| Lineup | Drake | PG - Toby Gutman (fresh) SG - Fred Osman (fresh) SF - Edward Mathis (fresh) PF - William Friesen (fresh) C - James Gilbert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Herman Dowler (fresh) SG - Matthew Park (fresh) SF - Michael Brown (fresh) PF - Steven Leonard (fresh) C - Marvin Melo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Marvin Melo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Evansville | Matthew Park misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Drake | The rebound goes to William Friesen | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Drake | Edward Mathis can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael Brown - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Drake | Edward Mathis misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Drake | Edward Mathis misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Evansville | Marvin Melo grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Evansville | Herman Dowler knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Matthew Park | 0-3 |
| 18:51 | Drake | Toby Gutman misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-3 |
| 18:49 | Evansville | Marvin Melo pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:34 | Evansville | Herman Dowler misses badly on a floater from the right side | 0-3 |
| 18:33 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Park | 0-3 |
| 18:15 | Evansville | Michael Brown knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Matthew Park and he's hacked by Toby Gutman - foul #1 on Toby Gutman, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:15 | Evansville | Michael Brown makes the free throw | 0-6 |
| 17:57 | Drake | Fred Osman connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by William Friesen and he's hacked by Matthew Park - foul #1 on Matthew Park, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Evansville | William Buono (SG), Thomas Brumfield (PF), Gerard Hess (C) Matthew Park, Steven Leonard, Marvin Melo | |
| 17:57 | Drake | Fred Osman makes the free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:40 | Evansville | Herman Dowler clanks a runner from the baseline but the foul's on James Gilbert - foul #1 on James Gilbert, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Houser (PG), John Busby (C) Toby Gutman, James Gilbert | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 17:40 | Evansville | Herman Dowler makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:40 | Evansville | Herman Dowler makes the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 17:32 | Drake | William Friesen comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-8 |
| 17:31 | Evansville | Gerard Hess snags the defensive board | 3-8 |
| 17:26 | Evansville | William Buono is whistled for traveling | 3-8 |
| Subs | Drake | James Winslow (SG), Floyd Daniel (C) Fred Osman, William Friesen | |
| Subs | Evansville | Dabir Suleiman (SG), Joseph Schultz (SF) Herman Dowler, Michael Brown | |
| 17:08 | Drake | James Winslow buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Mathis | 6-8 |
| 17:06 | Evansville | William Buono is called for traveling in the backcourt | 6-8 |
| Subs | Drake | Sean Stringer (PG) Edward Mathis | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 17:01 | Drake | Dabir Suleiman takes the ball from John Busby | 6-8 |
| 16:39 | Evansville | Dabir Suleiman is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Schultz and the foul's on James Winslow - foul #1 on James Winslow, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Steven Leonard (PF), Marvin Melo (C) William Buono, Gerard Hess | |
| 16:39 | Evansville | Dabir Suleiman makes the free throw | 6-11 |
| 16:22 | Drake | James Winslow is fouled on the floor by Thomas Brumfield - foul #1 on Thomas Brumfield, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Drake | Toby Gutman (PG), James Gilbert (C) Sean Stringer, Floyd Daniel | |
| Subs | Evansville | Matthew Park (SG), Michael Brown (SF) Thomas Brumfield, Joseph Schultz | |
| 16:07 | Drake | Toby Gutman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-11 |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Osman (SG), Edward Mathis (SF), William Friesen (PF) James Winslow, Michael Houser, John Busby | |
| Subs | Evansville | Herman Dowler (PG) Dabir Suleiman | |
| 16:04 | Evansville | Michael Brown is hacked by Toby Gutman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Toby Gutman, team foul #4 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Drake | Sean Stringer (PG) Toby Gutman | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 15:41 | Evansville | Steven Leonard's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Mathis | 6-11 |
| 15:39 | Drake | James Gilbert gets the rebound | 6-11 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Sean Stringer (fresh) SG - Fred Osman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Mathis (fresh) PF - William Friesen (fresh) C - James Gilbert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Herman Dowler (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Matthew Park (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Leonard (fresh) C - Marvin Melo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Drake | Fred Osman misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Herman Dowler - foul #1 on Herman Dowler, team foul #4 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Houser (SF), Joel Andersen (C) Edward Mathis, James Gilbert | |
| Subs | Evansville | William Buono (SG), Thomas Brumfield (PF), Gerard Hess (C) Matthew Park, Steven Leonard, Marvin Melo | |
