| Lineup | Drake | PG - David Campbell (fresh) SG - Shawn Key (fresh) SF - Billy Mast (fresh) PF - Charles Corlew (fresh) C - Victor Whitley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steven Hobbs (fresh) SG - Jack Aviles (fresh) SF - Mark Steinhauer (fresh) PF - Stephen Phillips (fresh) C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Victor Whitley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Drake | Charles Corlew drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from David Campbell | 3-0 |
| 19:39 | Rice | Jack Aviles is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Key - foul #1 on Shawn Key, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | Rice | Stephen Phillips misses the easy layup | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | Drake | Victor Whitley grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:56 | Drake | Victor Whitley's pass is intercepted by Stephen Phillips | 3-0 |
| 18:34 | Rice | Steven Hobbs knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Mark Steinhauer | 3-2 |
| 18:16 | Drake | Billy Mast's pass is intercepted by Mark Steinhauer | 3-2 |
| 18:13 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer lays it up and in | 3-4 |
| 18:07 | Drake | Stanislaus Kucinski is called for the reach on Victor Whitley - foul #1 on Stanislaus Kucinski, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 17:56 | Drake | Billy Mast banks in the layup on a great pass from David Campbell | 5-4 |
| 17:36 | Rice | Stephen Phillips clanks a floater in the paint | 5-4 |
| 17:34 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski hits the follow up shot | 5-6 |
| 17:32 | Drake | David Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-6 |
| Subs | Drake | Benjamin Bennett (PG), William Dodson (SG), Micheal Harper (SF), Mark Rizzi (PF), Robert May (C) David Campbell, Shawn Key, Billy Mast, Charles Corlew, Victor Whitley | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:18 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski blows the layup but he's hacked by Micheal Harper - foul #1 on Micheal Harper, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Davis (PF) Stephen Phillips | |
| 17:18 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski misses the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:18 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski misses the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:18 | Drake | Mark Rizzi snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 17:04 | Drake | Robert May misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-6 |
| 17:03 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:47 | Rice | Steven Hobbs buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jack Aviles | 5-9 |
| 16:27 | Drake | Mark Rizzi scores on a turnaround from the left block | 7-9 |
| 16:20 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski double dribbles in the backcourt | 7-9 |
| Subs | Drake | David Campbell (PG), Russell Schaeffer (SF), Charles Corlew (PF) William Dodson, Micheal Harper, Mark Rizzi | |
| Subs | Rice | James Hinton (PG), Steven McKenize (SF), Benjamin Farrish (C) Steven Hobbs, Mark Steinhauer, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| 15:55 | Drake | Benjamin Bennett comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 7-9 |
| 15:53 | Drake | David Campbell tips it back up and in | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - David Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Bennett (fairly fresh) SF - Russell Schaeffer (fresh) PF - Charles Corlew (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert May (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Hinton (fresh) SG - Jack Aviles (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven McKenize (fresh) PF - Brett Davis (fresh) C - Benjamin Farrish (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 9-11 |
| 15:15 | Drake | Charles Corlew's pass is intercepted by Benjamin Farrish | 9-11 |
| 15:12 | Rice | Brett Davis's pass is intercepted by David Campbell in the backcourt | 9-11 |
| 15:02 | Drake | Charles Corlew misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Steven McKenize - foul #1 on Steven McKenize, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Drake | William Dodson (PG), Shawn Key (SG), Billy Mast (SF), Micheal Harper (C) David Campbell, Benjamin Bennett, Russell Schaeffer, Robert May | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Hobbs (PG), Stephen Phillips (PF) Jack Aviles, Brett Davis | |
| 15:02 | Drake | Charles Corlew makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 15:02 | Drake | Charles Corlew makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 14:55 | Rice | William Dodson steps in front of the James Hinton pass | 11-11 |
| 14:51 | Drake | Shawn Key scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-11 |
| 14:47 | Rice | Steven McKenize hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 14-11 |
| 14:45 | Drake | Micheal Harper grabs the board | 14-11 |
| 14:25 | Drake | Shawn Key misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 14-11 |
| 14:23 | Rice | Stephen Phillips pulls down the rebound | 14-11 |
