| Lineup | Samford | PG - Christopher Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Boerner (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Terry Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Barrick (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Brazil (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - David Pollard (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Roy Freitag (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dikembe Azure (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brandon Polinsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Bradshaw (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Dikembe Azure inbounds the ball | 37-22 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:53 | Drake | A charge is called on Roy Freitag - foul #2 on Roy Freitag, team foul #1 | 37-22 |
| 19:49 | Samford | David Pollard is called for the reach on Christopher Freeman in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Pollard, team foul #2 | 37-22 |
| 19:43 | Samford | Christopher Freeman clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Pollard - foul #2 on David Pollard, team foul #3 | 37-22 |
| 19:43 | Samford | Christopher Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 38-22 |
| 19:43 | Samford | Christopher Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 39-22 |
| 19:35 | Drake | Roy Freitag connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Azure | 39-24 |
| 19:31 | Samford | Thomas Boerner is hacked by Roy Freitag in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roy Freitag, team foul #4 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Drake | Harry Roe (SG) Roy Freitag | |
| 19:23 | Samford | Joshua Barrick blows the layup | 39-24 |
| 19:21 | Samford | Terry Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 39-24 |
| 19:01 | Samford | Thomas Boerner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-24 |
| 19:00 | Samford | Joshua Barrick misses the tip | 39-24 |
| 18:59 | Samford | Terry Smith can't tip it in | 39-24 |
| 18:58 | Drake | Harry Roe pulls down the rebound | 39-24 |
| 18:38 | Drake | Dikembe Azure misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Christopher Freeman - foul #1 on Christopher Freeman, team foul #1 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Drake | Douglas Carr (C) Brian Bradshaw | |
| 18:38 | Drake | Dikembe Azure makes the 1st free throw | 39-25 |
| 18:38 | Drake | Dikembe Azure makes the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 18:35 | Samford | Christopher Freeman is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Carr - foul #1 on Douglas Carr, team foul #5 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Hay (SF), Dikembe Arakawa (PF) Dikembe Azure, Brandon Polinsky | |
| 18:24 | Samford | Luis Hay steps in front of the Terry Smith pass | 39-26 |
| 18:06 | Drake | Luis Hay hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-29 |
| 17:47 | Samford | Luis Hay is called for the reach on Terry Smith - foul #3 on Luis Hay, team foul #6 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Samford | Ryan Deluca (SG), David Davis (SF), Randy Johnson (PF), Matthew Ruben (C) Thomas Boerner, Terry Smith, Joshua Barrick, John Brazil | |
| Subs | Drake | Gerald Avery (PG), William Hinojosa (C) David Pollard, Luis Hay | |
| 17:36 | Samford | Christopher Freeman dunks the ball and he's fouled by Douglas Carr - foul #2 on Douglas Carr, team foul #7 | 41-29 |
| 17:36 | Samford | Christopher Freeman makes the free throw | 42-29 |
| 17:18 | Drake | Harry Roe misses the runner in the paint | 42-29 |
| 17:17 | Drake | Dikembe Arakawa can't tip it in | 42-29 |
| 17:16 | Samford | The rebound goes to Ryan Deluca | 42-29 |
| 17:13 | Samford | William Hinojosa takes the ball from Ryan Deluca in the backcourt | 42-29 |
| 16:48 | Drake | Gerald Avery hits a jumper from the left side | 42-31 |
| 16:46 | Samford | Gerald Avery steps in front of the David Davis pass in the backcourt | 42-31 |
| 16:34 | Drake | Harry Roe misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 42-31 |
| 16:33 | Samford | Randy Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 16:19 | Samford | Douglas Carr steps in front of the Randy Johnson pass | 42-31 |
| 16:02 | Drake | William Hinojosa buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Gerald Avery | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Christopher Freeman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ryan Deluca (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Davis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randy Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Ruben (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Gerald Avery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Roe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dikembe Arakawa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Carr (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - William Hinojosa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Samford | William Hinojosa picks off the pass by Ryan Deluca | 42-33 |
| 15:38 | Drake | William Hinojosa is fouled on the floor by Matthew Ruben - foul #1 on Matthew Ruben, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Rustin (PG), Thomas Boerner (SG), Terry Smith (SF), Joshua Barrick (PF), John Brazil (C) Christopher Freeman, Ryan Deluca, David Davis, Randy Johnson, Matthew Ruben | |
| Subs | Drake | David Pollard (PG), Roy Freitag (SG), Dikembe Azure (SF), Brandon Polinsky (PF), Brian Bradshaw (C) Gerald Avery, Harry Roe, Dikembe Arakawa, Douglas Carr, William Hinojosa | |
