| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Randy Fleck (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Steven Lish (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Flynn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Hardison (fresh) 5 pts. C - Heath Siniard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - David Pollard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Freitag (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dikembe Azure (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Brandon Polinsky (fresh) 1 pts. 3 blk. C - Brian Bradshaw (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Dikembe Azure inbounds the ball | 40-33 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Drake | Roy Freitag knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 40-35 |
| 19:27 | Evansville | Steven Lish's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-35 |
| 19:06 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by David Pollard | 40-37 |
| 18:50 | Evansville | William Hardison blows the wide open layup | 40-37 |
| 18:49 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 18:33 | Drake | Roy Freitag hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from David Pollard | 40-40 |
| 18:06 | Evansville | Gary Flynn scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Heath Siniard | 43-40 |
| 17:51 | Drake | Dikembe Azure is fouled on the floor by Randy Fleck - foul #3 on Randy Fleck, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | Shaun Reid (PG), Kelly Presswood (SG), James Peterson (SF), William Thompson (PF), Paul Spoon (C) Randy Fleck, Steven Lish, Gary Flynn, William Hardison, Heath Siniard | |
| Subs | Drake | Harry Roe (PG), Luis Hay (SG), Dikembe Arakawa (SF), Douglas Carr (PF), William Hinojosa (C) David Pollard, Roy Freitag, Dikembe Azure, Brandon Polinsky, Brian Bradshaw | |
| 17:37 | Drake | Dikembe Arakawa buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Harry Roe | 43-42 |
| 17:24 | Evansville | James Peterson can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by William Hinojosa - foul #2 on William Hinojosa, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | Steven Lish (SG) Shaun Reid | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 17:24 | Evansville | James Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 17:24 | Evansville | James Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 17:08 | Drake | Luis Hay clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 17:06 | Evansville | Paul Spoon grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 17:01 | Evansville | James Peterson is whistled for a carry | 44-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | Shaun Reid (PG) Steven Lish | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 16:49 | Drake | William Hinojosa misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 16:48 | Evansville | William Thompson grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 16:43 | Evansville | Dikembe Arakawa takes the ball from James Peterson | 44-42 |
| 16:25 | Drake | Douglas Carr comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 16:24 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Roe | 44-42 |
| 16:15 | Drake | Dikembe Arakawa is denied on a layup by Paul Spoon | 44-42 |
| 16:14 | Drake | William Hinojosa gets the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 16:01 | Drake | Luis Hay knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Harry Roe | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Shaun Reid (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kelly Presswood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Spoon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harry Roe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Hay (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dikembe Arakawa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Carr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Hinojosa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Evansville | Shaun Reid is hacked by Douglas Carr - foul #1 on Douglas Carr, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Evansville | Randy Fleck (PG), Steven Lish (SG), Gary Flynn (SF), William Hardison (PF), Heath Siniard (C) Shaun Reid, Kelly Presswood, James Peterson, William Thompson, Paul Spoon | |
| Subs | Drake | David Pollard (PG), Roy Freitag (SG), Terry Muse (SF), Brandon Polinsky (PF), Brian Bradshaw (C) Harry Roe, Luis Hay, Dikembe Arakawa, Douglas Carr, William Hinojosa | |
| 15:25 | Evansville | Randy Fleck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-45 |
| 15:03 | Drake | Roy Freitag misses the turnaround from close range | 44-45 |
| 15:02 | Evansville | Randy Fleck gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 14:45 | Evansville | Terry Muse steals the ball from Randy Fleck | 44-45 |
| 14:26 | Drake | Heath Siniard swats the short shot by Brian Bradshaw | 44-45 |
