| Lineup | Drake | PG - Toby Gutman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Fred Osman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Mathis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Friesen (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Herman Dowler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Park (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Leonard (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Marvin Melo (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Edward Mathis inbounds the ball | 26-39 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Drake | William Friesen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-39 |
| 19:41 | Evansville | Matthew Park is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Park, team foul #1 | 26-39 |
| 19:18 | Drake | William Friesen makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Fred Osman | 29-39 |
| 19:03 | Evansville | Michael Brown misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on James Gilbert - foul #2 on James Gilbert, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| 19:03 | Evansville | Michael Brown makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 19:03 | Evansville | Michael Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 18:46 | Drake | Steven Leonard is called for the reach on Edward Mathis - foul #2 on Steven Leonard, team foul #2 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Houser (PG), John Busby (C) Toby Gutman, James Gilbert | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 18:30 | Drake | John Busby can't connect on a shot from the right block | 29-41 |
| 18:29 | Evansville | Michael Brown gets the rebound | 29-41 |
| 18:16 | Evansville | Matthew Park misses the 3 from the left wing | 29-41 |
| 18:14 | Drake | John Busby pulls down the rebound | 29-41 |
| 17:58 | Drake | Michael Houser hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 29-41 |
| 17:56 | Drake | William Friesen grabs the offensive board | 29-41 |
| 17:51 | Drake | Fred Osman clanks a shot from the right wing | 29-41 |
| 17:49 | Drake | William Friesen grabs the offensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 17:31 | Drake | Michael Houser connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Fred Osman and he's fouled by Herman Dowler - foul #2 on Herman Dowler, team foul #3 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Drake | Toby Gutman (PG), James Gilbert (C) Fred Osman, William Friesen | |
| Subs | Evansville | William Buono (PG), Dabir Suleiman (SG), Thomas Brumfield (SF), Gerard Hess (PF), Joshua Rosado (C) Herman Dowler, Matthew Park, Michael Brown, Steven Leonard, Marvin Melo | |
| 17:31 | Drake | Michael Houser makes the free throw | 32-41 |
| 17:28 | Evansville | Thomas Brumfield throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-41 |
| 17:11 | Drake | John Busby misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 32-41 |
| 17:10 | Evansville | Gerard Hess grabs the board | 32-41 |
| 16:49 | Evansville | Thomas Brumfield loses the dribble to James Gilbert | 32-41 |
| 16:29 | Drake | Toby Gutman can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-41 |
| 16:28 | Evansville | Thomas Brumfield grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 16:26 | Evansville | Dabir Suleiman loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-41 |
| Subs | Drake | Sean Stringer (PG), Fred Osman (SG), Melvin White (PF), Floyd Daniel (C) Toby Gutman, Michael Houser, John Busby, James Gilbert | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Brown (SF) Dabir Suleiman | |
| 16:10 | Drake | Thomas Brumfield steals it from Floyd Daniel | 32-41 |
| 16:08 | Evansville | Sean Stringer steals the ball from William Buono in the backcourt | 32-41 |
| 15:55 | Drake | Melvin White connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Edward Mathis | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Sean Stringer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fred Osman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Mathis (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Melvin White (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Daniel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - William Buono (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Thomas Brumfield (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerard Hess (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joshua Rosado (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Evansville | Michael Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Melvin White - foul #3 on Melvin White, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Drake | James Winslow (SG) Fred Osman | |
| Subs | Evansville | Herman Dowler (PG), Steven Leonard (PF) William Buono, Joshua Rosado | |
| 15:34 | Evansville | Michael Brown misses the 3 from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 15:33 | Evansville | Thomas Brumfield hits the follow up shot | 35-43 |
| 15:20 | Drake | Melvin White knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 38-43 |