| 15:26 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Bruce Rustin - foul #1 on Bruce Rustin, team foul #3 | 42-33 |
| 15:26 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 15:26 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 15:11 | Samford | Terry Smith is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Terry Smith, team foul #4 | 42-35 |
| 14:50 | Drake | David Pollard's floater is tipped away by Joshua Barrick | 42-35 |
| 14:48 | Samford | Thomas Boerner pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| 14:43 | Samford | Terry Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bruce Rustin and the foul's on Dikembe Azure - foul #3 on Dikembe Azure, team foul #8 | 44-35 |
| 14:43 | Samford | Terry Smith misses the free throw | 44-35 |
| 14:43 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky grabs the defensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 14:35 | Drake | Brian Bradshaw loses the dribble to John Brazil | 44-35 |
| 14:23 | Samford | John Brazil makes the wide open jumper from the right block on a great pass from Joshua Barrick | 46-35 |
| 14:19 | Drake | Roy Freitag connects on the jumpshot from the right side and he's hacked by Terry Smith - foul #3 on Terry Smith, team foul #5 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Ryan Deluca (PG), David Davis (SG) Bruce Rustin, Thomas Boerner | |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Hay (PG) David Pollard | |
| 14:19 | Drake | Roy Freitag misses the free throw | 46-37 |
| 14:19 | Samford | The rebound goes to Joshua Barrick | 46-37 |
| 14:17 | Samford | Ryan Deluca travels in the backcourt | 46-37 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Drake | Gerald Avery (PG), Terry Muse (SF) Roy Freitag, Dikembe Azure | |
| 14:01 | Drake | Terry Smith picks off the pass by Terry Muse | 46-37 |
| 13:49 | Samford | John Brazil comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-37 |
| 13:47 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 13:35 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 46-37 |
| 13:33 | Drake | Brian Bradshaw grabs the offensive board | 46-37 |
| 13:26 | Drake | Terry Muse is hacked by John Brazil - foul #1 on John Brazil, team foul #6 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Freeman (PG), Randy Johnson (PF), Matthew Ruben (C) Terry Smith, Joshua Barrick, John Brazil | |
| Subs | Drake | David Pollard (PG) Gerald Avery | |
| 13:09 | Drake | Christopher Freeman steals the ball from Terry Muse | 46-37 |
| 13:01 | Samford | Matthew Ruben's pass is intercepted by Brandon Polinsky | 46-37 |
| 12:42 | Drake | Luis Hay is fouled on the floor by Ryan Deluca - foul #3 on Ryan Deluca, team foul #7 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Boerner (SG), Thomas Garner (SF) Ryan Deluca, David Davis | |
| Subs | Drake | Roy Freitag (SG), Dikembe Azure (SF), Douglas Carr (C) David Pollard, Terry Muse, Brian Bradshaw | |
| 12:42 | Drake | Luis Hay makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 12:42 | Drake | Luis Hay misses the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 12:42 | Samford | Randy Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 12:25 | Samford | Randy Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Joshua Barrick (PF) Randy Johnson | |
| Subs | Drake | Harry Roe (PG), Dikembe Arakawa (PF) Luis Hay, Brandon Polinsky | |
| 12:10 | Drake | Thomas Boerner steals the ball from Dikembe Azure | 46-38 |
| 11:47 | Samford | Thomas Boerner buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Barrick | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Christopher Freeman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Boerner (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Thomas Garner (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joshua Barrick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Ruben (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harry Roe (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Roy Freitag (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Azure (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Arakawa (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas Carr (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Drake | Joshua Barrick is called for the reach on Roy Freitag - foul #2 on Joshua Barrick, team foul #8 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Ryan Deluca (SG), Terry Smith (SF), John Brazil (C) Thomas Boerner, Joshua Barrick, Matthew Ruben | |
| Subs | Drake | David Pollard (PG), Terry Muse (SF), Brandon Polinsky (PF), William Hinojosa (C) Harry Roe, Dikembe Azure, Dikembe Arakawa, Douglas Carr | |
| 11:22 | Drake | Roy Freitag misses the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 11:22 | Samford | John Brazil pulls down the rebound | 49-38 |
| 11:20 | Samford | Christopher Freeman is fouled in the backcourt by William Hinojosa - foul #1 on William Hinojosa, team foul #9 | 49-38 |
| 11:20 | Samford | Christopher Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 11:20 | Samford | Christopher Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 11:00 | Drake | Roy Freitag comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by John Brazil - foul #2 on John Brazil, team foul #9 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Samford | David Davis (SG), Randy Johnson (PF) Christopher Freeman, Thomas Garner | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 11:00 | Drake | Roy Freitag makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 11:00 | Drake | Roy Freitag makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 10:35 | Samford | John Brazil hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 51-40 |
