| Lineup | Drake | PG - Martin Kleiber (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mario Golder (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Sigman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. C - Carlos Borgman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Joseph Sizemore (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Anthony Leonard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Lyles (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marlon Sands (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Robert Lyles inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:51 | UAB | Robert Lyles buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Sizemore | 31-30 |
| 19:35 | Drake | Carlos Borgman drills a floater from the right side | 33-30 |
| 19:25 | UAB | John Robertson's pass is intercepted by Martin Kleiber | 33-30 |
| 19:07 | Drake | Daniel Hunter misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Marlon Sands - foul #1 on Marlon Sands, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 19:07 | Drake | Daniel Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 19:07 | Drake | Daniel Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:45 | UAB | Joseph Sizemore misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 18:44 | Drake | The rebound goes to Carlos Borgman | 35-30 |
| 18:38 | Drake | Daniel Hunter misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 18:37 | UAB | Marlon Sands snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 18:19 | UAB | John Robertson makes the floater from the baseline | 35-32 |
| 18:01 | Drake | Carlos Borgman knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Martin Kleiber | 37-32 |
| 17:47 | UAB | Robert Lyles misses long on a shot from close range but he's hacked by George Sigman - foul #3 on George Sigman, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo (SF), John Vallo (PF) George Sigman, Daniel Hunter | |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Maynard (C) John Robertson | |
| 17:47 | UAB | Robert Lyles makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 17:47 | UAB | Robert Lyles makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:25 | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 17:21 | UAB | Anthony Leonard can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-34 |
| 17:19 | Drake | Carlos Borgman snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 17:09 | Drake | Mario Golder misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-34 |
| 17:08 | UAB | The rebound goes to Joseph Sizemore | 40-34 |
| 17:03 | UAB | Joseph Sizemore loses the dribble to John Vallo | 40-34 |
| 16:47 | Drake | Mario Golder hits a jump hook in the paint | 42-34 |
| 16:35 | UAB | Anthony Leonard misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-34 |
| 16:33 | Drake | Martin Kleiber grabs the defensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 16:27 | Drake | Martin Kleiber can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-34 |
| 16:26 | UAB | Anthony Leonard gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 16:22 | UAB | Mario Golder is called for the reach on Joseph Sizemore - foul #1 on Mario Golder, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Drake | Daniel Hunter (PF) John Vallo | |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Cotta (PG), Andrew Savage (SG), Dima Kabacinski (PF), John Robertson (C) Joseph Sizemore, Anthony Leonard, Robert Lyles, Marlon Sands | |
| 16:07 | UAB | Dima Kabacinski's dunk attempt is rejected by Carlos Borgman | 42-34 |
| 16:05 | UAB | Dima Kabacinski misses the tip | 42-34 |
| 16:04 | UAB | Richard Maynard snags the offensive board | 42-34 |
| 15:46 | UAB | Robert Sanfilippo is called for the reach on Richard Maynard - foul #1 on Robert Sanfilippo, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Drake | George Sigman (SF) Robert Sanfilippo | |
| Subs | UAB | Carl Ashby (SG) Andrew Savage | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Martin Kleiber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mario Golder (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Sigman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Hunter (fresh) 7 pts. C - Carlos Borgman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Timothy Cotta (fresh) SG - Carl Ashby (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Maynard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dima Kabacinski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Robertson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | UAB | Dima Kabacinski travels with the ball | 42-34 |
| 15:00 | Drake | Carlos Borgman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-34 |
| 14:59 | UAB | The rebound goes to Richard Maynard | 42-34 |
| 14:53 | UAB | Timothy Cotta loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-34 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo (SG), John Vallo (PF) Mario Golder, Daniel Hunter | |
| Subs | UAB | Albert Ford (SF), Marlon Sands (PF) Richard Maynard, Dima Kabacinski | |
| 14:40 | Drake | Carlos Borgman misses the dunk attempt | 42-34 |
| 14:39 | UAB | Albert Ford pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 14:34 | UAB | Timothy Cotta is whistled for a carry | 42-34 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Sizemore (PG) Timothy Cotta | |
| 14:19 | Drake | Martin Kleiber comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 14:18 | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo grabs the offensive board | 42-34 |
| 14:05 | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Vallo | 45-34 |
| 13:53 | UAB | Robert Sanfilippo is called for the reach on John Robertson - foul #2 on Robert Sanfilippo, team foul #4 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Lyles (SF), Richard Maynard (C) Albert Ford, John Robertson | |
| 13:40 | UAB | Robert Lyles hits a wide open shot from the right side on a nice dish by Carl Ashby | 45-36 |
| 13:12 | Drake | Martin Kleiber comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Lyles - foul #2 on Robert Lyles, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Drake | Mario Golder (SG), Daniel Hunter (PF) Robert Sanfilippo, John Vallo | |
| Subs | UAB | Anthony Leonard (PG), Timothy Cotta (SG), Dima Kabacinski (C) Joseph Sizemore, Carl Ashby, Marlon Sands | |
| 13:12 | Drake | Martin Kleiber makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 13:12 | Drake | Martin Kleiber makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 12:57 | UAB | Timothy Cotta is called for 5 seconds | 47-36 |