| 14:03 | Rice | Steven McKenize is hacked by William Dodson - foul #1 on William Dodson, team foul #3 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Drake | David Campbell (PG), Russell Schaeffer (SG), Mark Rizzi (PF), Victor Whitley (C) William Dodson, Shawn Key, Charles Corlew, Micheal Harper | |
| Subs | Rice | Jack Aviles (SG), Mark Steinhauer (SF), Stanislaus Kucinski (C) James Hinton, Steven McKenize, Benjamin Farrish | |
| 13:44 | Rice | Steven Hobbs knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-14 |
| 13:24 | Drake | Victor Whitley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-14 |
| 13:22 | Rice | Stephen Phillips grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 13:14 | Rice | Stephen Phillips hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Stanislaus Kucinski and the foul's on Victor Whitley - foul #1 on Victor Whitley, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Drake | Shawn Key (SG) Billy Mast | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:14 | Rice | Stephen Phillips misses the free throw | 14-16 |
| 13:14 | Drake | Mark Rizzi pulls down the rebound | 14-16 |
| 12:54 | Drake | Russell Schaeffer can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-16 |
| 12:52 | Drake | Shawn Key tips it home | 16-16 |
| 12:45 | Rice | Steven Hobbs misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-16 |
| 12:44 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer snags the offensive board | 16-16 |
| 12:32 | Rice | Jack Aviles can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-16 |
| 12:30 | Drake | The rebound goes to David Campbell | 16-16 |
| 12:25 | Drake | David Campbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-16 |
| Subs | Drake | William Dodson (SG), Ted Fonseca (SF), Charles Corlew (PF), Robert May (C) Shawn Key, Russell Schaeffer, Mark Rizzi, Victor Whitley | |
| Subs | Rice | James Hinton (PG), Brett Davis (PF), Mathew Ferguson (C) Steven Hobbs, Stephen Phillips, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| 11:59 | Rice | Jack Aviles misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Corlew - foul #1 on Charles Corlew, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Drake | Benjamin Bennett (PG), Micheal Harper (SF) David Campbell, Ted Fonseca | |
| Subs | Rice | Benjamin Farrish (SF) Mark Steinhauer | |
| 11:59 | Rice | Jack Aviles makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 11:59 | Rice | Jack Aviles makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 11:34 | Drake | Benjamin Farrish is called for the reach on William Dodson - foul #1 on Benjamin Farrish, team foul #3 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Drake | Shawn Key (SG), Ted Fonseca (SF) William Dodson, Charles Corlew | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven McKenize (SG) Jack Aviles | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Benjamin Bennett (fresh) SG - Shawn Key (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ted Fonseca (fresh) PF - Micheal Harper (fresh) C - Robert May (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Hinton (fresh) SG - Steven McKenize (fresh) SF - Benjamin Farrish (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brett Davis (fresh) C - Mathew Ferguson (fresh) | |
| 11:14 | Drake | Shawn Key hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ted Fonseca and he's fouled by James Hinton - foul #1 on James Hinton, team foul #4 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Drake | Billy Mast (SF), Charles Corlew (PF) Ted Fonseca, Micheal Harper | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Hobbs (PG) James Hinton | |
| 11:14 | Drake | Shawn Key makes the free throw | 19-18 |
| 11:12 | Rice | Benjamin Bennett steals it from Steven Hobbs in the backcourt | 19-18 |
| 10:48 | Drake | Benjamin Farrish steals it from Billy Mast | 19-18 |
| 10:41 | Rice | Steven Hobbs comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 19-18 |
| 10:40 | Rice | Mathew Ferguson grabs the offensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 10:25 | Rice | Brett Davis misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 19-18 |
| 10:24 | Drake | Charles Corlew grabs the defensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 10:13 | Drake | Billy Mast makes the runner from the right block set up by Benjamin Bennett | 21-18 |
| 09:56 | Rice | Steven McKenize travels with the ball | 21-18 |
| Subs | Drake | David Campbell (PG), William Dodson (SG), Russell Schaeffer (SF), Micheal Harper (PF), Victor Whitley (C) Benjamin Bennett, Shawn Key, Billy Mast, Charles Corlew, Robert May | |
| Subs | Rice | James Hinton (PG), Jack Aviles (SG), Mark Steinhauer (SF), Eric Stamper (PF), Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Steven Hobbs, Steven McKenize, Benjamin Farrish, Brett Davis, Mathew Ferguson | |
| 09:37 | Drake | Micheal Harper scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by David Campbell | 24-18 |
| 09:20 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 24-18 |
| 09:18 | Drake | Victor Whitley grabs the board | 24-18 |
| 09:01 | Drake | James Hinton is called for the reach on David Campbell - foul #2 on James Hinton, team foul #5 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Drake | Ted Fonseca (SF), Mark Rizzi (PF) William Dodson, Micheal Harper | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Hobbs (PG) James Hinton | |