| 14:25 | Evansville | Steven Lish grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 14:21 | Evansville | Heath Siniard is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Bradshaw - foul #3 on Brian Bradshaw, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Evansville | Shaun Reid (PG), James Peterson (C) Randy Fleck, Heath Siniard | |
| Subs | Drake | Gerald Avery (PG), Dikembe Azure (SF) David Pollard, Terry Muse | |
| 14:12 | Evansville | Dikembe Azure denies the turnaround by William Hardison | 44-45 |
| 14:11 | Evansville | Shaun Reid tips it back up and in | 46-45 |
| 13:53 | Drake | Brian Bradshaw misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Hardison - foul #1 on William Hardison, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Evansville | William Thompson (C) Gary Flynn | |
| Subs | Drake | Harry Roe (SG) Roy Freitag | |
| 13:53 | Drake | Brian Bradshaw makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 13:53 | Drake | Brian Bradshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 13:32 | Evansville | James Peterson is open but misses the lay-in | 46-47 |
| 13:30 | Evansville | Steven Lish misses the tip | 46-47 |
| 13:29 | Drake | Harry Roe gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 13:18 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky misses the easy layup | 46-47 |
| 13:16 | Evansville | James Peterson gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 12:54 | Evansville | Shaun Reid misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 12:52 | Evansville | James Peterson misses the tip | 46-47 |
| 12:50 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 12:45 | Drake | William Hardison swats the short shot by Harry Roe | 46-47 |
| 12:44 | Evansville | William Hardison snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 12:41 | Evansville | Steven Lish is hacked by Harry Roe in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harry Roe, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Evansville | Randy Fleck (PG), Kelly Presswood (SG), Gary Flynn (SF), Heath Siniard (C) Shaun Reid, Steven Lish, William Hardison, William Thompson | |
| Subs | Drake | David Pollard (PG), Luis Hay (SG), Terry Muse (SF), Dikembe Arakawa (PF), Douglas Carr (C) Gerald Avery, Harry Roe, Dikembe Azure, Brandon Polinsky, Brian Bradshaw | |
| 12:22 | Evansville | Gary Flynn makes the wide open 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Randy Fleck | 49-47 |
| 12:06 | Drake | Douglas Carr knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by David Pollard | 49-49 |
| 12:04 | Evansville | Kelly Presswood is hacked by Luis Hay in the backcourt - foul #1 on Luis Hay, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| 11:54 | Evansville | Gary Flynn clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 11:53 | Drake | Dikembe Arakawa grabs the board | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Randy Fleck (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kelly Presswood (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Flynn (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Heath Siniard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - David Pollard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Luis Hay (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terry Muse (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Arakawa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Douglas Carr (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Drake | Dikembe Arakawa comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-49 |
| 11:43 | Evansville | Randy Fleck grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 11:21 | Evansville | Kelly Presswood hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 11:19 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to James Peterson | 49-49 |
| 11:02 | Evansville | Randy Fleck hits a fadeaway in the paint | 51-49 |
| 10:51 | Drake | David Pollard misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Heath Siniard - foul #2 on Heath Siniard, team foul #3 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Evansville | Shaun Reid (PG), Steven Lish (SG), William Thompson (PF), Paul Spoon (C) Randy Fleck, Kelly Presswood, James Peterson, Heath Siniard | |
| Subs | Drake | Harry Roe (SG), Dikembe Azure (SF), Brandon Polinsky (PF), William Hinojosa (C) Luis Hay, Terry Muse, Dikembe Arakawa, Douglas Carr | |
| 10:51 | Drake | David Pollard makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 10:51 | Drake | David Pollard makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 10:46 | Evansville | Paul Spoon double dribbles in the backcourt | 51-51 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Drake | Gerald Avery (PG) David Pollard | |