| 15:20 | Drake | Fred Osman makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 15:20 | Drake | Fred Osman makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 15:01 | Evansville | Gerard Hess comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joel Andersen - foul #1 on Joel Andersen, team foul #5 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Drake | James Winslow (PG), John Busby (PF), Floyd Daniel (C) Sean Stringer, William Friesen, Joel Andersen | |
| Subs | Evansville | Joseph Schultz (SF), Steven Leonard (PF) Herman Dowler, Michael Brown | |
| 15:01 | Evansville | Gerard Hess makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 15:01 | Evansville | Gerard Hess makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 14:47 | Drake | James Winslow is hacked by William Buono - foul #1 on William Buono, team foul #5 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Mathis (SF) Fred Osman | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 14:38 | Drake | John Busby misses badly on a runner near the basket | 8-13 |
| 14:37 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Daniel | 8-13 |
| 14:19 | Drake | James Winslow connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 11-13 |
| 14:11 | Evansville | Joseph Schultz is fouled on the floor by John Busby - foul #1 on John Busby, team foul #6 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Drake | Sean Stringer (PG), Fred Osman (SG), Joel Andersen (C) Michael Houser, James Winslow, Floyd Daniel | |
| Subs | Evansville | Dabir Suleiman (SG) Thomas Brumfield | |
| 14:00 | Evansville | Dabir Suleiman can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 11-13 |
| 13:59 | Evansville | Joseph Schultz pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 13:40 | Evansville | The jump hook by Dabir Suleiman is blocked by John Busby | 11-13 |
| 13:39 | Drake | Fred Osman grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 13:30 | Drake | Fred Osman clanks a jumper in the lane | 11-13 |
| 13:29 | Evansville | Steven Leonard gets the rebound | 11-13 |
| 13:09 | Evansville | Dabir Suleiman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-13 |
| 13:07 | Evansville | Steven Leonard gets the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 12:47 | Evansville | William Buono misses the turnaround near the basket | 11-13 |
| 12:45 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Schultz | 11-13 |
| 12:30 | Evansville | John Busby takes the ball from Dabir Suleiman | 11-13 |
| 12:20 | Drake | Joel Andersen clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-13 |
| 12:18 | Drake | John Busby gets the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 11:59 | Drake | Edward Mathis clanks a runner near the basket | 11-13 |
| 11:57 | Drake | Fred Osman tips it in | 13-13 |
| 11:55 | Evansville | William Buono is hacked by Sean Stringer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sean Stringer, team foul #7 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Houser (PG), James Winslow (SG), William Friesen (PF), James Gilbert (C) Sean Stringer, Fred Osman, John Busby, Joel Andersen | |
| Subs | Evansville | Matthew Park (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Thomas Brumfield (PF), Marvin Melo (C) Dabir Suleiman, Joseph Schultz, Steven Leonard, Gerard Hess | |
| 11:55 | Evansville | William Buono makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:55 | Evansville | William Buono makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 11:37 | Drake | James Gilbert is called for traveling | 13-15 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Herman Dowler (PG) William Buono | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Houser (fresh) SG - James Winslow (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edward Mathis (tiring) PF - William Friesen (fresh) C - James Gilbert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Herman Dowler (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Matthew Park (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Brumfield (fresh) C - Marvin Melo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Evansville | James Gilbert picks off the pass by Michael Brown in the backcourt | 13-15 |
| 11:20 | Drake | James Winslow clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-15 |
| 11:19 | Evansville | Marvin Melo snags the defensive board | 13-15 |
| 10:57 | Evansville | Thomas Brumfield double dribbles | 13-15 |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Osman (SG) Edward Mathis | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 10:48 | Drake | Fred Osman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-15 |
| 10:47 | Evansville | Marvin Melo grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 10:34 | Evansville | James Gilbert is called for the reach on Marvin Melo - foul #2 on James Gilbert, team foul #8 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Drake | Floyd Daniel (C) James Gilbert | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 10:34 | Evansville | Marvin Melo makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 10:34 | Evansville | Marvin Melo misses the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 10:34 | Drake | Floyd Daniel snags the defensive board | 13-16 |
| 10:14 | Drake | William Friesen is hacked by Thomas Brumfield - foul #2 on Thomas Brumfield, team foul #6 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Mathis (SF) James Winslow | |
| Subs | Evansville | Steven Leonard (PF), Joshua Rosado (C) Thomas Brumfield, Marvin Melo | |
| 10:00 | Drake | Fred Osman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 13-16 |
