| Lineup | Drake | PG - Benjamin Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Schaeffer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Winston (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert May (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Rizzi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jose Gonzalez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darryl Cash (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Arthur Espiritu (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Veazey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daryl Radley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu inbounds the ball | 38-26 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-26 |
| 19:29 | Drake | Benjamin Bennett makes the 3 from the right wing | 41-26 |
| 19:27 | Gardner-Webb | Robert May steps in front of the Jose Gonzalez pass in the backcourt | 41-26 |
| 19:17 | Drake | Benjamin Bennett clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-26 |
| 19:16 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu grabs the defensive rebound | 41-26 |
| 19:02 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley misses the wide open shot near the basket | 41-26 |
| 19:00 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu grabs the offensive board | 41-26 |
| 18:42 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Russell Schaeffer - foul #2 on Russell Schaeffer, team foul #1 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Drake | David Campbell (PG) Benjamin Bennett | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 18:42 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu misses the 1st free throw | 41-26 |
| 18:42 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu makes the 2nd free throw | 41-27 |
| 18:27 | Drake | David Campbell can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 41-27 |
| 18:25 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash grabs the defensive rebound | 41-27 |
| 18:21 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Schaeffer - foul #3 on Russell Schaeffer, team foul #2 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Ewell (PG), Jesse Graham (SF), Henry Preston (PF), John Keener (C) Russell Schaeffer, John Winston, Robert May, Mark Rizzi | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand (SG), Douglas Murchison (SF), John Keith (PF), William Blaustein (C) Darryl Cash, Arthur Espiritu, Kenneth Veazey, Daryl Radley | |
| 17:59 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-27 |
| 17:58 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand tips it in | 41-29 |
| 17:31 | Drake | Henry Preston drills a runner from the baseline | 43-29 |
| 17:27 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-29 |
| Subs | Drake | Benjamin Bennett (PG), John Winston (SF), Robert May (PF) Edward Ewell, Jesse Graham, John Keener | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler (PG), Darryl Cash (SG), Arthur Espiritu (SF), Kenneth Veazey (PF) Jose Gonzalez, Ronald Hand, Douglas Murchison, William Blaustein | |
| 17:11 | Drake | Robert May misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Kenneth Veazey - foul #1 on Kenneth Veazey, team foul #1 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Drake | Mark Rizzi (C) Henry Preston | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 17:11 | Drake | Robert May makes the 1st free throw | 44-29 |
| 17:11 | Drake | Robert May makes the 2nd free throw | 45-29 |
| 16:59 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey misses badly on a floater from the left side | 45-29 |
| 16:58 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash tips it home | 45-31 |
| 16:43 | Drake | James Nadler is called for the reach on Benjamin Bennett - foul #1 on James Nadler, team foul #2 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Drake | Jesse Graham (SG) David Campbell | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley (C) John Keith | |
| 16:28 | Drake | James Nadler swats the short shot by Jesse Graham | 45-31 |
| 16:26 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Kenneth Veazey | 45-31 |
| 16:05 | Gardner-Webb | Jesse Graham steps in front of the James Nadler pass | 45-31 |
| 15:45 | Drake | Jesse Graham misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-31 |
| 15:43 | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler gets the rebound | 45-31 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Benjamin Bennett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Graham (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Winston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert May (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Rizzi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - James Nadler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darryl Cash (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Espiritu (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Veazey (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Daryl Radley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:17 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash makes the wide open jumper from the left block on a great pass from James Nadler | 45-33 |
| 15:07 | Drake | Jesse Graham misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-33 |
| 15:05 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu grabs the board | 45-33 |
| 14:51 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Veazey | 45-35 |
