| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Reiter (fresh) SG - Max Parker (fresh) SF - Leonard Jerome (fresh) PF - Ronald Murrin (fresh) C - Mike Simmons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - William Collier (fresh) SG - Tyson Holiman (fresh) SF - Peter Sumner (fresh) PF - Jerry Duley (fresh) C - Don Duffy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Mike Simmons wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Drake | Don Duffy takes the ball from Leonard Jerome | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Bradley | Jerry Duley is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Drake | Leonard Jerome hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Drake | Mike Simmons tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Bradley | Don Duffy is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Don Duffy, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Drake | Leonard Jerome misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Drake | Leonard Jerome tips it home | 4-0 |
| 18:18 | Bradley | Jerry Duley clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 18:17 | Bradley | William Collier misses the tip | 4-0 |
| 18:16 | Drake | Leonard Jerome grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 17:55 | Drake | Ronald Murrin misses the easy layup | 4-0 |
| 17:54 | Bradley | Don Duffy grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 17:49 | Bradley | Max Parker steals the ball from Peter Sumner | 4-0 |
| 17:46 | Drake | Max Parker dunks the ball | 6-0 |
| 17:26 | Bradley | Tyson Holiman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-0 |
| Subs | Drake | Frank Spell (C) Mike Simmons | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 17:11 | Drake | Frank Spell is hacked by William Collier - foul #1 on William Collier, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| 16:56 | Drake | Frank Spell is called for a charge - foul #1 on Frank Spell, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Drake | Matthew Shelby (PG) John Reiter | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 16:37 | Bradley | William Collier lays it up and in | 6-2 |
| 16:15 | Drake | Leonard Jerome can't connect on a shot from close range | 6-2 |
| 16:14 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Don Duffy | 6-2 |
| 16:08 | Bradley | Jerry Duley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 6-2 |
| 16:07 | Bradley | Jerry Duley grabs the offensive board | 6-2 |
| 15:38 | Bradley | Jerry Duley loses the dribble to Leonard Jerome | 6-2 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Matthew Shelby (fresh) SG - Max Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leonard Jerome (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Murrin (fairly fresh) C - Frank Spell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - William Collier (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tyson Holiman (fairly fresh) SF - Peter Sumner (fairly fresh) PF - Jerry Duley (fairly fresh) C - Don Duffy (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:12 | Drake | Leonard Jerome is fouled on the floor by Don Duffy - foul #2 on Don Duffy, team foul #3 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Drake | John Reiter (PG), Larry Brown (SG), Brian Ridlon (SF), Mike Simmons (C) Matthew Shelby, Max Parker, Leonard Jerome, Ronald Murrin | |
| Subs | Bradley | Paul Hoagland (PG), Jerry Schoch (SG), Micheal Jester (SF), Melvin Gray (PF), Ryan Carbonell (C) William Collier, Tyson Holiman, Peter Sumner, Jerry Duley, Don Duffy | |
| 15:00 | Drake | Frank Spell misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Melvin Gray - foul #1 on Melvin Gray, team foul #4 | 6-2 |
| 15:00 | Drake | Frank Spell makes the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 15:00 | Drake | Frank Spell misses the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 15:00 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Melvin Gray | 7-2 |
| 14:44 | Bradley | Melvin Gray buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-5 |
| 14:20 | Drake | Frank Spell's layup is rejected by Ryan Carbonell | 7-5 |
| 14:18 | Bradley | Melvin Gray gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:13 | Bradley | Jerry Schoch misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 14:11 | Bradley | Ryan Carbonell can't tip it in | 7-5 |
| 14:09 | Drake | Brian Ridlon grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 13:47 | Drake | Frank Spell misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 7-5 |
| 13:45 | Bradley | Melvin Gray grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 13:39 | Bradley | Paul Hoagland comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 13:38 | Drake | Brian Ridlon snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| 13:19 | Drake | Mike Simmons hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Ryan Carbonell - foul #1 on Ryan Carbonell, team foul #5 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Drake | Max Parker (SG), Leonard Jerome (SF), Ronald Murrin (PF) Larry Brown, Brian Ridlon, Frank Spell | |
| Subs | Bradley | William Collier (PG), Tyson Holiman (SG), Peter Sumner (SF), Jerry Duley (PF) Paul Hoagland, Jerry Schoch, Micheal Jester, Melvin Gray | |
| 13:19 | Drake | Mike Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 13:19 | Drake | Mike Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 13:04 | Bradley | Jerry Duley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 9-5 |
| 13:02 | Drake | John Reiter grabs the board | 9-5 |
| 12:42 | Drake | John Reiter misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-5 |
| 12:41 | Bradley | Jerry Duley pulls down the rebound | 9-5 |
| 12:19 | Bradley | William Collier knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 9-7 |
