| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Prickett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Cross (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jack Burgess (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Farrell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Philip Darley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Richard McCracker (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dave Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Renshaw (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Kallenberg (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Jack Burgess inbounds the ball | 40-40 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Drake | Gary Renshaw steals it from Michael Cross | 40-40 |
| 19:24 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 40-40 |
| 19:22 | Drake | David Farrell pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 19:06 | Drake | Philip Darley misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-40 |
| 19:04 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 18:50 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker is wide open but clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Edward Prickett - foul #1 on Edward Prickett, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| 18:50 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 18:50 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker misses the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 18:50 | Drake | Philip Darley grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 18:34 | Drake | Jack Burgess misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Louis Parker - foul #1 on Louis Parker, team foul #1 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Drake | Brandon Polinsky (C) Philip Darley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 18:34 | Drake | Jack Burgess misses the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 18:34 | Drake | Jack Burgess misses the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 18:34 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 18:14 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 18:13 | Drake | David Farrell grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 17:52 | Drake | David Farrell scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Cross | 43-41 |
| 17:49 | Southern Illinois | David Farrell steals the ball from Dave Hunter in the backcourt | 43-41 |
| 17:27 | Drake | David Farrell is whistled for a carry | 43-41 |
| Subs | Drake | Harry Roe (PG), David Pollard (SG), Elden Smith (SF), Morris Mackey (PF), Philip Darley (C) Edward Prickett, Michael Cross, Jack Burgess, David Farrell, Brandon Polinsky | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha (PG), Brian Streitenberge (SG), William Edwards (SF), Michael Gooch (PF), Aaron Folse (C) Richard McCracker, Dave Hunter, Louis Parker, Gary Renshaw, David Kallenberg | |
| 17:08 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch is open but comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 43-41 |
| 17:06 | Drake | Elden Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 16:57 | Drake | Elden Smith scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from David Pollard | 45-41 |
| 16:42 | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-41 |
| 16:41 | Drake | Harry Roe snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 16:18 | Drake | Michael Gooch picks off the pass by Harry Roe | 45-41 |
| 16:01 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-41 |
| 15:59 | Drake | Morris Mackey snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harry Roe (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Pollard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Elden Smith (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Morris Mackey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Philip Darley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eugene Cha (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Streitenberge (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Gooch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Aaron Folse (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Drake | David Pollard buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Harry Roe | 48-41 |
| 15:24 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-41 |
| 15:22 | Drake | The rebound goes to David Pollard | 48-41 |
| 15:01 | Drake | Brian Streitenberge takes the ball from David Pollard | 48-41 |
| 14:54 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Eugene Cha | 48-43 |
| 14:27 | Drake | David Pollard can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 14:25 | Drake | Philip Darley tips it back up and in | 50-43 |
| 14:23 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch is fouled in the backcourt by Elden Smith - foul #2 on Elden Smith, team foul #2 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Prickett (PG), Michael Cross (SG), Jack Burgess (SF), David Farrell (PF), Brandon Polinsky (C) Harry Roe, David Pollard, Elden Smith, Morris Mackey, Philip Darley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker (PG), Dave Hunter (SG), Louis Parker (SF), Gary Renshaw (PF), David Kallenberg (C) Eugene Cha, Brian Streitenberge, William Edwards, Michael Gooch, Aaron Folse | |
| 14:04 | Southern Illinois | Louis Parker is called for a backcourt violation | 50-43 |
| 13:44 | Drake | Michael Cross drills a shot from the free throw line | 52-43 |
| 13:20 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by David Farrell - foul #2 on David Farrell, team foul #3 | 52-43 |
| 13:20 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw misses the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 13:20 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 13:01 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky loses the ball out of bounds | 52-44 |
| Subs | Drake | Brian Bradshaw (C) Brandon Polinsky | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 12:45 | Southern Illinois | Louis Parker makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Richard McCracker and the foul's on Edward Prickett - foul #2 on Edward Prickett, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jason Edwards (PF) Gary Renshaw | |