| 15:01 | Evansville | Gerard Hess misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 14:59 | Evansville | Thomas Brumfield tips it in | 38-45 |
| 14:42 | Drake | Sean Stringer double dribbles | 38-45 |
| Subs | Drake | Toby Gutman (PG), Michael Houser (SF), William Friesen (PF), James Gilbert (C) Sean Stringer, Edward Mathis, Melvin White, Floyd Daniel | |
| Subs | Evansville | William Buono (SG), Joshua Rosado (SF), Marvin Melo (C) Thomas Brumfield, Michael Brown, Gerard Hess | |
| 14:40 | Evansville | James Gilbert is called for the reach on Joshua Rosado in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Gilbert, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| 14:27 | Evansville | William Buono misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-45 |
| 14:26 | Drake | Michael Houser grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 14:12 | Drake | Michael Houser misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 14:11 | Evansville | Steven Leonard pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 13:45 | Evansville | Joshua Rosado misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 13:44 | Evansville | Herman Dowler gets the offensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 13:27 | Evansville | Herman Dowler misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-45 |
| 13:25 | Drake | Toby Gutman grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 13:01 | Drake | Michael Houser scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Winslow | 41-45 |
| 12:45 | Evansville | William Buono is hacked by James Winslow - foul #4 on James Winslow, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Drake | Sean Stringer (PG), Fred Osman (SG), Edward Mathis (SF), John Busby (C) Toby Gutman, James Winslow, Michael Houser, James Gilbert | |
| Subs | Evansville | Dabir Suleiman (PG), Matthew Park (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Thomas Brumfield (PF) Herman Dowler, William Buono, Joshua Rosado, Steven Leonard | |
| 12:32 | Evansville | Thomas Brumfield misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-45 |
| 12:31 | Drake | William Friesen grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 12:08 | Drake | Sean Stringer drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Fred Osman and he's hacked by Marvin Melo - foul #2 on Marvin Melo, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Drake | Melvin White (C) William Friesen | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gerard Hess (C) Marvin Melo | |
| 12:08 | Drake | Sean Stringer makes the free throw | 44-45 |
| 12:06 | Evansville | Edward Mathis picks off the pass by Michael Brown in the backcourt | 44-45 |
| 11:48 | Drake | John Busby's pass is intercepted by Thomas Brumfield | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Sean Stringer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Osman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edward Mathis (tiring) 5 pts. PF - John Busby (fresh) 2 reb. C - Melvin White (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Dabir Suleiman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Park (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Brumfield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Gerard Hess (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Evansville | Dabir Suleiman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-45 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Evansville | William Buono (PG) Dabir Suleiman | |
| 11:34 | Drake | Edward Mathis scores on a shot from close range and the foul's on Michael Brown - foul #2 on Michael Brown, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| 11:34 | Drake | Edward Mathis makes the free throw | 47-45 |
| 11:17 | Evansville | William Buono misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 47-45 |
| 11:16 | Evansville | William Buono grabs the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 11:06 | Evansville | Sean Stringer is called for the reach on William Buono - foul #2 on Sean Stringer, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Drake | Toby Gutman (PG), Michael Houser (SF), William Friesen (PF), Floyd Daniel (C) Sean Stringer, Edward Mathis, John Busby, Melvin White | |
| Subs | Evansville | Marvin Melo (C) Matthew Park | |
| 10:59 | Evansville | Gerard Hess misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 47-45 |
| 10:58 | Drake | Fred Osman grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 10:35 | Drake | Floyd Daniel hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Toby Gutman | 49-45 |
| 10:15 | Evansville | William Buono is hacked by Toby Gutman - foul #2 on Toby Gutman, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Drake | Sean Stringer (PG) Toby Gutman | |
| Subs | Evansville | Herman Dowler (PG), Dabir Suleiman (SG), Steven Leonard (PF) William Buono, Thomas Brumfield, Gerard Hess | |
| 09:56 | Evansville | Marvin Melo buries a jump hook from the baseline | 49-47 |