| 10:28 | Drake | William Thompson is called for the reach on Harry Roe - foul #1 on William Thompson, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Evansville | William Hardison (PF) Paul Spoon | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 10:17 | Drake | Harry Roe's pass is intercepted by William Thompson | 51-51 |
| 09:53 | Evansville | William Thompson lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Shaun Reid | 53-51 |
| 09:47 | Drake | Gerald Avery's pass is intercepted by Shaun Reid in the backcourt | 53-51 |
| 09:40 | Evansville | A charge is called on William Hardison - foul #2 on William Hardison, team foul #5 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Peterson (SF) Gary Flynn | |
| Subs | Drake | Roy Freitag (SG), Dikembe Arakawa (PF), Brian Bradshaw (C) Harry Roe, Brandon Polinsky, William Hinojosa | |
| 09:24 | Drake | Dikembe Azure makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Dikembe Arakawa | 53-54 |
| 09:02 | Evansville | Brian Bradshaw swats the layup by Steven Lish | 53-54 |
| 09:01 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to William Thompson | 53-54 |
| 08:53 | Evansville | James Peterson can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 53-54 |
| 08:51 | Drake | Dikembe Arakawa grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 08:34 | Drake | Dikembe Arakawa's layup is rejected by William Thompson | 53-54 |
| 08:32 | Evansville | William Thompson pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 08:18 | Evansville | James Peterson misses the 3 from the left corner | 53-54 |
| 08:17 | Drake | Dikembe Arakawa snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 07:53 | Drake | Roy Freitag banks in the layup | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Shaun Reid (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Lish (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - William Hardison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Gerald Avery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roy Freitag (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Dikembe Azure (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Dikembe Arakawa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Bradshaw (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:37 | Evansville | William Thompson misses the lay-in | 53-56 |
| 07:36 | Drake | Roy Freitag grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 07:24 | Drake | Dikembe Azure lays it in | 53-58 |
| 07:05 | Evansville | William Hardison dunks the ball | 55-58 |
| 06:53 | Drake | Roy Freitag makes the floater from the left wing | 55-60 |
| 06:26 | Evansville | William Hardison makes the jump hook in the lane set up by William Thompson and he's hacked by Dikembe Azure - foul #2 on Dikembe Azure, team foul #6 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Evansville | Randy Fleck (PG), Kelly Presswood (SG), Gary Flynn (SF), Heath Siniard (C) Shaun Reid, Steven Lish, James Peterson, William Thompson | |
| Subs | Drake | David Pollard (PG), Harry Roe (SG), Luis Hay (SF), Douglas Carr (PF), William Hinojosa (C) Gerald Avery, Roy Freitag, Dikembe Azure, Dikembe Arakawa, Brian Bradshaw | |
| 06:26 | Evansville | William Hardison misses the free throw | 57-60 |
| 06:26 | Drake | Douglas Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 06:06 | Drake | Harry Roe misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-60 |
| 06:05 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Heath Siniard | 57-60 |
| 05:40 | Evansville | Harry Roe steals the ball from Heath Siniard | 57-60 |
| 05:24 | Drake | Luis Hay knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Pollard | 57-62 |
| 05:18 | Evansville | Randy Fleck blows the layup | 57-62 |
| 05:16 | Drake | Douglas Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 05:07 | Drake | David Pollard can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 57-62 |
| 05:05 | Drake | David Pollard grabs the offensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 04:47 | Drake | William Hardison blocks the short jumper by Douglas Carr | 57-62 |
| 04:46 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Randy Fleck | 57-62 |
| 04:40 | Evansville | Kelly Presswood is hacked by Harry Roe - foul #2 on Harry Roe, team foul #7 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Evansville | Shaun Reid (PG), James Peterson (PF), Paul Spoon (C) Randy Fleck, William Hardison, Heath Siniard | |
| Subs | Drake | Terry Muse (SF), Brandon Polinsky (PF) Luis Hay, William Hinojosa | |
| 04:40 | Evansville | Kelly Presswood makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 04:40 | Evansville | Kelly Presswood makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 04:22 | Drake | Terry Muse comes up short on the shot from close range | 59-62 |
| 04:20 | Drake | Terry Muse hits the follow up shot | 59-64 |
| 03:59 | Evansville | Gary Flynn scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-64 |
