| Lineup | Evansville | PG - William Koss (fresh) SG - John Unger (fresh) SF - Bill Floyd (fresh) PF - Li-Liang Tang (fresh) C - John Bush (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Frank Preuss (fresh) SG - William Jones (fresh) SF - Donald Murphy (fresh) PF - Patrick Orellana (fresh) C - Jeremy Day (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | John Bush wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Evansville | Li-Liang Tang can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Drake | Jeremy Day snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Drake | Donald Murphy can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Drake | Jeremy Day tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Evansville | Jeremy Day is called for the reach on William Koss in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeremy Day, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Evansville | John Unger hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Drake | William Jones snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Drake | Patrick Orellana clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to William Jones | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Drake | Patrick Orellana clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Drake | Donald Murphy pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Drake | William Koss picks off the pass by Jeremy Day | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | Evansville | William Koss lays it in | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Drake | Patrick Orellana loses the dribble to John Bush | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Evansville | Li-Liang Tang comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | Drake | The rebound goes to Donald Murphy | 2-2 |
| 18:07 | Drake | Donald Murphy lays it in on a nice dish by Patrick Orellana | 2-4 |
| 17:45 | Evansville | William Koss is hacked by William Jones - foul #1 on William Jones, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Phillips (PG), Sergio Santiago (SG), Barry Copple (SF), Clarence Holt (PF), Derek Anderson (C) William Koss, John Unger, Bill Floyd, Li-Liang Tang, John Bush | |
| Subs | Drake | Cesar Perez (PG), Richard Clancy (SG), James Lossett (SF), Kevin Poyner (PF), George Gowans (C) Frank Preuss, William Jones, Donald Murphy, Patrick Orellana, Jeremy Day | |
| 17:29 | Evansville | Clarence Holt misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 2-4 |
| 17:28 | Drake | James Lossett gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:22 | Drake | James Lossett is hacked by Barry Copple - foul #1 on Barry Copple, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 17:10 | Drake | A charge is called on James Lossett - foul #1 on James Lossett, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| 16:49 | Evansville | Barry Copple misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 16:47 | Evansville | Robert Phillips tips it home | 4-4 |
| 16:31 | Drake | Kevin Poyner misses the easy layup | 4-4 |
| 16:29 | Evansville | Clarence Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:23 | Evansville | Richard Clancy steps in front of the Barry Copple pass in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 16:22 | Drake | James Lossett blows the layup | 4-4 |
| 16:20 | Evansville | Barry Copple pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 15:51 | Evansville | Sergio Santiago's layup is rejected by James Lossett | 4-4 |
| 15:50 | Evansville | Clarence Holt gets the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Robert Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sergio Santiago (fairly fresh) SF - Barry Copple (fairly fresh) PF - Clarence Holt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Derek Anderson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Cesar Perez (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Clancy (fairly fresh) SF - James Lossett (fairly fresh) PF - Kevin Poyner (fairly fresh) C - George Gowans (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Evansville | Barry Copple steps out of bounds on the sideline | 4-4 |
| Subs | Evansville | William Koss (PG), John Unger (SG), Bill Floyd (SF), Li-Liang Tang (PF), John Bush (C) Robert Phillips, Sergio Santiago, Barry Copple, Clarence Holt, Derek Anderson | |
| Subs | Drake | Frank Preuss (PG), William Jones (SG), Donald Murphy (SF), Patrick Orellana (PF), Jeremy Day (C) Cesar Perez, Richard Clancy, James Lossett, Kevin Poyner, George Gowans | |
| 15:14 | Drake | William Jones hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Patrick Orellana | 4-7 |
| 14:45 | Evansville | John Bush is hacked by Donald Murphy - foul #1 on Donald Murphy, team foul #4 | 4-7 |
| 14:38 | Evansville | William Koss drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 14:24 | Drake | Donald Murphy double dribbles | 7-7 |
| Subs | Evansville | Victor Bradford (C) John Bush | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 14:10 | Evansville | Victor Bradford can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from close range | 7-7 |