| 12:45 | Southern Illinois | Louis Parker misses the free throw | 52-46 |
| 12:45 | Drake | David Farrell gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 12:31 | Drake | David Kallenberg takes the ball from David Farrell | 52-46 |
| 12:28 | Southern Illinois | Jack Burgess takes the ball from Richard McCracker in the backcourt | 52-46 |
| 12:12 | Drake | Edward Prickett hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard McCracker - foul #1 on Richard McCracker, team foul #2 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Elden Smith (SF) Jack Burgess | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha (PG), Brian Streitenberge (SG), William Edwards (SF), Michael Gooch (PF), Wayne Kilichowski (C) Richard McCracker, Dave Hunter, Louis Parker, Jason Edwards, David Kallenberg | |
| 12:12 | Drake | Edward Prickett misses the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 12:12 | Drake | Edward Prickett makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 11:59 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from William Edwards | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Prickett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Cross (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Elden Smith (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Farrell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Bradshaw (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eugene Cha (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Streitenberge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Gooch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Wayne Kilichowski (fresh) | |
| 11:51 | Drake | Brian Bradshaw connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Elden Smith | 55-49 |
| 11:35 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Wayne Kilichowski | 55-51 |
| 11:15 | Drake | Edward Prickett is hacked by Eugene Cha - foul #1 on Eugene Cha, team foul #3 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Harry Roe (PG), David Pollard (SG), Jack Burgess (SF), Brandon Polinsky (C) Edward Prickett, Michael Cross, Elden Smith, Brian Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Louis Parker (SF), Gary Renshaw (PF) William Edwards, Wayne Kilichowski | |
| 10:58 | Drake | Jack Burgess is fouled on the floor by Louis Parker - foul #2 on Louis Parker, team foul #4 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker (PG), William Edwards (SG), Aaron Folse (C) Eugene Cha, Brian Streitenberge, Michael Gooch | |
| 10:50 | Drake | David Pollard misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 10:48 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Folse pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 10:37 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 10:19 | Drake | David Pollard connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Harry Roe | 58-54 |
| 09:59 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 58-54 |
| 09:57 | Southern Illinois | William Edwards pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 09:44 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 09:28 | Drake | David Pollard comes up short on the runner in the lane | 58-56 |
| 09:27 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Folse snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 09:09 | Southern Illinois | William Edwards misses long on an open jumper from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 09:07 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 08:45 | Drake | David Pollard misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 08:44 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky tips it in | 60-56 |
| 08:25 | Southern Illinois | Louis Parker comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 60-56 |
| 08:24 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker snags the offensive board | 60-56 |
| 08:03 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Folse is fouled on the floor by Brandon Polinsky - foul #2 on Brandon Polinsky, team foul #5 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Prickett (PG), Michael Cross (SG), Elden Smith (SF), Morris Mackey (PF), Philip Darley (C) Harry Roe, David Pollard, Jack Burgess, David Farrell, Brandon Polinsky | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge (PG), Dave Hunter (SG), Eugene Cha (SF), Michael Gooch (PF), David Kallenberg (C) Richard McCracker, William Edwards, Louis Parker, Gary Renshaw, Aaron Folse | |
| 07:45 | Southern Illinois | Philip Darley swats the dunk try by Michael Gooch | 60-56 |
| 07:44 | Drake | Elden Smith pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Prickett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Cross (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Elden Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Morris Mackey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Philip Darley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Brian Streitenberge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Dave Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Cha (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Gooch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - David Kallenberg (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Drake | Michael Gooch picks off the pass by Edward Prickett | 60-56 |
| 07:00 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-56 |
| 06:58 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Gooch | 60-56 |
| 06:49 | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge misses the lay-in | 60-56 |
| 06:48 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg tips it home | 60-58 |
| 06:31 | Drake | Michael Cross knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 62-58 |
| 06:09 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Streitenberge | 62-60 |
| 05:51 | Drake | Morris Mackey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-60 |
| Subs | Drake | Jack Burgess (SF), Brian Bradshaw (C) Morris Mackey, Philip Darley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker (PG), Louis Parker (SF), Jason Edwards (PF), Wayne Kilichowski (C) Brian Streitenberge, Eugene Cha, Michael Gooch, David Kallenberg | |