| 03:44 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky connects on the shot from close range set up by Terry Muse | 62-66 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Shaun Reid (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kelly Presswood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gary Flynn (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Paul Spoon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - David Pollard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Harry Roe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Muse (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Polinsky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Douglas Carr (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Evansville | Terry Muse is called for the reach on Shaun Reid in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Muse, team foul #8 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Evansville | Steven Lish (SG) Kelly Presswood | |
| Subs | Drake | Roy Freitag (SG) Harry Roe | |
| 03:40 | Evansville | Shaun Reid misses the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 03:40 | Drake | Douglas Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 03:26 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky scores on a floater in the paint set up by David Pollard | 62-68 |
| 03:01 | Evansville | Gary Flynn buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-68 |
| 02:44 | Drake | Roy Freitag misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 65-68 |
| 02:43 | Evansville | Paul Spoon grabs the board | 65-68 |
| 02:30 | Evansville | Paul Spoon scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 67-68 |
| 02:09 | Drake | Roy Freitag knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Douglas Carr | 67-70 |
| 02:04 | Evansville | Shaun Reid is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Polinsky - foul #2 on Brandon Polinsky, team foul #9 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Evansville | Randy Fleck (SF), William Thompson (PF), Heath Siniard (C) Gary Flynn, James Peterson, Paul Spoon | |
| Subs | Drake | Gerald Avery (PG), Luis Hay (SG), Dikembe Azure (SF), Dikembe Arakawa (PF), Brian Bradshaw (C) David Pollard, Roy Freitag, Terry Muse, Brandon Polinsky, Douglas Carr | |
| 02:04 | Evansville | Shaun Reid makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 02:04 | Evansville | Shaun Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 01:44 | Drake | Dikembe Azure loses the ball out of bounds | 69-70 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Flynn (SF), William Hardison (PF) Randy Fleck, William Thompson | |
| Subs | Drake | David Pollard (PG), Roy Freitag (SG), Brandon Polinsky (PF) Gerald Avery, Luis Hay, Dikembe Arakawa | |
| 01:41 | Evansville | Steven Lish double dribbles in the backcourt | 69-70 |
| 01:18 | Drake | Steven Lish is called for the reach on Roy Freitag - foul #1 on Steven Lish, team foul #6 | 69-70 |
| 01:02 | Drake | The jumper by David Pollard is denied by William Hardison | 69-70 |
| 01:00 | Evansville | William Hardison gets the rebound | 69-70 |
| 00:48 | Evansville | Steven Lish hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-70 |
| 00:46 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to William Hardison | 69-70 |
| 00:34 | Evansville | Shaun Reid can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-70 |
| 00:33 | Drake | Dikembe Azure pulls down the rebound | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Drake | Dikembe Azure is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Lish - foul #2 on Steven Lish, team foul #7 | 69-70 |
| 00:31 | Drake | Dikembe Azure makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:31 | Drake | Dikembe Azure misses the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:31 | Evansville | Heath Siniard pulls down the rebound | 69-71 |
| 00:13 | Evansville | The pull-up jumper by Gary Flynn is blocked by Brian Bradshaw | 69-71 |
| 00:12 | Drake | Roy Freitag grabs the board | 69-71 |
| 00:09 | Drake | Roy Freitag is hacked by Shaun Reid in the backcourt - foul #4 on Shaun Reid, team foul #8 | 69-71 |
| 00:09 | Drake | Roy Freitag makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:09 | Drake | Roy Freitag makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Evansville | Gary Flynn misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-73 |
| 00:03 | Drake | The rebound goes to David Pollard | 69-73 |
| 00:01 | Drake | David Pollard is fouled in the backcourt by Shaun Reid - foul #5 on Shaun Reid, team foul #9 | 69-73 |
| Subs | Evansville | Randy Fleck (PG) Shaun Reid | |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Hay (SF), Dikembe Arakawa (PF) Dikembe Azure, Brandon Polinsky | |
| 00:01 | Drake | David Pollard makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:01 | Drake | David Pollard makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Steven Lish comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 69-75 |