| 14:08 | Drake | Jeremy Day snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 13:47 | Drake | Jeremy Day knocks in the runner near the basket | 7-9 |
| 13:45 | Evansville | Bill Floyd loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-9 |
| Subs | Evansville | Barry Copple (SF), Derek Anderson (C) Bill Floyd, Victor Bradford | |
| Subs | Drake | Cesar Perez (PG), Richard Clancy (SG), Roger Pope (SF) Frank Preuss, William Jones, Donald Murphy | |
| 13:31 | Drake | William Koss is called for the reach on Cesar Perez - foul #1 on William Koss, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Phillips (PG), Sergio Santiago (SG), Clarence Holt (PF) William Koss, John Unger, Li-Liang Tang | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 13:13 | Drake | Patrick Orellana buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Cesar Perez | 7-11 |
| 13:01 | Evansville | Clarence Holt knocks in the shot from close range and the foul's on Cesar Perez - foul #1 on Cesar Perez, team foul #5 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Evansville | John Bush (C) Sergio Santiago | |
| Subs | Drake | James Lossett (PF), Kevin Poyner (C) Patrick Orellana, Jeremy Day | |
| 13:01 | Evansville | Clarence Holt makes the free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:36 | Drake | James Lossett's pass is intercepted by Clarence Holt | 10-11 |
| 12:14 | Evansville | John Bush can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-11 |
| 12:13 | Drake | Roger Pope gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| 12:05 | Drake | Richard Clancy is whistled for traveling | 10-11 |
| Subs | Evansville | Sergio Santiago (PG), John Unger (SG), Bill Floyd (SF), Li-Liang Tang (PF), Victor Bradford (C) Robert Phillips, Barry Copple, Derek Anderson, Clarence Holt, John Bush | |
| Subs | Drake | Frank Preuss (PG), William Jones (SG), Donald Murphy (SF), George Gowans (C) Cesar Perez, Richard Clancy, Roger Pope, James Lossett | |
| 11:57 | Evansville | Victor Bradford's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Poyner | 10-11 |
| 11:56 | Drake | The rebound goes to William Jones | 10-11 |
| 11:49 | Drake | William Jones comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 10-11 |
| 11:47 | Evansville | Victor Bradford pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Sergio Santiago (fresh) SG - John Unger (fresh) SF - Bill Floyd (fresh) PF - Li-Liang Tang (fresh) C - Victor Bradford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Frank Preuss (fresh) SG - William Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Poyner (fairly fresh) C - George Gowans (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Evansville | Li-Liang Tang misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by George Gowans - foul #1 on George Gowans, team foul #6 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Drake | Patrick Orellana (PF) Kevin Poyner | |
| 11:28 | Evansville | Li-Liang Tang makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 11:28 | Evansville | Li-Liang Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 11:13 | Drake | Patrick Orellana knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by William Jones | 12-14 |
| 10:59 | Evansville | Victor Bradford makes the turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Patrick Orellana - foul #1 on Patrick Orellana, team foul #7 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Evansville | William Koss (PG) Sergio Santiago | |
| Subs | Drake | Christopher Hudson (PG), James Lossett (SF) Frank Preuss, Donald Murphy | |
| 10:59 | Evansville | Victor Bradford misses the free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:59 | Drake | George Gowans gets the rebound | 14-14 |
| 10:44 | Drake | Li-Liang Tang steals the ball from Christopher Hudson | 14-14 |
| 10:20 | Evansville | Bill Floyd comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 14-14 |
| 10:19 | Drake | George Gowans grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 10:11 | Drake | Patrick Orellana hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-14 |
| 10:10 | Evansville | John Unger pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 10:01 | Evansville | John Unger misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-14 |
| 09:59 | Evansville | Victor Bradford snags the offensive board | 14-14 |
| 09:41 | Evansville | Victor Bradford misses badly on a shot from the right side | 14-14 |
| 09:40 | Evansville | William Koss gets the offensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 09:27 | Evansville | John Unger misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 14-14 |
| 09:26 | Evansville | Bill Floyd tips it but misses | 14-14 |
| 09:25 | Drake | William Jones pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 09:08 | Drake | James Lossett comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 14-14 |
| 09:07 | Drake | George Gowans tips it in | 14-16 |
| 08:49 | Evansville | Li-Liang Tang makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by William Koss | 17-16 |