| 08:42 | Drake | Victor Whitley drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Rizzi | 26-18 |
| 08:19 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski can't finish the layup | 26-18 |
| 08:17 | Drake | David Campbell grabs the board | 26-18 |
| 08:00 | Drake | Russell Schaeffer drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-18 |
| 07:44 | Rice | Eric Stamper misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-18 |
| 07:42 | Drake | David Campbell pulls down the rebound | 29-18 |
| 07:18 | Drake | Ted Fonseca misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-18 |
| 07:17 | Rice | The rebound goes to Stanislaus Kucinski | 29-18 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - David Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Russell Schaeffer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ted Fonseca (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Mark Rizzi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Whitley (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steven Hobbs (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Jack Aviles (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Steinhauer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Stamper (fairly fresh) C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Rice | Steven Hobbs is hacked by David Campbell - foul #1 on David Campbell, team foul #6 | 29-18 |
| Subs | Drake | Benjamin Bennett (PG), William Dodson (SG), Billy Mast (SF), Micheal Harper (PF), Robert May (C) David Campbell, Russell Schaeffer, Ted Fonseca, Mark Rizzi, Victor Whitley | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven McKenize (PG), Benjamin Farrish (SG), Stephen Phillips (PF), Brett Davis (C) Steven Hobbs, Jack Aviles, Eric Stamper, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| 07:06 | Rice | Brett Davis knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Mark Steinhauer and the foul's on Robert May - foul #1 on Robert May, team foul #7 | 29-20 |
| 07:06 | Rice | Brett Davis makes the free throw | 29-21 |
| 06:56 | Drake | Robert May misses the shot from the right wing | 29-21 |
| 06:54 | Rice | Brett Davis pulls down the rebound | 29-21 |
| 06:45 | Rice | Brett Davis misses short on an open shot from the right side | 29-21 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish tips it but misses | 29-21 |
| 06:43 | Drake | Robert May pulls down the rebound | 29-21 |
| 06:18 | Drake | Steven McKenize denies the turnaround by Billy Mast | 29-21 |
| 06:16 | Drake | Micheal Harper grabs the offensive rebound | 29-21 |
| 05:50 | Drake | Benjamin Bennett double dribbles | 29-21 |
| Subs | Drake | David Campbell (PG), Shawn Key (SG), Charles Corlew (PF) Benjamin Bennett, William Dodson, Micheal Harper | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Hobbs (PG), Jack Aviles (SG), Mathew Ferguson (C) Steven McKenize, Benjamin Farrish, Stephen Phillips | |
| 05:36 | Rice | Mathew Ferguson slams it home on a great pass from Steven Hobbs and he's hacked by Charles Corlew - foul #2 on Charles Corlew, team foul #8 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Drake | Mark Rizzi (PF), Victor Whitley (C) Charles Corlew, Robert May | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Phillips (PF) Brett Davis | |
| 05:36 | Rice | Mathew Ferguson misses the free throw | 29-23 |
| 05:36 | Drake | Mark Rizzi grabs the defensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 05:17 | Drake | Mark Rizzi is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Mark Rizzi, team foul #9 | 29-23 |
| 05:07 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer is called for 10 seconds | 29-23 |
| Subs | Drake | Russell Schaeffer (SF) Billy Mast | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven McKenize (SF) Mark Steinhauer | |
| 04:54 | Drake | David Campbell clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Steven Hobbs - foul #1 on Steven Hobbs, team foul #6 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Stamper (PF), Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Stephen Phillips, Mathew Ferguson | |
| 04:54 | Drake | David Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 04:54 | Drake | David Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 04:54 | Rice | Steven McKenize grabs the board | 30-23 |
| 04:34 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski connects on the open floater from the left block set up by Steven Hobbs | 30-25 |
| 04:21 | Drake | Mark Rizzi can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-25 |
| 04:20 | Rice | Steven McKenize snags the defensive board | 30-25 |
| 04:18 | Rice | David Campbell is called for the reach on Stanislaus Kucinski in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Campbell, team foul #10 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Drake | Benjamin Bennett (PG), William Dodson (SG), Ted Fonseca (SF), Micheal Harper (PF), Robert May (C) David Campbell, Shawn Key, Russell Schaeffer, Mark Rizzi, Victor Whitley | |
| Subs | Rice | Benjamin Farrish (SF), Brett Davis (PF) Steven McKenize, Eric Stamper | |
| 04:18 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 04:07 | Drake | Stanislaus Kucinski steps in front of the Ted Fonseca pass | 30-27 |