| 09:59 | Evansville | Steven Leonard grabs the board | 13-16 |
| 09:42 | Evansville | Michael Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-16 |
| 09:40 | Drake | Michael Houser snags the defensive board | 13-16 |
| 09:27 | Drake | Edward Mathis is whistled for traveling | 13-16 |
| Subs | Drake | Sean Stringer (PG), Joel Andersen (PF) Fred Osman, William Friesen | |
| Subs | Evansville | William Buono (PG), Marvin Melo (C) Herman Dowler, Michael Brown | |
| 09:24 | Evansville | Matthew Park is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Park, team foul #7 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Herman Dowler (PG) Matthew Park | |
| 09:14 | Drake | The jump hook by Joel Andersen is blocked by Marvin Melo | 13-16 |
| 09:12 | Evansville | Marvin Melo gets the rebound | 13-16 |
| 09:10 | Evansville | William Buono is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Houser - foul #1 on Michael Houser, team foul #9 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Drake | William Friesen (PF) Floyd Daniel | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 09:10 | Evansville | William Buono makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 09:10 | Evansville | William Buono makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 09:03 | Drake | Michael Houser is fouled on the floor by William Buono - foul #2 on William Buono, team foul #8 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Drake | James Winslow (SG), John Busby (PF) Edward Mathis, William Friesen | |
| Subs | Evansville | Dabir Suleiman (SG) William Buono | |
| 09:03 | Drake | Michael Houser makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 09:03 | Drake | Michael Houser misses the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 09:03 | Evansville | Joshua Rosado snags the defensive board | 14-18 |
| 08:42 | Evansville | Marvin Melo is fouled on the floor by John Busby - foul #2 on John Busby, team foul #10 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Drake | William Friesen (PF) John Busby | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Brown (SF), Joseph Schultz (PF) Joshua Rosado, Steven Leonard | |
| 08:42 | Evansville | Marvin Melo misses the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 08:42 | Evansville | Marvin Melo misses the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 08:42 | Drake | Michael Houser grabs the defensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 08:28 | Drake | Sean Stringer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-18 |
| 08:27 | Drake | William Friesen grabs the offensive board | 14-18 |
| 08:10 | Drake | Michael Houser is fouled on the floor by Michael Brown - foul #2 on Michael Brown, team foul #9 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Osman (SG), Floyd Daniel (C) James Winslow, Joel Andersen | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gerard Hess (PF) Michael Brown | |
| 08:10 | Drake | Michael Houser misses the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 08:10 | Evansville | Marvin Melo gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 07:56 | Evansville | Dabir Suleiman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-18 |
| 07:55 | Drake | Sean Stringer gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 07:35 | Drake | Michael Houser loses the ball out of bounds | 14-18 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Mathis (SF) Sean Stringer | |
| Subs | Evansville | Steven Leonard (PF) Marvin Melo | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Houser (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Fred Osman (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Edward Mathis (fairly fresh) PF - William Friesen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Floyd Daniel (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Herman Dowler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dabir Suleiman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Schultz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Leonard (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Gerard Hess (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Evansville | Steven Leonard drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Dabir Suleiman | 14-20 |
| 07:16 | Drake | Fred Osman makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Mathis | 17-20 |
| 06:59 | Evansville | Joseph Schultz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-20 |
| 06:58 | Drake | William Friesen grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 06:54 | Drake | Michael Houser's pass is intercepted by Herman Dowler in the backcourt | 17-20 |
| 06:53 | Evansville | Herman Dowler lays it in | 17-22 |
| 06:31 | Drake | Edward Mathis is hacked by Joseph Schultz - foul #1 on Joseph Schultz, team foul #10 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Drake | James Winslow (PG) Michael Houser | |
| Subs | Evansville | Joshua Rosado (SF), Marvin Melo (C) Joseph Schultz, Gerard Hess | |
| 06:31 | Drake | Edward Mathis makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 06:31 | Drake | Edward Mathis makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:07 | Evansville | The jump hook by Joshua Rosado is blocked by Floyd Daniel | 19-22 |
| 06:06 | Drake | The rebound goes to James Winslow | 19-22 |
| 05:48 | Drake | Edward Mathis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-22 |
| 05:47 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Steven Leonard | 19-22 |
| 05:41 | Evansville | Dabir Suleiman drills a shot from the right wing | 19-24 |
| 05:24 | Drake | Edward Mathis's layup is rejected by Marvin Melo | 19-24 |