| 14:38 | Drake | Jesse Graham is hacked by Kenneth Veazey - foul #2 on Kenneth Veazey, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Drake | David Campbell (PG), Russell Schaeffer (SG), Keith Lehmann (SF), Henry Preston (PF), John Keener (C) Benjamin Bennett, Jesse Graham, John Winston, Robert May, Mark Rizzi | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez (PG), Ronald Hand (SG), Douglas Murchison (SF), John Keith (PF), William Blaustein (C) James Nadler, Darryl Cash, Arthur Espiritu, Kenneth Veazey, Daryl Radley | |
| 14:30 | Drake | David Campbell is fouled on the floor by Jose Gonzalez - foul #2 on Jose Gonzalez, team foul #4 | 45-35 |
| 14:25 | Drake | Keith Lehmann misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-35 |
| 14:24 | Drake | John Keener pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 14:12 | Drake | David Campbell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Russell Schaeffer | 47-35 |
| 14:07 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-35 |
| 13:55 | Drake | Keith Lehmann buries a shot from the free throw line and the foul's on Douglas Murchison - foul #1 on Douglas Murchison, team foul #5 | 49-35 |
| 13:55 | Drake | Keith Lehmann makes the free throw | 50-35 |
| 13:32 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Douglas Murchison | 50-37 |
| 13:25 | Drake | William Blaustein steals the ball from Henry Preston | 50-37 |
| 13:13 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez connects on the shot from the right side | 50-39 |
| 13:04 | Drake | John Keener is whistled for traveling | 50-39 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Ewell (PG), John Winston (SF), Joel Shenk (PF), Mark Rizzi (C) Russell Schaeffer, Keith Lehmann, Henry Preston, John Keener | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu (SF) William Blaustein | |
| 12:50 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu dunks the ball on a great pass from Jose Gonzalez | 50-41 |
| 12:32 | Drake | David Campbell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 12:30 | Drake | Joel Shenk grabs the offensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 12:16 | Drake | David Campbell misses long on a shot from the left side | 50-41 |
| 12:14 | Drake | Mark Rizzi grabs the offensive board | 50-41 |
| 12:03 | Drake | David Campbell misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Arthur Espiritu - foul #1 on Arthur Espiritu, team foul #6 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Drake | Russell Schaeffer (SG), Jesse Graham (SF) Edward Ewell, John Winston | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler (PG), Darryl Cash (SG), Kenneth Veazey (PF), Daryl Radley (C) Jose Gonzalez, Douglas Murchison, Ronald Hand, John Keith | |
| 12:03 | Drake | David Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 12:03 | Drake | David Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 11:49 | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler is hacked by David Campbell - foul #1 on David Campbell, team foul #3 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Drake | Benjamin Bennett (PG), Robert May (PF) David Campbell, Joel Shenk | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein (SF) Arthur Espiritu | |
| 11:39 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley connects on the shot from the left side set up by Darryl Cash | 52-43 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Benjamin Bennett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Schaeffer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jesse Graham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert May (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Rizzi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - James Nadler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darryl Cash (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Blaustein (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Veazey (fresh) 3 reb. C - Daryl Radley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Drake | Mark Rizzi drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Jesse Graham | 54-43 |
| 11:11 | Gardner-Webb | Benjamin Bennett steals it from Daryl Radley | 54-43 |
| 11:08 | Drake | Benjamin Bennett lays it in | 56-43 |
| 10:52 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein is open and scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from James Nadler | 56-45 |
| 10:30 | Drake | The jump hook by Russell Schaeffer is blocked by Kenneth Veazey | 56-45 |
| 10:29 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley grabs the board | 56-45 |
| 10:26 | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler loses the dribble to Russell Schaeffer in the backcourt | 56-45 |
| 10:23 | Drake | Russell Schaeffer lays it up and in | 58-45 |
| 10:09 | Gardner-Webb | The short jumper by Darryl Cash is denied by Robert May | 58-45 |
| 10:08 | Drake | The rebound goes to Mark Rizzi | 58-45 |
| 09:49 | Drake | Russell Schaeffer scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Benjamin Bennett | 60-45 |
| 09:25 | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-48 |
| 09:17 | Drake | Robert May is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert May, team foul #4 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Ewell (PG), David Campbell (SG), John Winston (SF), Henry Preston (PF), John Keener (C) Benjamin Bennett, Russell Schaeffer, Jesse Graham, Robert May, Mark Rizzi | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez (PG), Douglas Murchison (SG), Arthur Espiritu (SF), Ronald Hand (PF), John Keith (C) James Nadler, Darryl Cash, William Blaustein, Kenneth Veazey, Daryl Radley | |