| 11:56 | Drake | John Reiter is whistled for traveling | 9-7 |
| Subs | Drake | Matthew Shelby (PG), David Eudy (C) John Reiter, Mike Simmons | |
| Subs | Bradley | Micheal Jester (C) Ryan Carbonell | |
| 11:46 | Bradley | Micheal Jester misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 9-7 |
| 11:44 | Drake | Matthew Shelby grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 11:35 | Drake | David Eudy is hacked by Micheal Jester - foul #1 on Micheal Jester, team foul #6 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Paul Hoagland (C) Peter Sumner | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Matthew Shelby (fresh) SG - Max Parker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leonard Jerome (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Murrin (fresh) C - David Eudy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - William Collier (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Tyson Holiman (fresh) SF - Micheal Jester (fresh) PF - Jerry Duley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Hoagland (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Drake | Max Parker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 11:17 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Paul Hoagland | 9-7 |
| 10:57 | Bradley | William Collier comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 9-7 |
| 10:56 | Drake | Ronald Murrin pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 10:44 | Drake | Max Parker clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Tyson Holiman - foul #1 on Tyson Holiman, team foul #7 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Drake | John Reiter (PG), Frank Spell (C) Matthew Shelby, David Eudy | |
| Subs | Bradley | Ryan Carbonell (C) Paul Hoagland | |
| 10:44 | Drake | Max Parker makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 10:44 | Drake | Max Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 10:28 | Bradley | Ryan Carbonell knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from William Collier | 11-9 |
| 10:26 | Drake | William Collier picks off the pass by John Reiter in the backcourt | 11-9 |
| 10:25 | Bradley | William Collier lays it in | 11-11 |
| 10:07 | Drake | Ronald Murrin buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by John Reiter | 13-11 |
| 09:59 | Bradley | Ryan Carbonell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Collier and he's hacked by Ronald Murrin - foul #1 on Ronald Murrin, team foul #2 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Brown (SG), Mike Simmons (C) Max Parker, Frank Spell | |
| Subs | Bradley | Peter Sumner (SF) Jerry Duley | |
| 09:59 | Bradley | Ryan Carbonell makes the free throw | 13-14 |
| 09:46 | Drake | Mike Simmons can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Micheal Jester - foul #2 on Micheal Jester, team foul #8 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Paul Hoagland (PG), Jerry Schoch (SG), Melvin Gray (PF) William Collier, Tyson Holiman, Micheal Jester | |
| 09:46 | Drake | Mike Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 09:46 | Drake | Mike Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 09:46 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Ryan Carbonell | 14-14 |
| 09:33 | Bradley | Jerry Schoch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-14 |
| 09:31 | Bradley | Melvin Gray tips it in | 14-16 |
| 09:20 | Drake | Peter Sumner is called for the reach on Mike Simmons - foul #1 on Peter Sumner, team foul #9 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Drake | Brian Ridlon (SF) Leonard Jerome | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 09:20 | Drake | Mike Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 09:20 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Melvin Gray | 14-16 |
| 08:59 | Bradley | Melvin Gray misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-16 |
| 08:57 | Drake | Brian Ridlon grabs the board | 14-16 |
| 08:40 | Drake | Ronald Murrin makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Larry Brown and he's hacked by Melvin Gray - foul #2 on Melvin Gray, team foul #10 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Drake | Max Parker (SG) Larry Brown | |
| Subs | Bradley | William Collier (PG), Tyson Holiman (SG), Jerry Duley (PF) Jerry Schoch, Melvin Gray, Ryan Carbonell | |
| 08:40 | Drake | Ronald Murrin makes the free throw | 17-16 |
| 08:19 | Bradley | Jerry Duley connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Tyson Holiman | 17-19 |
| 08:06 | Drake | Ronald Murrin misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 17-19 |
| 08:05 | Drake | Ronald Murrin tips it back up and in | 19-19 |
| 07:46 | Bradley | William Collier is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on William Collier, team foul #11 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Drake | Matthew Shelby (PG), Leonard Jerome (SF), Frank Spell (PF), David Eudy (C) John Reiter, Brian Ridlon, Ronald Murrin, Mike Simmons | |
| Subs | Bradley | Ryan Carbonell (C) William Collier | |
| 07:26 | Drake | Paul Hoagland takes the ball from Max Parker | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Matthew Shelby (fresh) SG - Max Parker (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Leonard Jerome (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Spell (fresh) 1 pts. C - David Eudy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Paul Hoagland (fresh) SG - Tyson Holiman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Sumner (fairly fresh) PF - Jerry Duley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Carbonell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Bradley | Peter Sumner's fadeaway is rejected by Leonard Jerome | 19-19 |
| 07:10 | Drake | Leonard Jerome pulls down the rebound | 19-19 |