| 05:23 | Drake | James Winslow grabs the offensive board | 19-24 |
| 05:11 | Drake | Dabir Suleiman steals it from James Winslow | 19-24 |
| 04:52 | Evansville | Edward Mathis is called for the reach on Dabir Suleiman - foul #1 on Edward Mathis, team foul #11 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Drake | Sean Stringer (PG), Michael Houser (SG), Joel Andersen (C) James Winslow, Fred Osman, Floyd Daniel | |
| Subs | Evansville | Joseph Schultz (SF), Gerard Hess (PF) Joshua Rosado, Steven Leonard | |
| 04:52 | Evansville | Dabir Suleiman misses the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 04:52 | Evansville | Dabir Suleiman makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 04:28 | Drake | William Friesen buries a turnaround from the left block | 21-25 |
| 04:25 | Evansville | Sean Stringer steps in front of the Marvin Melo pass in the backcourt | 21-25 |
| 04:12 | Drake | Michael Houser misses the easy layup | 21-25 |
| 04:10 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Gerard Hess | 21-25 |
| 03:46 | Evansville | Marvin Melo can't connect on a runner from the right block | 21-25 |
| 03:45 | Drake | Michael Houser grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 03:28 | Drake | Sean Stringer buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Michael Houser | 23-25 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Sean Stringer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Houser (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Mathis (tired) 2 pts. PF - William Friesen (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Andersen (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Herman Dowler (tiring) 7 pts. SG - Dabir Suleiman (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Schultz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gerard Hess (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marvin Melo (tiring) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:11 | Evansville | Sean Stringer steps in front of the Herman Dowler pass | 23-25 |
| 02:57 | Drake | William Friesen's floater is tipped away by Gerard Hess | 23-25 |
| 02:56 | Evansville | Joseph Schultz pulls down the rebound | 23-25 |
| 02:50 | Evansville | Dabir Suleiman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 02:49 | Drake | Michael Houser grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 02:27 | Drake | The jumper by William Friesen is denied by Marvin Melo | 23-25 |
| 02:26 | Evansville | Marvin Melo pulls down the rebound | 23-25 |
| 02:21 | Evansville | Herman Dowler misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 23-25 |
| 02:19 | Drake | William Friesen gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 02:02 | Drake | Joel Andersen misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Joseph Schultz - foul #2 on Joseph Schultz, team foul #11 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Drake | Toby Gutman (PG), James Winslow (SG), John Busby (SF), James Gilbert (C) Sean Stringer, Michael Houser, Edward Mathis, William Friesen | |
| Subs | Evansville | William Buono (PG), Matthew Park (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Thomas Brumfield (PF), Joshua Rosado (C) Herman Dowler, Dabir Suleiman, Joseph Schultz, Gerard Hess, Marvin Melo | |
| 02:02 | Drake | Joel Andersen misses the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 02:02 | Drake | Joel Andersen misses the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 02:02 | Evansville | Thomas Brumfield grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 01:58 | Evansville | William Buono is hacked by Toby Gutman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Toby Gutman, team foul #12 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Osman (SG), Michael Houser (SF) Toby Gutman, Joel Andersen | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 01:58 | Evansville | William Buono makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 01:58 | Evansville | William Buono misses the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 01:58 | Drake | James Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 23-26 |
| 01:36 | Drake | James Gilbert buries a fadeaway near the basket | 25-26 |
| 01:20 | Evansville | Matthew Park misses badly on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Fred Osman - foul #1 on Fred Osman, team foul #13 | 25-26 |
| 01:20 | Evansville | Matthew Park makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 01:20 | Evansville | Matthew Park makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 00:57 | Drake | Michael Houser misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-28 |
| 00:56 | Drake | John Busby gets the offensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 00:32 | Drake | James Winslow loses the ball out of bounds | 25-28 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Mathis (SF) Michael Houser | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gerard Hess (C) Joshua Rosado | |
| 00:19 | Evansville | Matthew Park misses the lay-in but the foul's on Fred Osman - foul #2 on Fred Osman, team foul #14 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Steven Leonard (PF) Thomas Brumfield | |
| 00:19 | Evansville | Matthew Park makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 00:19 | Evansville | Matthew Park makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 00:05 | Drake | John Busby misses badly on a floater near the basket | 25-30 |
| 00:04 | Evansville | Steven Leonard gets the rebound | 25-30 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Steven Leonard misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 25-30 |