| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) SG - Ronnie Burley (fresh) SF - Michael Rodgers (fresh) PF - Frank Bonenfant (fresh) C - Joshua Trussell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Ewell (fresh) SG - Jesse Graham (fresh) SF - John Winston (fresh) PF - Robert May (fresh) C - Mark Rizzi (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Drake | Mark Rizzi steps out of bounds on the sideline | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Drake | Robert May pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Drake | John Winston buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Ewell | 2-3 |
| 18:27 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-3 |
| 18:26 | Drake | Mark Rizzi gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:00 | Drake | Edward Ewell connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-5 |
| 17:44 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Scott Brown | 4-5 |
| 17:21 | Drake | Jesse Graham buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Robert May | 4-7 |
| 16:58 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell loses the ball out of bounds | 4-7 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler (PG), Branden Jones (SG), Roy Ferguson (SF), William Engle (PF), Carl Janik (C) Scott Brown, Ronnie Burley, Michael Rodgers, Frank Bonenfant, Joshua Trussell | |
| Subs | Drake | Keith Lehmann (SG), Joel Shenk (SF), Henry Preston (PF), John Keener (C) Jesse Graham, John Winston, Robert May, Mark Rizzi | |
| 16:48 | Drake | Keith Lehmann misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 4-7 |
| 16:47 | Drake | Keith Lehmann tips it but misses | 4-7 |
| 16:46 | Southern Illinois | William Engle snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 16:44 | Southern Illinois | Roy Ferguson is fouled in the backcourt by Joel Shenk - foul #1 on Joel Shenk, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Drake | Keith Gardner (SG) Edward Ewell | |
| 16:25 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 16:24 | Drake | The rebound goes to Joel Shenk | 4-7 |
| 15:59 | Drake | Joel Shenk hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 15:58 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Janik | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Alton Butler (fresh) SG - Branden Jones (fresh) SF - Roy Ferguson (fresh) PF - William Engle (fresh) C - Carl Janik (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Keith Lehmann (fresh) SG - Keith Gardner (fresh) SF - Joel Shenk (fresh) PF - Henry Preston (fresh) C - John Keener (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Southern Illinois | Roy Ferguson jams it | 6-7 |
| 15:21 | Drake | John Keener buries a shot from the right block | 6-9 |
| 15:15 | Southern Illinois | Roy Ferguson scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Branden Jones | 8-9 |
| 14:57 | Drake | Carl Janik picks off the pass by Keith Gardner | 8-9 |
| 14:42 | Southern Illinois | William Engle misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Keith Gardner - foul #1 on Keith Gardner, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown (PG), Michael Rodgers (SF), Joshua Trussell (C) Alton Butler, Roy Ferguson, Carl Janik | |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Ewell (PG), Jesse Graham (SG), John Winston (SF), Robert May (PF), Mark Rizzi (C) Keith Lehmann, Keith Gardner, Joel Shenk, Henry Preston, John Keener | |
| 14:42 | Southern Illinois | William Engle makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:42 | Southern Illinois | William Engle makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:25 | Drake | John Winston is fouled on the floor by William Engle - foul #1 on William Engle, team foul #1 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley (SG), Frank Bonenfant (PF) Branden Jones, William Engle | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 14:16 | Drake | Edward Ewell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 14:14 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:12 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-9 |
| 13:47 | Drake | Jesse Graham hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Edward Ewell | 10-11 |
| 13:44 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 10-11 |
| 13:23 | Drake | Jesse Graham misses long on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Ronnie Burley - foul #1 on Ronnie Burley, team foul #2 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones (SG), Edward Levins (C) Ronnie Burley, Joshua Trussell | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 13:23 | Drake | Jesse Graham misses the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:23 | Drake | Jesse Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:23 | Drake | Mark Rizzi gets the offensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 13:06 | Drake | Mark Rizzi buries a turnaround from the baseline | 10-13 |
| 13:03 | Southern Illinois | Edward Levins is hacked by Mark Rizzi in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Rizzi, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| 12:58 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-13 |
| 12:54 | Drake | Edward Ewell scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jesse Graham | 13-16 |
| 12:44 | Southern Illinois | Edward Levins buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Frank Bonenfant | 15-16 |
| 12:30 | Drake | Jesse Graham can't connect on a jumper from close range | 15-16 |
| 12:29 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Jesse Graham | 15-16 |
| 12:13 | Drake | Robert May misses the lay-in | 15-16 |
| 12:11 | Drake | Jesse Graham tips it but misses | 15-16 |
| 12:10 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant grabs the defensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 11:54 | Southern Illinois | Edward Levins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-16 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler (PG), Ronnie Burley (SG), Roy Ferguson (SF), William Engle (PF), Joshua Trussell (C) Scott Brown, Branden Jones, Michael Rodgers, Frank Bonenfant, Edward Levins | |