| 03:47 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Jack Aviles grabs the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 03:29 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish is whistled for a carry | 30-27 |
| Subs | Drake | David Campbell (PG), Shawn Key (SG), Russell Schaeffer (SF), Charles Corlew (PF) Benjamin Bennett, William Dodson, Ted Fonseca, Micheal Harper | |
| Subs | Rice | James Hinton (PG), Mathew Ferguson (C) Steven Hobbs, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| 03:07 | Drake | David Campbell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 03:06 | Rice | Brett Davis gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - David Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Key (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Russell Schaeffer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Corlew (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert May (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Hinton (fresh) SG - Jack Aviles (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Farrish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brett Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mathew Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:45 | Rice | Brett Davis is denied on a layup by Robert May | 30-27 |
| 02:43 | Drake | Charles Corlew grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 02:20 | Drake | Russell Schaeffer misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Jack Aviles - foul #1 on Jack Aviles, team foul #7 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Drake | William Dodson (SG), Billy Mast (SF), Victor Whitley (C) David Campbell, Shawn Key, Robert May | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven McKenize (SG), Mark Steinhauer (SF), Stephen Phillips (PF) Jack Aviles, Benjamin Farrish, Brett Davis | |
| 02:20 | Drake | Russell Schaeffer misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 02:20 | Drake | Russell Schaeffer makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 02:04 | Rice | The jump hook by Steven McKenize is blocked by Victor Whitley | 31-27 |
| 02:02 | Rice | Mathew Ferguson pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 01:41 | Rice | Billy Mast blocks the short jumper by Mark Steinhauer | 31-27 |
| 01:39 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer grabs the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 01:34 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-27 |
| 01:33 | Drake | Victor Whitley gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 01:19 | Drake | Charles Corlew is fouled on the floor by James Hinton - foul #3 on James Hinton, team foul #8 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Drake | Benjamin Bennett (PG), Shawn Key (SG), Micheal Harper (C) Russell Schaeffer, William Dodson, Victor Whitley | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Hobbs (PG), Jack Aviles (SG), Eric Stamper (PF), Stanislaus Kucinski (C) James Hinton, Steven McKenize, Stephen Phillips, Mathew Ferguson | |
| 01:19 | Drake | Charles Corlew makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 01:19 | Drake | Charles Corlew makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 01:13 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski is fouled in the backcourt by Micheal Harper - foul #2 on Micheal Harper, team foul #11 | 33-27 |
| 01:13 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 01:13 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 00:57 | Drake | Shawn Key can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 33-29 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Steven Hobbs snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 00:53 | Rice | Steven Hobbs is hacked by Benjamin Bennett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Benjamin Bennett, team foul #12 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Drake | Mark Rizzi (C) Billy Mast | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:53 | Rice | Steven Hobbs makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 00:53 | Rice | Steven Hobbs misses the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 00:53 | Drake | The rebound goes to Mark Rizzi | 33-30 |
| 00:42 | Drake | Benjamin Bennett buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-30 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Eric Stamper misses long on a jumper from the left side | 36-30 |
| 00:32 | Drake | Mark Rizzi grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 00:10 | Drake | Steven Hobbs steals the ball from Shawn Key | 36-30 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Steven Hobbs and he's hacked by Charles Corlew - foul #3 on Charles Corlew, team foul #13 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Drake | William Dodson (SG), Ted Fonseca (SF), Robert May (C) Shawn Key, Micheal Harper, Charles Corlew | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven McKenize (SG), Brett Davis (PF) Jack Aviles, Eric Stamper | |
| 00:05 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer makes the free throw | 36-33 |
| 00:01 | Drake | Mark Rizzi banks in the layup | 38-33 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Steven Hobbs misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 38-33 |