| 10:33 | Samford | Ryan Deluca gets the offensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 10:23 | Samford | John Brazil misses the 3 from the right corner | 51-40 |
| 10:21 | Samford | Ryan Deluca gets the offensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 10:10 | Samford | Terry Smith misses the easy layup | 51-40 |
| 10:08 | Drake | The rebound goes to Roy Freitag | 51-40 |
| 09:51 | Drake | Terry Muse misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-40 |
| 09:50 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky snags the offensive board | 51-40 |
| 09:35 | Drake | David Pollard misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Ryan Deluca - foul #4 on Ryan Deluca, team foul #10 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Freeman (PG), Thomas Boerner (SG), Thomas Garner (SF), Joshua Barrick (PF) Ryan Deluca, David Davis, Terry Smith, Randy Johnson | |
| Subs | Drake | Harry Roe (SG), Dikembe Azure (SF), Dikembe Arakawa (PF), Douglas Carr (C) Roy Freitag, Terry Muse, Brandon Polinsky, William Hinojosa | |
| 09:35 | Drake | David Pollard makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 09:35 | Drake | David Pollard makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 09:26 | Samford | Christopher Freeman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 09:25 | Samford | Thomas Boerner pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 09:15 | Samford | Thomas Boerner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 51-42 |
| 09:13 | Drake | The rebound goes to Dikembe Azure | 51-42 |
| 09:02 | Drake | Douglas Carr misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 51-42 |
| 09:00 | Samford | Thomas Garner snags the defensive board | 51-42 |
| 08:46 | Samford | Christopher Freeman comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by David Pollard - foul #3 on David Pollard, team foul #10 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Matthew Ruben (C) John Brazil | |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Hay (SG), Brian Bradshaw (C) David Pollard, Douglas Carr | |
| 08:46 | Samford | Christopher Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 08:46 | Samford | Christopher Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 08:46 | Drake | The rebound goes to Dikembe Arakawa | 51-42 |
| 08:31 | Drake | Brian Bradshaw scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Dikembe Arakawa | 51-44 |
| 08:12 | Samford | The short jumper by Christopher Freeman is denied by Brian Bradshaw | 51-44 |
| 08:10 | Drake | Dikembe Azure gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 07:44 | Drake | Dikembe Arakawa misses long on a jumper from the right side | 51-44 |
| 07:43 | Samford | Joshua Barrick grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Christopher Freeman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Boerner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Thomas Garner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Barrick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Ruben (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harry Roe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Luis Hay (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Azure (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Arakawa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Bradshaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Samford | Thomas Boerner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Ryan Deluca (SG), Terry Smith (SF), Randy Johnson (PF) Thomas Boerner, Thomas Garner, Joshua Barrick | |
| Subs | Drake | Gerald Avery (PG), Douglas Carr (PF) Harry Roe, Dikembe Arakawa | |
| 07:25 | Drake | Luis Hay misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 07:23 | Samford | Christopher Freeman gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 07:07 | Samford | Gerald Avery steps in front of the Christopher Freeman pass | 51-44 |
| 06:50 | Drake | Gerald Avery's fadeaway is rejected by Terry Smith | 51-44 |
| 06:48 | Drake | Douglas Carr tips it but misses | 51-44 |
| 06:46 | Samford | Ryan Deluca snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 06:25 | Samford | Christopher Freeman clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 51-44 |
| 06:23 | Drake | Douglas Carr grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 06:18 | Drake | Luis Hay hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 06:16 | Samford | Terry Smith grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 05:58 | Samford | Terry Smith is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-44 |
| 05:56 | Samford | Randy Johnson hits the follow up shot | 53-44 |
| 05:37 | Drake | Ryan Deluca picks off the pass by Brian Bradshaw | 53-44 |
| 05:34 | Samford | Terry Smith dunks the ball on a nice dish by Ryan Deluca | 55-44 |
| 05:27 | Drake | Dikembe Azure can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-44 |
| 05:25 | Drake | Douglas Carr grabs the offensive board | 55-44 |
| 05:17 | Drake | Luis Hay misses short on a 3 from straight away | 55-44 |
| 05:15 | Samford | Matthew Ruben snags the defensive board | 55-44 |
| 05:15 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Boerner (SG), Joshua Barrick (PF), John Brazil (C) Ryan Deluca, Randy Johnson, Matthew Ruben | |
| Subs | Drake | David Pollard (PG), Roy Freitag (SG), Dikembe Arakawa (SF), Brandon Polinsky (PF), William Hinojosa (C) Gerald Avery, Luis Hay, Dikembe Azure, Douglas Carr, Brian Bradshaw | |