| 08:27 | Drake | Christopher Hudson is fouled on the floor by William Koss - foul #2 on William Koss, team foul #3 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Phillips (PG), Barry Copple (SG), Derek Anderson (SF), Clarence Holt (PF), John Bush (C) William Koss, John Unger, Bill Floyd, Li-Liang Tang, Victor Bradford | |
| Subs | Drake | Frank Preuss (PG), Cesar Perez (SG), Donald Murphy (SF), Kevin Poyner (PF), Jeremy Day (C) Christopher Hudson, William Jones, James Lossett, Patrick Orellana, George Gowans | |
| 08:11 | Drake | Donald Murphy misses the floater near the basket but the foul's on Barry Copple - foul #2 on Barry Copple, team foul #4 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Evansville | Sergio Santiago (SG) Barry Copple | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 08:11 | Drake | Donald Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:11 | Drake | Donald Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:11 | Evansville | Clarence Holt gets the rebound | 17-17 |
| 07:54 | Evansville | Derek Anderson lays it up and in | 19-17 |
| 07:34 | Drake | Clarence Holt is called for the reach on Kevin Poyner - foul #1 on Clarence Holt, team foul #5 | 19-17 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Robert Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sergio Santiago (fresh) SF - Derek Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence Holt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Bush (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Frank Preuss (fresh) SG - Cesar Perez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Poyner (fresh) C - Jeremy Day (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Drake | Cesar Perez comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-17 |
| 07:23 | Drake | Jeremy Day tips it in | 19-19 |
| 07:21 | Evansville | Robert Phillips's pass is intercepted by Frank Preuss in the backcourt | 19-19 |
| 07:06 | Drake | Donald Murphy can't connect on a shot from the right side | 19-19 |
| 07:04 | Evansville | Derek Anderson gets the rebound | 19-19 |
| 06:38 | Evansville | Sergio Santiago connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 21-19 |
| 06:19 | Drake | Frank Preuss comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-19 |
| 06:17 | Drake | Kevin Poyner grabs the offensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 06:12 | Drake | Kevin Poyner misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 21-19 |
| 06:11 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Clarence Holt | 21-19 |
| 06:09 | Evansville | Cesar Perez is called for the reach on Robert Phillips in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cesar Perez, team foul #8 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Evansville | John Unger (SG), Bill Floyd (SF), Li-Liang Tang (PF) Sergio Santiago, Derek Anderson, Clarence Holt | |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Clancy (PG), Christopher Hudson (SG), Roger Pope (SF), Patrick Orellana (PF) Frank Preuss, Cesar Perez, Donald Murphy, Kevin Poyner | |
| 06:09 | Evansville | Robert Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 06:09 | Evansville | Robert Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 06:09 | Evansville | John Bush snags the offensive board | 22-19 |
| 05:58 | Evansville | John Unger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Clancy - foul #1 on Richard Clancy, team foul #9 | 22-19 |
| 05:58 | Evansville | John Unger makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 05:58 | Evansville | John Unger makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:46 | Drake | Patrick Orellana is called for traveling | 24-19 |
| 05:31 | Evansville | John Unger hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Phillips | 27-19 |
| 05:09 | Drake | Patrick Orellana can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-19 |
| 05:08 | Evansville | Robert Phillips pulls down the rebound | 27-19 |
| 04:51 | Evansville | John Bush misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jeremy Day - foul #2 on Jeremy Day, team foul #10 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Evansville | Victor Bradford (PF) Li-Liang Tang | |
| Subs | Drake | William Jones (SG), James Lossett (C) Roger Pope, Jeremy Day | |
| 04:51 | Evansville | John Bush makes the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 04:51 | Evansville | John Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 29-19 |
| 04:40 | Drake | James Lossett clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Victor Bradford - foul #1 on Victor Bradford, team foul #6 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Evansville | Li-Liang Tang (PF) John Bush | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 04:40 | Drake | James Lossett misses the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 04:40 | Drake | James Lossett makes the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 04:26 | Evansville | John Unger misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-20 |