| 09:09 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-48 |
| 09:07 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez can't tip it in | 60-48 |
| 09:06 | Drake | The rebound goes to John Winston | 60-48 |
| 08:46 | Drake | Douglas Murchison picks off the pass by Edward Ewell | 60-48 |
| 08:27 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Jose Gonzalez | 60-50 |
| 07:59 | Drake | Edward Ewell is hacked by Douglas Murchison - foul #2 on Douglas Murchison, team foul #7 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Joel Shenk (PF) John Keener | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 07:59 | Drake | Edward Ewell makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 07:59 | Drake | Edward Ewell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 07:44 | Gardner-Webb | David Campbell steals it from Douglas Murchison | 62-50 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Ewell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Campbell (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Winston (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joel Shenk (fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Preston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jose Gonzalez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Murchison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Arthur Espiritu (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Hand (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - John Keith (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Drake | Edward Ewell misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jose Gonzalez - foul #3 on Jose Gonzalez, team foul #8 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Russell Schaeffer (SG), Keith Lehmann (SF) David Campbell, John Winston | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Baudoin (PG), Abraham Bordelon (C) Jose Gonzalez, John Keith | |
| 07:27 | Drake | Edward Ewell makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 07:27 | Drake | Edward Ewell makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 07:02 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Charles Baudoin | 64-53 |
| 06:58 | Drake | Charles Baudoin is called for the reach on Edward Ewell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Baudoin, team foul #9 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Drake | Mark Rizzi (C) Henry Preston | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash (SG), Kenneth Veazey (PF) Douglas Murchison, Ronald Hand | |
| 06:58 | Drake | Edward Ewell makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 06:58 | Drake | Edward Ewell makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 06:42 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash is alone and throws it down on a nice dish by Kenneth Veazey | 66-55 |
| 06:18 | Drake | Edward Ewell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Edward Ewell, team foul #5 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Drake | David Campbell (PG), Jesse Graham (SG), John Winston (SF), Robert May (PF), John Keener (C) Edward Ewell, Russell Schaeffer, Keith Lehmann, Joel Shenk, Mark Rizzi | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez (PG), James Nadler (SG), John Keith (C) Charles Baudoin, Darryl Cash, Abraham Bordelon | |
| 05:57 | Gardner-Webb | John Keith is fouled on the floor by Robert May - foul #2 on Robert May, team foul #6 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison (SF), William Blaustein (C) Arthur Espiritu, Kenneth Veazey | |
| 05:38 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-55 |
| 05:36 | Gardner-Webb | John Keith can't tip it in | 66-55 |
| 05:35 | Drake | John Keener grabs the defensive rebound | 66-55 |
| 05:24 | Drake | Robert May is called for traveling | 66-55 |
| Subs | Drake | Keith Lehmann (SG) Jesse Graham | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand (SG), Daryl Radley (C) James Nadler, John Keith | |
| 05:22 | Gardner-Webb | Robert May steals the ball from Jose Gonzalez in the backcourt | 66-55 |
| 05:15 | Drake | Keith Lehmann misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Ronald Hand - foul #1 on Ronald Hand, team foul #10 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Drake | Benjamin Bennett (PG), Mark Rizzi (C) John Winston, John Keener | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 05:15 | Drake | Keith Lehmann makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 05:15 | Drake | Keith Lehmann makes the 2nd free throw | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:53 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jose Gonzalez | 68-58 |
| 04:28 | Drake | Mark Rizzi misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-58 |
| 04:26 | Drake | Keith Lehmann can't tip it in | 68-58 |
| 04:24 | Drake | Benjamin Bennett grabs the offensive rebound | 68-58 |
| 04:13 | Drake | Benjamin Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-58 |
| 04:11 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison snags the defensive board | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:49 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-58 |
| 03:48 | Drake | The rebound goes to Robert May | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Drake | Benjamin Bennett comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-58 |