| 05:44 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker is fouled on the floor by Brian Bradshaw - foul #2 on Brian Bradshaw, team foul #6 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Edwards (SG) Dave Hunter | |
| 05:27 | Southern Illinois | A charge is called on Louis Parker - foul #3 on Louis Parker, team foul #5 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Drake | David Farrell (PF) Elden Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 05:11 | Drake | Jack Burgess throws it down set up by Brian Bradshaw | 64-60 |
| 04:58 | Southern Illinois | William Edwards hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 04:57 | Drake | David Farrell pulls down the rebound | 64-60 |
| 04:36 | Drake | Jack Burgess hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 64-60 |
| 04:34 | Drake | Brian Bradshaw grabs the offensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 04:18 | Drake | Michael Cross is fouled on the floor by Louis Parker - foul #4 on Louis Parker, team foul #6 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Drake | Harry Roe (PG), David Pollard (SG), Elden Smith (PF), Douglas Carr (C) Edward Prickett, Michael Cross, David Farrell, Brian Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha (PG), Brian Streitenberge (SG), Gary Renshaw (PF), David Kallenberg (C) Richard McCracker, William Edwards, Jason Edwards, Wayne Kilichowski | |
| 03:59 | Drake | Jack Burgess misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 64-60 |
| 03:57 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Renshaw | 64-60 |
| 03:31 | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by David Pollard - foul #3 on David Pollard, team foul #7 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Drake | Morris Mackey (SF), Brandon Polinsky (PF), Philip Darley (C) Jack Burgess, Elden Smith, Douglas Carr | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter (SG) Louis Parker | |
| 03:31 | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 03:31 | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harry Roe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Pollard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Morris Mackey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Polinsky (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Philip Darley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Brian Streitenberge (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dave Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Cha (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gary Renshaw (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Kallenberg (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky connects on the floater in the paint | 66-62 |
| 02:50 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-65 |
| 02:50 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Prickett (PG), Michael Cross (SG), Elden Smith (SF) Harry Roe, David Pollard, Brandon Polinsky | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker (PG), Louis Parker (SF) Brian Streitenberge, Eugene Cha | |
| 02:35 | Drake | Edward Prickett makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Michael Cross | 68-65 |
| 02:23 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw buries a turnaround near the basket | 68-67 |
| 02:20 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-67 |
| Subs | Drake | Jack Burgess (SF), David Farrell (PF) Elden Smith, Morris Mackey | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 02:02 | Drake | Edward Prickett misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 68-67 |
| 02:01 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 68-67 |
| 01:36 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg's layup is rejected by Philip Darley | 68-67 |
| 01:34 | Drake | Philip Darley gets the rebound | 68-67 |
| 01:17 | Drake | Jack Burgess hits a runner in the paint set up by Edward Prickett and he's hacked by David Kallenberg - foul #2 on David Kallenberg, team foul #7 | 70-67 |
| 01:17 | Drake | Jack Burgess makes the free throw | 71-67 |
| 01:11 | Southern Illinois | Michael Cross takes the ball from David Kallenberg in the backcourt | 71-67 |
| 00:55 | Drake | Jack Burgess's fadeaway is rejected by David Kallenberg | 71-67 |
| 00:53 | Drake | Philip Darley snags the offensive board | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Drake | Gary Renshaw swats the layup by Michael Cross | 71-67 |
| 00:31 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw gets the rebound | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-67 |
| 00:24 | Drake | The rebound goes to David Farrell | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Drake | Richard McCracker is called for the reach on David Farrell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard McCracker, team foul #8 | 71-67 |
| 00:21 | Drake | David Farrell makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:21 | Drake | David Farrell makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:17 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-67 |
| 00:16 | Drake | The rebound goes to Philip Darley | 73-67 |
| 00:13 | Drake | Philip Darley is hacked by Richard McCracker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard McCracker, team foul #9 | 73-67 |
| 00:13 | Drake | Philip Darley makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:13 | Drake | Philip Darley makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Louis Parker | 75-70 |
| 00:06 | Drake | Michael Cross is fouled in the backcourt by Richard McCracker - foul #4 on Richard McCracker, team foul #10 | 75-70 |
| 00:06 | Drake | Michael Cross misses the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:06 | Drake | Michael Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter loses the dribble to Michael Cross in the backcourt | 76-70 |
| 00:02 | Drake | Jack Burgess is hacked by Dave Hunter - foul #2 on Dave Hunter, team foul #11 | 76-70 |
| 00:02 | Drake | Jack Burgess misses the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:02 | Drake | Jack Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 77-70 |