| 04:24 | Evansville | Li-Liang Tang hits the follow up shot | 31-20 |
| 04:02 | Drake | Patrick Orellana drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from William Jones | 31-23 |
| 03:57 | Evansville | John Unger hits a floater from the right block set up by Bill Floyd | 33-23 |
| 03:40 | Drake | James Lossett misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Bill Floyd - foul #1 on Bill Floyd, team foul #7 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Evansville | William Koss (PG), Sergio Santiago (SG), Barry Copple (SF), Clarence Holt (PF), Derek Anderson (C) Robert Phillips, John Unger, Bill Floyd, Li-Liang Tang, Victor Bradford | |
| Subs | Drake | Frank Preuss (PG), Cesar Perez (SG), Donald Murphy (SF), Kevin Poyner (C) Christopher Hudson, William Jones, Richard Clancy, Patrick Orellana | |
| 03:40 | Drake | James Lossett makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 03:40 | Drake | James Lossett makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 03:20 | Evansville | Kevin Poyner swats the dunk try by Derek Anderson | 33-25 |
| 03:18 | Drake | Kevin Poyner grabs the board | 33-25 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - William Koss (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sergio Santiago (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Barry Copple (fresh) PF - Clarence Holt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Derek Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Frank Preuss (fresh) SG - Cesar Perez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Lossett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Kevin Poyner (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:05 | Drake | James Lossett drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Frank Preuss | 33-28 |
| 02:40 | Evansville | William Koss knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-28 |
| 02:25 | Drake | Donald Murphy is hacked by Derek Anderson - foul #1 on Derek Anderson, team foul #8 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Evansville | Victor Bradford (C) Clarence Holt | |
| Subs | Drake | William Jones (SG), George Gowans (PF), Jeremy Day (C) Frank Preuss, James Lossett, Kevin Poyner | |
| 02:25 | Drake | Donald Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 02:25 | Evansville | Sergio Santiago pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 02:21 | Evansville | William Jones is called for the reach on William Koss in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Jones, team foul #11 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Drake | Roger Pope (SF) Donald Murphy | |
| 02:21 | Evansville | William Koss makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 02:21 | Evansville | William Koss misses the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 02:21 | Drake | George Gowans pulls down the rebound | 37-28 |
| 01:57 | Drake | Jeremy Day blows the layup | 37-28 |
| 01:55 | Evansville | Derek Anderson grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 01:30 | Evansville | Victor Bradford drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Barry Copple | 39-28 |
| 01:28 | Drake | William Koss is called for the reach on Cesar Perez in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Koss, team foul #9 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Phillips (PG), John Unger (SG), Li-Liang Tang (PF) William Koss, Sergio Santiago, Derek Anderson | |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Clancy (SG) William Jones | |
| 01:28 | Drake | Cesar Perez makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 01:28 | Drake | Cesar Perez makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 01:11 | Evansville | Victor Bradford buries a runner from close range on a great pass from John Unger | 41-30 |
| 00:55 | Drake | Cesar Perez drills a shot from the free throw line | 41-32 |
| 00:53 | Evansville | Richard Clancy is called for the reach on John Unger in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Clancy, team foul #12 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Evansville | Bill Floyd (SF), Clarence Holt (C) Barry Copple, Victor Bradford | |
| Subs | Drake | Frank Preuss (PG), Christopher Hudson (SG), Patrick Orellana (PF), Kevin Poyner (C) Cesar Perez, Roger Pope, George Gowans, Jeremy Day | |
| 00:53 | Evansville | John Unger misses the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 00:53 | Evansville | John Unger makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 00:36 | Drake | Christopher Hudson buries a floater from just outside the lane | 42-34 |
| 00:32 | Evansville | John Unger's pass is intercepted by Kevin Poyner in the backcourt | 42-34 |
| 00:13 | Drake | Kevin Poyner lays it in | 42-36 |
| 00:02 | Evansville | John Unger is whistled for a carry | 42-36 |
| Subs | Evansville | John Bush (C) Li-Liang Tang | |
| Subs | Drake | William Jones (SG), Donald Murphy (SF), Jeremy Day (C) Frank Preuss, Richard Clancy, Kevin Poyner | |
| 00:00 | Drake | Donald Murphy misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 42-36 |