| 03:29 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein grabs the defensive rebound | 68-58 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Benjamin Bennett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Campbell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Lehmann (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert May (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Rizzi (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jose Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Hand (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. SF - Douglas Murchison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Blaustein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daryl Radley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 68-58 |
| 03:19 | Drake | Mark Rizzi snags the defensive board | 68-58 |
| 02:53 | Drake | Keith Lehmann knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Benjamin Bennett | 70-58 |
| 02:53 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-58 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Ewell (PG), Russell Schaeffer (SG), John Winston (SF), Henry Preston (PF), John Keener (C) Benjamin Bennett, David Campbell, Keith Lehmann, Robert May, Mark Rizzi | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler (PG), Darryl Cash (SG), Arthur Espiritu (SF), Kenneth Veazey (PF), John Keith (C) Jose Gonzalez, Ronald Hand, Douglas Murchison, William Blaustein, Daryl Radley | |
| 02:33 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu is denied on a layup by Henry Preston | 70-58 |
| 02:32 | Drake | Russell Schaeffer pulls down the rebound | 70-58 |
| 02:21 | Drake | Henry Preston loses the dribble to Arthur Espiritu | 70-58 |
| 02:10 | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Edward Ewell - foul #2 on Edward Ewell, team foul #7 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Drake | Jesse Graham (SG), Joel Shenk (SF) Russell Schaeffer, John Winston | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand (SG), Douglas Murchison (SF), Abraham Bordelon (C) Darryl Cash, Arthur Espiritu, Kenneth Veazey | |
| 02:10 | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 02:10 | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 02:08 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-60 |
| Subs | Drake | David Campbell (PG), Russell Schaeffer (SG), John Winston (SF), Robert May (PF) Edward Ewell, Jesse Graham, Joel Shenk, John Keener | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez (PG), Darryl Cash (SG), Arthur Espiritu (SF), Kenneth Veazey (PF), Daryl Radley (C) James Nadler, Ronald Hand, Douglas Murchison, John Keith, Abraham Bordelon | |
| 01:50 | Drake | Robert May misses short on a jumper from the left block | 70-60 |
| 01:49 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley snags the defensive board | 70-60 |
| 01:32 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 70-60 |
| 01:30 | Drake | John Winston grabs the defensive rebound | 70-60 |
| 01:22 | Drake | David Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-60 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Ewell (PG), Jesse Graham (SF), John Keener (C) Russell Schaeffer, John Winston, Robert May | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler (PG), Ronald Hand (SG), Douglas Murchison (SF), John Keith (PF), William Blaustein (C) Jose Gonzalez, Darryl Cash, Arthur Espiritu, Kenneth Veazey, Daryl Radley | |
| 01:15 | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 70-60 |
| 01:14 | Drake | John Keener grabs the defensive rebound | 70-60 |
| 01:08 | Drake | Jesse Graham is hacked by Ronald Hand - foul #2 on Ronald Hand, team foul #11 | 70-60 |
| 01:08 | Drake | Jesse Graham misses the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 01:08 | Drake | Jesse Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 01:08 | Gardner-Webb | John Keith grabs the board | 70-60 |
| 00:52 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein is denied on a layup by Jesse Graham | 70-60 |
| 00:51 | Drake | The rebound goes to Jesse Graham | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Drake | Ronald Hand is called for the reach on Jesse Graham in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Hand, team foul #12 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Drake | Joel Shenk (PF) Henry Preston | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 00:48 | Drake | Jesse Graham makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:48 | Drake | Jesse Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:48 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand snags the defensive board | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein is called for traveling | 71-60 |
| Subs | Drake | Henry Preston (PF) Jesse Graham | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Drake | Joel Shenk is fouled on the floor by John Keith - foul #3 on John Keith, team foul #13 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Drake | Jesse Graham (SF) John Keener | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 00:18 | Drake | Joel Shenk makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 00:18 | Drake | Joel Shenk makes the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| 00:14 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Henry Preston - foul #2 on Henry Preston, team foul #8 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Drake | John Keener (C) Joel Shenk | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 00:14 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison makes the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 00:14 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Edward Ewell runs out the clock | 73-62 |