| 09:42 | Drake | Floyd Daniel misses the 3 from the left corner | 49-47 |
| 09:41 | Evansville | Dabir Suleiman grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 09:22 | Evansville | Herman Dowler misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-47 |
| 09:20 | Drake | William Friesen gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 09:07 | Drake | Sean Stringer buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Michael Houser | 52-47 |
| 08:53 | Evansville | Dabir Suleiman misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 08:52 | Drake | Michael Houser grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 08:45 | Drake | Dabir Suleiman is called for the reach on Fred Osman - foul #1 on Dabir Suleiman, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Drake | Toby Gutman (PG), Edward Mathis (SF), John Busby (PF), James Gilbert (C) Sean Stringer, Michael Houser, William Friesen, Floyd Daniel | |
| Subs | Evansville | Matthew Park (SG), Thomas Brumfield (SF), Gerard Hess (PF), Joshua Rosado (C) Dabir Suleiman, Michael Brown, Steven Leonard, Marvin Melo | |
| 08:26 | Drake | Toby Gutman makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Fred Osman | 54-47 |
| 08:15 | Evansville | Matthew Park drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Herman Dowler | 54-49 |
| 08:00 | Drake | Edward Mathis hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Toby Gutman | 56-49 |
| 07:38 | Evansville | Gerard Hess travels with the ball | 56-49 |
| Subs | Drake | James Winslow (SG), Melvin White (C) Fred Osman, James Gilbert | |
| Subs | Evansville | William Buono (PG), Steven Leonard (PF) Herman Dowler, Gerard Hess | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Toby Gutman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Winslow (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Edward Mathis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Busby (fresh) 2 reb. C - Melvin White (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - William Buono (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Matthew Park (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Brumfield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Steven Leonard (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Joshua Rosado (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Drake | Edward Mathis can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 56-49 |
| 07:22 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Thomas Brumfield | 56-49 |
| 06:58 | Evansville | Matthew Park scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Steven Leonard | 56-51 |
| 06:44 | Drake | Toby Gutman misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 06:43 | Drake | Melvin White can't tip it in | 56-51 |
| 06:42 | Evansville | Thomas Brumfield gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 06:37 | Evansville | Toby Gutman steps in front of the William Buono pass | 56-51 |
| 06:19 | Drake | Melvin White makes the jump hook from the left block | 58-51 |
| 05:58 | Evansville | Joshua Rosado knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Matthew Park | 58-53 |
| 05:52 | Drake | Toby Gutman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-53 |
| 05:50 | Evansville | Steven Leonard grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 05:27 | Evansville | Steven Leonard misses short on a runner from the right block | 58-53 |
| 05:26 | Drake | Melvin White grabs the defensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 05:22 | Drake | John Busby lays it in on a great pass from Melvin White and the foul's on Steven Leonard - foul #3 on Steven Leonard, team foul #7 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Drake | Sean Stringer (PG), Fred Osman (SG), Michael Houser (SF), James Gilbert (C) Toby Gutman, James Winslow, Edward Mathis, Melvin White | |
| Subs | Evansville | Herman Dowler (PG), Dabir Suleiman (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Gerard Hess (PF), Marvin Melo (C) William Buono, Matthew Park, Thomas Brumfield, Steven Leonard, Joshua Rosado | |
| 05:22 | Drake | John Busby makes the free throw | 61-53 |
| 05:05 | Evansville | Gerard Hess can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 05:03 | Drake | Sean Stringer snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| 04:59 | Drake | Michael Houser makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from James Gilbert | 63-53 |
| 04:43 | Evansville | Dabir Suleiman can't connect on a jumper from close range | 63-53 |
| 04:42 | Drake | John Busby grabs the defensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 04:15 | Drake | Fred Osman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-53 |
| 04:13 | Evansville | Marvin Melo snags the defensive board | 63-53 |
| 04:02 | Evansville | Herman Dowler scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Brown | 63-56 |
| 03:56 | Drake | Fred Osman connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Houser | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:49 | Evansville | Michael Houser picks off the pass by Gerard Hess | 66-56 |