| 06:49 | Drake | Max Parker can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 06:48 | Bradley | Paul Hoagland grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 06:23 | Bradley | Tyson Holiman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 06:22 | Drake | Frank Spell gets the rebound | 19-19 |
| 05:54 | Drake | David Eudy lays it in on a nice dish by Leonard Jerome and he's hacked by Paul Hoagland - foul #1 on Paul Hoagland, team foul #12 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Drake | John Reiter (PG), Larry Brown (SG), Mike Simmons (C) Matthew Shelby, Max Parker, Frank Spell | |
| Subs | Bradley | Jerry Schoch (PG), Ken Alongi (SG) Paul Hoagland, Tyson Holiman | |
| 05:54 | Drake | David Eudy makes the free throw | 22-19 |
| 05:29 | Bradley | Ryan Carbonell loses the ball out of bounds | 22-19 |
| Subs | Drake | Ronald Murrin (PF) David Eudy | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 05:09 | Drake | Leonard Jerome misses the dunk | 22-19 |
| 05:07 | Drake | Ronald Murrin snags the offensive board | 22-19 |
| 04:56 | Drake | John Reiter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-19 |
| 04:54 | Drake | Ronald Murrin pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 04:38 | Drake | Larry Brown drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Leonard Jerome | 24-19 |
| 04:19 | Bradley | Peter Sumner drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-22 |
| 04:00 | Drake | Larry Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-22 |
| 03:58 | Bradley | Jerry Duley grabs the defensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 03:39 | Bradley | Ken Alongi loses the ball out of bounds | 24-22 |
| Subs | Drake | Max Parker (SG), Brian Ridlon (SF), Frank Spell (C) Larry Brown, Leonard Jerome, Mike Simmons | |
| Subs | Bradley | William Collier (PG), Tyson Holiman (SG), Micheal Jester (SF), Melvin Gray (PF), Don Duffy (C) Jerry Schoch, Ken Alongi, Peter Sumner, Jerry Duley, Ryan Carbonell | |
| 03:28 | Drake | John Reiter is fouled on the floor by Micheal Jester - foul #3 on Micheal Jester, team foul #13 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Jerry Duley (PF) Micheal Jester | |
| 03:28 | Drake | John Reiter makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 03:28 | Drake | John Reiter makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Reiter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Max Parker (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brian Ridlon (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ronald Murrin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Spell (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - William Collier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tyson Holiman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Melvin Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jerry Duley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Don Duffy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Bradley | William Collier scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Tyson Holiman | 26-24 |
| 02:49 | Drake | Ronald Murrin misses long on a floater in the paint | 26-24 |
| 02:48 | Drake | Brian Ridlon snags the offensive board | 26-24 |
| 02:39 | Drake | Max Parker drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Murrin | 29-24 |
| 02:16 | Bradley | Melvin Gray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-24 |
| Subs | Drake | Matthew Shelby (PG), Leonard Jerome (SF), Mike Simmons (C) John Reiter, Brian Ridlon, Frank Spell | |
| Subs | Bradley | Peter Sumner (SF) Jerry Duley | |
| 02:03 | Drake | Don Duffy steals it from Matthew Shelby | 29-24 |
| 01:39 | Bradley | Melvin Gray misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ronald Murrin - foul #2 on Ronald Murrin, team foul #3 | 29-24 |
| 01:39 | Bradley | Melvin Gray makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 01:39 | Bradley | Melvin Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 01:19 | Drake | Leonard Jerome is hacked by Don Duffy - foul #3 on Don Duffy, team foul #14 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Drake | Frank Spell (PF) Ronald Murrin | |
| Subs | Bradley | Ryan Carbonell (PF), Paul Hoagland (C) Melvin Gray, Don Duffy | |
| 01:19 | Drake | Leonard Jerome makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 01:19 | Drake | Leonard Jerome makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 01:03 | Bradley | Ryan Carbonell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-26 |
| 01:01 | Bradley | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Sumner | 31-26 |
| 00:49 | Bradley | Tyson Holiman buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Paul Hoagland | 31-28 |
| 00:35 | Drake | William Collier steals the ball from Mike Simmons | 31-28 |
| 00:17 | Bradley | William Collier clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Frank Spell - foul #2 on Frank Spell, team foul #4 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Drake | John Reiter (PG), Larry Brown (SG), Ronald Murrin (PF) Matthew Shelby, Max Parker, Mike Simmons | |
| Subs | Bradley | Jerry Duley (PF) Tyson Holiman | |
| 00:17 | Bradley | William Collier makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 00:17 | Bradley | William Collier makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 00:04 | Drake | William Collier is called for the reach on Larry Brown - foul #3 on William Collier, team foul #15 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Jerry Schoch (SG), Melvin Gray (SF) William Collier, Peter Sumner | |
| 00:04 | Drake | Larry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 00:04 | Drake | Larry Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 00:04 | Bradley | Ryan Carbonell grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 00:00 | Bradley | Ryan Carbonell misses long on a halfcourt shot | 32-30 |