake | Ben Madden makes the 2nd free throw | 38-63 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Ferrill (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Difranco (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Elledge (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Zhong Zhao (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Bradley Romain (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shannon Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Reid (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Sucharzewski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Ben Madden (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:55 | Southern Illinois | Zhong Zhao is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Zhong Zhao, team foul #5 | 38-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Drake | Matthew Summers (C) Ben Madden | |
| 07:41 | Drake | Shannon Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Reid | 38-66 |
| 07:27 | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill is alone and drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Difranco | 40-66 |
| 07:05 | Drake | Bradley Romain misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-66 |
| 07:04 | Southern Illinois | Eric Butler snags the defensive board | 40-66 |
| 06:56 | Southern Illinois | Eric Butler hits a wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 43-66 |
| 06:34 | Drake | Bradley Romain comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-66 |
| 06:32 | Drake | Matthew Summers tips it in | 43-68 |
| 06:29 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Romain steals the ball from Richard Difranco in the backcourt | 43-68 |
| 06:27 | Drake | Shannon Smith hits the finger roll set up by Bradley Romain | 43-70 |
| 06:10 | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill's fadeaway is rejected by James Sucharzewski | 43-70 |
| 06:09 | Drake | Matthew Summers grabs the board | 43-70 |
| 05:49 | Drake | James Sucharzewski comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-70 |
| 05:47 | Drake | James Sucharzewski snags the offensive board | 43-70 |
| 05:25 | Drake | Patrick Reid clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-70 |
| 05:23 | Southern Illinois | Zhong Zhao pulls down the rebound | 43-70 |
| 05:20 | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill is hacked by Shannon Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shannon Smith, team foul #8 | 43-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Franks (SG), Ferdinand Hernandez (PF) Richard Difranco, Michael Elledge | |
| Subs | Drake | Okon Ahmed (PG), William Smith (SG), Calvin Gladstone (SF), Craig Corcoran (PF), Ben Madden (C) Bradley Romain, Shannon Smith, Patrick Reid, James Sucharzewski, Matthew Summers | |
| 05:20 | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill makes the 1st free throw | 44-70 |
| 05:20 | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill makes the 2nd free throw | 45-70 |
| 04:53 | Drake | Craig Corcoran scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Okon Ahmed | 45-72 |
| 04:31 | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-72 |
| 04:29 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone pulls down the rebound | 45-72 |
| 04:14 | Drake | Eric Butler is called for the reach on Calvin Gladstone - foul #2 on Eric Butler, team foul #6 | 45-72 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Allen Schwald (SG) David Ferrill | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 03:49 | Drake | William Smith makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-75 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeremiah Franks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Schwald (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Butler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ferdinand Hernandez (fresh) C - Zhong Zhao (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Okon Ahmed (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Calvin Gladstone (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Corcoran (fresh) 8 pts. C - Ben Madden (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:46 | Southern Illinois | Eric Butler is hacked by Ben Madden in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ben Madden, team foul #9 | 45-75 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jason Marshall (SF) Zhong Zhao | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 03:46 | Southern Illinois | Eric Butler makes the 1st free throw | 46-75 |
| 03:46 | Southern Illinois | Eric Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 47-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Drake | Ben Madden is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Ben Madden, team foul #10 | 47-75 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Zhong Zhao (C) Jason Marshall | |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Trexler (SG), Devin Opstein (C) William Smith, Ben Madden | |
| 03:03 | Southern Illinois | Zhong Zhao comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Calvin Gladstone - foul #3 on Calvin Gladstone, team foul #11 | 47-75 |
| 03:03 | Southern Illinois | Zhong Zhao makes the 1st free throw | 48-75 |
| 03:03 | Southern Illinois | Zhong Zhao misses the 2nd free throw | 48-75 |
| 03:03 | Drake | Devin Opstein grabs the board | 48-75 |
| 02:39 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone is whistled for traveling | 48-75 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jason Marshall (SF) Zhong Zhao | |
| Subs | Drake | William Smith (SG) Calvin Gladstone | |
| 02:27 | Southern Illinois | Eric Butler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-75 |
| 02:26 | Drake | Craig Corcoran snags the defensive board | 48-75 |
| 02:03 | Drake | Craig Corcoran can't finish the layup | 48-75 |
| 02:01 | Southern Illinois | Jason Marshall pulls down the rebound | 48-75 |
| 01:48 | Southern Illinois | Ferdinand Hernandez misses the easy open layup but the foul's on Craig Corcoran - foul #1 on Craig Corcoran, team foul #12 | 48-75 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Zhong Zhao (C) Jason Marshall | |
| Subs | Drake | Calvin Gladstone (SF), Ben Madden (C) Joseph Trexler, Devin Opstein | |
| 01:48 | Southern Illinois | Ferdinand Hernandez misses the 1st free throw | 48-75 |
| 01:48 | Southern Illinois | Ferdinand Hernandez misses the 2nd free throw | 48-75 |
| 01:48 | Drake | Ben Madden gets the rebound | 48-75 |
| 01:20 | Drake | William Smith misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-75 |
| 01:19 | Southern Illinois | Zhong Zhao grabs the defensive rebound | 48-75 |
| 01:17 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Gladstone is called for the reach on Allen Schwald in the backcourt - foul #4 on Calvin Gladstone, team foul #13 | 48-75 |
| 01:17 | Southern Illinois | Allen Schwald makes the 1st free throw | 49-75 |
| 01:17 | Southern Illinois | Allen Schwald misses the 2nd free throw | 49-75 |
| 01:17 | Drake | The rebound goes to Ben Madden | 49-75 |
| 00:56 | Drake | Zhong Zhao steps in front of the William Smith pass | 49-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Franks is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Allen Schwald | 51-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Drake | William Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Jeremiah Franks - foul #1 on Jeremiah Franks, team foul #7 | 51-75 |
| 00:25 | Drake | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 51-76 |
| 00:25 | Drake | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 51-77 |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Franks knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eric Butler | 53-77 |
| 00:00 | Drake | William Smith runs out the clock | 53-77 |