| 03:46 | Drake | Fred Osman jams it on a nice dish by Michael Houser | 68-56 |
| 03:44 | Evansville | Dabir Suleiman is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Osman - foul #3 on Fred Osman, team foul #7 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Drake | Toby Gutman (PG), Edward Mathis (SF), William Friesen (PF), Floyd Daniel (C) Sean Stringer, Fred Osman, John Busby, James Gilbert | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 03:44 | Evansville | Dabir Suleiman misses the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 03:44 | Drake | Floyd Daniel grabs the board | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Drake | William Friesen misses short on a runner in the lane | 68-56 |
| 03:19 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Michael Brown | 68-56 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Toby Gutman (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Houser (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Mathis (tiring) 10 pts. PF - William Friesen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Floyd Daniel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Herman Dowler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dabir Suleiman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerard Hess (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Marvin Melo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. | |
| 03:08 | Evansville | Michael Brown hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Herman Dowler | 68-58 |
| 02:47 | Drake | Michael Houser loses the ball out of bounds | 68-58 |
| Subs | Drake | Sean Stringer (PG), James Winslow (SG) Toby Gutman, Edward Mathis | |
| Subs | Evansville | William Buono (PG), Thomas Brumfield (SG), Steven Leonard (PF) Herman Dowler, Dabir Suleiman, Gerard Hess | |
| 02:45 | Evansville | Thomas Brumfield throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-58 |
| 02:25 | Drake | Michael Houser clanks a floater from the left side | 68-58 |
| 02:23 | Evansville | Marvin Melo grabs the defensive rebound | 68-58 |
| 02:23 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-58 |
| Subs | Drake | Melvin White (PF), James Gilbert (C) William Friesen, Floyd Daniel | |
| Subs | Evansville | Herman Dowler (PG), Joshua Rosado (C) William Buono, Marvin Melo | |
| 02:05 | Evansville | Michael Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-58 |
| 02:04 | Drake | The rebound goes to James Gilbert | 68-58 |
| 01:37 | Drake | Sean Stringer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 68-58 |
| 01:36 | Evansville | Steven Leonard snags the defensive board | 68-58 |
| 01:32 | Evansville | Herman Dowler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-58 |
| Subs | Drake | John Busby (PF) James Gilbert | |
| Subs | Evansville | William Buono (PG), Dabir Suleiman (SG), Gerard Hess (PF) Herman Dowler, Michael Brown, Steven Leonard | |
| 01:11 | Drake | Thomas Brumfield swats the short shot by Michael Houser | 68-58 |
| 01:09 | Evansville | William Buono pulls down the rebound | 68-58 |
| 00:49 | Evansville | Thomas Brumfield can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-58 |
| 00:47 | Evansville | Gerard Hess grabs the offensive rebound | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Evansville | Thomas Brumfield can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 68-58 |
| 00:43 | Drake | John Busby grabs the board | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Drake | John Busby is hacked by William Buono in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Buono, team foul #8 | 68-58 |
| 00:42 | Drake | John Busby misses the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:42 | Evansville | Joshua Rosado grabs the defensive rebound | 68-58 |
| 00:36 | Evansville | Gerard Hess can't connect on a runner in the lane | 68-58 |
| 00:35 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to William Buono | 68-58 |
| 00:33 | Evansville | Dabir Suleiman drills a jumper from the free throw line | 68-60 |
| 00:33 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-60 |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Osman (SG), William Friesen (PF), James Gilbert (C) Sean Stringer, James Winslow, Melvin White | |
| Subs | Evansville | Herman Dowler (PG), Matthew Park (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Steven Leonard (PF), Marvin Melo (C) William Buono, Dabir Suleiman, Thomas Brumfield, Gerard Hess, Joshua Rosado | |
| 00:32 | Drake | Fred Osman is fouled in the backcourt by Herman Dowler - foul #3 on Herman Dowler, team foul #9 | 68-60 |
| 00:32 | Drake | Fred Osman makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:32 | Drake | Fred Osman makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:28 | Evansville | Marvin Melo can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left block | 70-60 |
| 00:27 | Drake | Fred Osman grabs the defensive rebound | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Drake | Michael Houser runs out the clock | 70-60 |