| Subs | Drake | Keith Lehmann (PG), Keith Gardner (SG), Joel Shenk (SF), Henry Preston (PF), John Keener (C) Edward Ewell, Jesse Graham, John Winston, Robert May, Mark Rizzi | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Alton Butler (fresh) SG - Ronnie Burley (fresh) SF - Roy Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Engle (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joshua Trussell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Keith Lehmann (fresh) SG - Keith Gardner (fresh) SF - Joel Shenk (fresh) PF - Henry Preston (fresh) C - John Keener (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Drake | John Keener misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Ronnie Burley - foul #2 on Ronnie Burley, team foul #3 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Hassen (SG) Ronnie Burley | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 11:41 | Drake | John Keener makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 11:41 | Drake | John Keener misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 11:41 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Joshua Trussell | 15-17 |
| 11:22 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell misses the lay-in | 15-17 |
| 11:20 | Drake | John Keener snags the defensive board | 15-17 |
| 10:56 | Drake | John Keener misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 15-17 |
| 10:55 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Preston | 15-17 |
| 10:47 | Drake | John Keener clanks a floater in the paint | 15-17 |
| 10:46 | Southern Illinois | William Engle gets the rebound | 15-17 |
| 10:39 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-17 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones (SG), Frank Bonenfant (PF) Kenneth Hassen, Joshua Trussell | |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Ewell (PG) Keith Gardner | |
| 10:23 | Drake | Henry Preston scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Keith Lehmann | 15-20 |
| 10:04 | Southern Illinois | William Engle comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 15-20 |
| 10:03 | Southern Illinois | William Engle grabs the offensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 09:46 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by John Keener - foul #1 on John Keener, team foul #4 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown (PG), Michael Rodgers (SF), Carl Janik (C) Alton Butler, Roy Ferguson, William Engle | |
| Subs | Drake | Jesse Graham (SG), John Winston (SF), Robert May (PF), Mark Rizzi (C) Keith Lehmann, Joel Shenk, Henry Preston, John Keener | |
| 09:46 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:46 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:25 | Drake | John Winston travels with the ball | 17-20 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell (C) Carl Janik | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 09:07 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown is hacked by Edward Ewell - foul #1 on Edward Ewell, team foul #5 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Carl Janik (PF) Frank Bonenfant | |
| Subs | Drake | Keith Gardner (PG) Edward Ewell | |
| 08:59 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers hits a floater from the left side set up by Branden Jones | 19-20 |
| 08:43 | Drake | John Winston misses short on a floater from the left side | 19-20 |
| 08:42 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 08:32 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones double dribbles | 19-20 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler (SG), Edward Levins (C) Branden Jones, Joshua Trussell | |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Ewell (PG) Jesse Graham | |
| 08:08 | Drake | Keith Gardner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-20 |
| 08:07 | Southern Illinois | Edward Levins gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 07:39 | Southern Illinois | Edward Levins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-20 |
| 07:38 | Southern Illinois | Carl Janik tips it home | 21-20 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alton Butler (fresh) SF - Michael Rodgers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carl Janik (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Levins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Ewell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Gardner (fresh) SF - John Winston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert May (fairly fresh) C - Mark Rizzi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Drake | Robert May misses badly on a floater in the paint | 21-20 |
| 07:22 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Janik | 21-20 |
| 07:09 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-20 |
| 07:08 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 06:52 | Southern Illinois | Edward Levins is hacked by Mark Rizzi - foul #2 on Mark Rizzi, team foul #6 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Hassen (PG), Branden Jones (SG), Roy Ferguson (SF), Frank Bonenfant (PF), Joshua Trussell (C) Scott Brown, Alton Butler, Michael Rodgers, Carl Janik, Edward Levins | |
| Subs | Drake | Keith Lehmann (PG), Jesse Graham (SG), Joel Shenk (SF), Henry Preston (PF), John Keener (C) Edward Ewell, Keith Gardner, John Winston, Robert May, Mark Rizzi | |
| 06:44 | Southern Illinois | Henry Preston swats the short shot by Joshua Trussell | 21-20 |
| 06:43 | Drake | Keith Lehmann pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 06:29 | Drake | John Keener misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-20 |
| 06:27 | Drake | Henry Preston tips it in | 21-22 |
| 06:11 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Jesse Graham - foul #1 on Jesse Graham, team foul #7 | 21-22 |
| 06:11 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 06:11 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 05:58 | Drake | Joel Shenk buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Keith Lehmann and he's hacked by Roy Ferguson - foul #1 on Roy Ferguson, team foul #4 | 23-25 |
| 05:58 | Drake | Joel Shenk makes the free throw | 23-26 |
| 05:30 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell banks in the wide open layup and the foul's on Jesse Graham - foul #2 on Jesse Graham, team foul #8 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler (PG) Kenneth Hassen | |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Ewell (PG) Jesse Graham | |