| 04:59 | Samford | Terry Smith slams it home | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:42 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky hits a jumper from close range | 57-46 |
| 04:19 | Samford | Terry Smith knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Christopher Freeman and he's fouled by Dikembe Arakawa - foul #1 on Dikembe Arakawa, team foul #11 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Ryan Deluca (PG) Christopher Freeman | |
| Subs | Drake | Terry Muse (SF) Brandon Polinsky | |
| 04:19 | Samford | Terry Smith makes the free throw | 60-46 |
| 03:56 | Drake | Roy Freitag drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Samford | John Brazil comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by William Hinojosa - foul #2 on William Hinojosa, team foul #12 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Freeman (PG), David Davis (SF) Thomas Boerner, Terry Smith | |
| Subs | Drake | Gerald Avery (PG), Harry Roe (SG), Brandon Polinsky (PF), Douglas Carr (C) David Pollard, Roy Freitag, Dikembe Arakawa, William Hinojosa | |
| 03:31 | Samford | John Brazil makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 03:31 | Samford | John Brazil misses the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 03:31 | Drake | Douglas Carr grabs the board | 61-49 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Christopher Freeman (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ryan Deluca (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Davis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joshua Barrick (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Brazil (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Gerald Avery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harry Roe (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Terry Muse (fresh) PF - Brandon Polinsky (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Douglas Carr (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-49 |
| 03:19 | Drake | Douglas Carr hits the follow up shot | 61-51 |
| 02:57 | Samford | Christopher Freeman is fouled on the floor by Gerald Avery - foul #1 on Gerald Avery, team foul #13 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Garner (PF), Randy Johnson (C) Joshua Barrick, John Brazil | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 02:57 | Samford | Christopher Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 02:57 | Samford | Christopher Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 02:57 | Drake | Douglas Carr grabs the board | 62-51 |
| 02:57 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-51 |
| 02:43 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-51 |
| 02:41 | Samford | Randy Johnson pulls down the rebound | 62-51 |
| 02:41 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Boerner (SG), Terry Smith (SF), Joshua Barrick (PF), John Brazil (C) Ryan Deluca, David Davis, Thomas Garner, Randy Johnson | |
| Subs | Drake | David Pollard (PG), Roy Freitag (SG), Dikembe Azure (SF), Brian Bradshaw (C) Gerald Avery, Harry Roe, Terry Muse, Douglas Carr | |
| 02:22 | Samford | John Brazil makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Christopher Freeman | 64-51 |
| 02:01 | Drake | Roy Freitag is hacked by John Brazil - foul #3 on John Brazil, team foul #11 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Ryan Deluca (PG), David Davis (SG), Thomas Garner (SF), Randy Johnson (PF), Matthew Ruben (C) Christopher Freeman, Thomas Boerner, Terry Smith, Joshua Barrick, John Brazil | |
| Subs | Drake | Harry Roe (PG), Luis Hay (SF), Dikembe Arakawa (PF), Douglas Carr (C) David Pollard, Dikembe Azure, Brandon Polinsky, Brian Bradshaw | |
| 02:01 | Drake | Roy Freitag makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 02:01 | Drake | Roy Freitag misses the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 02:01 | Samford | The rebound goes to Matthew Ruben | 64-52 |
| 01:38 | Samford | Randy Johnson hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner near the basket | 64-52 |
| 01:36 | Drake | Roy Freitag snags the defensive board | 64-52 |
| 01:27 | Drake | Roy Freitag clanks a turnaround near the basket | 64-52 |
| 01:26 | Samford | Randy Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 64-52 |
| 01:24 | Samford | Ryan Deluca is hacked by Dikembe Arakawa in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Arakawa, team foul #14 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Drake | William Hinojosa (C) Roy Freitag | |
| 01:24 | Samford | Ryan Deluca makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 01:24 | Samford | Ryan Deluca makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 01:12 | Drake | Dikembe Arakawa comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Thomas Garner - foul #1 on Thomas Garner, team foul #12 | 66-52 |
| 01:12 | Drake | Dikembe Arakawa makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 01:12 | Drake | Dikembe Arakawa makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 01:07 | Samford | Harry Roe steals the ball from David Davis in the backcourt | 66-54 |
| 00:58 | Drake | William Hinojosa misses short on a runner from the left block | 66-54 |
| 00:56 | Samford | Randy Johnson pulls down the rebound | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Samford | Thomas Garner is called for traveling | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Drake | William Hinojosa clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 66-54 |
| 00:23 | Samford | David Davis pulls down the rebound | 66-54 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Ryan Deluca runs out the clock | 66-54 |