| 05:30 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell misses the free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:30 | Drake | John Keener pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| 05:11 | Drake | Joel Shenk makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Keith Lehmann | 25-28 |
| 05:04 | Southern Illinois | John Keener is called for the reach on Alton Butler in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Keener, team foul #9 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown (PG), William Engle (C) Roy Ferguson, Joshua Trussell | |
| Subs | Drake | Keith Gardner (SG), John Winston (SF), Robert May (PF), Joseph Foulks (C) Keith Lehmann, Joel Shenk, Henry Preston, John Keener | |
| 05:04 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler misses the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 05:04 | Drake | Robert May gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 04:50 | Drake | Joseph Foulks is whistled for traveling | 25-28 |
| 04:45 | Southern Illinois | Keith Gardner steals the ball from Scott Brown in the backcourt | 25-28 |
| 04:27 | Drake | Joseph Foulks clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by William Engle - foul #2 on William Engle, team foul #5 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers (SF), Carl Janik (PF), Edward Levins (C) Branden Jones, Frank Bonenfant, William Engle | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 04:27 | Drake | Joseph Foulks makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 04:27 | Drake | Joseph Foulks makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 04:08 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Michael Rodgers is denied by Joseph Foulks | 25-30 |
| 04:06 | Drake | Joseph Foulks snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 03:50 | Drake | John Winston can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-30 |
| 03:49 | Drake | Robert May grabs the offensive board | 25-30 |
| 03:25 | Drake | Joseph Foulks knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Edward Ewell | 25-32 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alton Butler (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Rodgers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carl Janik (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Levins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Ewell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Gardner (fresh) SF - John Winston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert May (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Foulks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:23 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-32 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones (PG), Ronnie Burley (SG), Frank Bonenfant (PF), Joshua Trussell (C) Scott Brown, Alton Butler, Carl Janik, Edward Levins | |
| Subs | Drake | Keith Lehmann (PG), Jesse Graham (SG), Joel Shenk (SF), Henry Preston (PF), Mark Rizzi (C) Edward Ewell, Keith Gardner, John Winston, Robert May, Joseph Foulks | |
| 03:06 | Drake | Mark Rizzi scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Keith Lehmann | 25-34 |
| 02:44 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant is hacked by Henry Preston - foul #1 on Henry Preston, team foul #10 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roy Ferguson (SF) Michael Rodgers | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 02:44 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant misses the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 02:44 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 02:28 | Drake | Mark Rizzi knocks in the floater in the paint | 26-36 |
| 02:09 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-36 |
| 02:07 | Drake | Henry Preston grabs the board | 26-36 |
| 01:56 | Drake | Branden Jones steals the ball from Jesse Graham | 26-36 |
| 01:52 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley is hacked by Jesse Graham in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jesse Graham, team foul #11 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown (PG), William Engle (PF), Carl Janik (C) Branden Jones, Frank Bonenfant, Joshua Trussell | |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Ewell (PG), John Winston (SF), Robert May (PF) Jesse Graham, Joel Shenk, Henry Preston | |
| 01:52 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley misses the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 01:52 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 01:26 | Drake | Roy Ferguson swats the shot by Keith Lehmann | 27-36 |
| 01:24 | Drake | John Winston gets the offensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 01:14 | Drake | John Winston can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 27-36 |
| 01:13 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Scott Brown | 27-36 |
| 00:55 | Southern Illinois | Roy Ferguson is called for traveling | 27-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones (SG), Michael Rodgers (SF), Frank Bonenfant (PF) Ronnie Burley, Roy Ferguson, Carl Janik | |
| Subs | Drake | Keith Gardner (SG), John Keener (C) Keith Lehmann, Mark Rizzi | |
| 00:37 | Drake | Edward Ewell misses the floater from the right wing | 27-36 |
| 00:35 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers grabs the defensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 00:14 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-36 |
| 00:13 | Drake | The rebound goes to Robert May | 27-36 |
| 00:05 | Drake | Keith Gardner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-36 |
| 00:03 | Drake | John Winston grabs the offensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 00:01 | Drake | John Keener is hacked by Scott Brown - foul #1 on Scott Brown, team foul #6 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler (PG), Joshua Trussell (C) Scott Brown, William Engle | |
| Subs | Drake | Joel Shenk (SF), Henry Preston (PF) John Winston, Robert May | |
| 00:01 | Drake | Henry Preston misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-36 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers grabs the board | 27-36 |