| Subs | Drake | Rick Savage (PG) Martin Kleiber | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 12:38 | Drake | Carlos Borgman banks in the layup on a great pass from Rick Savage | 49-36 |
| 12:27 | UAB | Anthony Leonard clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-36 |
| 12:26 | Drake | Daniel Hunter gets the rebound | 49-36 |
| 12:09 | Drake | Daniel Hunter misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-36 |
| 12:08 | UAB | Anthony Leonard grabs the defensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 11:53 | UAB | George Sigman is called for the reach on Timothy Cotta - foul #4 on George Sigman, team foul #5 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo (SF) George Sigman | |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Sizemore (PG), Carl Ashby (SG), Albert Ford (SF), Marlon Sands (PF), John Robertson (C) Anthony Leonard, Timothy Cotta, Robert Lyles, Richard Maynard, Dima Kabacinski | |
| 11:37 | UAB | Marlon Sands makes the floater from the left wing set up by Carl Ashby | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Rick Savage (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mario Golder (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Sanfilippo (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Daniel Hunter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Borgman (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Joseph Sizemore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Ashby (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Albert Ford (fresh) PF - Marlon Sands (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Robertson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Drake | A charge is called on Carlos Borgman - foul #3 on Carlos Borgman, team foul #6 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Drake | Martin Kleiber (PG), John Vallo (SF), Mark Ross (PF) Rick Savage, Mario Golder, Daniel Hunter | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 10:48 | UAB | Marlon Sands hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 10:46 | Drake | The rebound goes to John Vallo | 49-38 |
| 10:28 | Drake | Mark Ross misses the dunk attempt | 49-38 |
| 10:27 | Drake | Mark Ross misses the tip | 49-38 |
| 10:26 | UAB | John Robertson grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 10:17 | UAB | Marlon Sands buries a jumper from close range set up by Carl Ashby | 49-40 |
| 09:56 | Drake | Mark Ross comes up short on the jumper from close range | 49-40 |
| 09:55 | UAB | The rebound goes to John Robertson | 49-40 |
| 09:32 | UAB | Joseph Sizemore is whistled for a carry | 49-40 |
| Subs | Drake | Mario Golder (SG), Daniel Hunter (PF) John Vallo, Mark Ross | |
| Subs | UAB | Anthony Leonard (PG), Timothy Cotta (SG), Robert Lyles (SF), Richard Maynard (PF), Dima Kabacinski (C) Joseph Sizemore, Carl Ashby, Albert Ford, Marlon Sands, John Robertson | |
| 09:12 | Drake | Daniel Hunter hits a floater near the basket | 51-40 |
| 08:51 | UAB | Robert Lyles misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-40 |
| 08:50 | Drake | Mario Golder grabs the board | 51-40 |
| 08:37 | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-40 |
| 08:36 | UAB | Richard Maynard snags the defensive board | 51-40 |
| 08:27 | UAB | Robert Lyles blows the layup | 51-40 |
| 08:25 | UAB | Dima Kabacinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 08:03 | UAB | Anthony Leonard is fouled on the floor by Mario Golder - foul #2 on Mario Golder, team foul #7 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Drake | Rick Savage (PG), John Vallo (SF), Mark Ross (PF) Martin Kleiber, Mario Golder, Daniel Hunter | |
| Subs | UAB | Carl Ashby (SG), Marlon Sands (PF) Timothy Cotta, Dima Kabacinski | |
| 08:03 | UAB | Anthony Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 08:03 | UAB | Anthony Leonard misses the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 08:03 | Drake | Carlos Borgman gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 07:46 | Drake | Carlos Borgman misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 51-41 |
| 07:45 | UAB | Carl Ashby gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 07:29 | UAB | Richard Maynard is alone and drills a turnaround from close range | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Rick Savage (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Sanfilippo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Vallo (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Borgman (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Anthony Leonard (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Ashby (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Lyles (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Marlon Sands (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Maynard (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Drake | Rick Savage hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-43 |
| 06:53 | UAB | Richard Maynard hits the finger roll on a great pass from Carl Ashby | 54-45 |
| 06:44 | Drake | John Vallo lays it up and in on a nice dish by Carlos Borgman | 56-45 |
| 06:28 | UAB | Richard Maynard lays it in uncontested set up by Robert Lyles | 56-47 |
| 06:08 | Drake | Marlon Sands blocks the jumper by Carlos Borgman | 56-47 |
| 06:06 | Drake | Mark Ross gets the offensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 05:53 | Drake | Carlos Borgman misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Richard Maynard - foul #2 on Richard Maynard, team foul #3 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Drake | Martin Kleiber (PG), Mario Golder (SG), George Sigman (SF), Daniel Hunter (PF) Rick Savage, Robert Sanfilippo, John Vallo, Mark Ross | |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Sizemore (PG), Timothy Cotta (SG), Albert Ford (SF), Dima Kabacinski (PF), John Robertson (C) Anthony Leonard, Carl Ashby, Robert Lyles, Marlon Sands, Richard Maynard | |
| 05:53 | Drake | Carlos Borgman makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 05:53 | Drake | Carlos Borgman makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 05:32 | UAB | Dima Kabacinski is fouled on the floor by Daniel Hunter - foul #2 on Daniel Hunter, team foul #8 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Jordan (C) Carlos Borgman | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 05:32 | UAB | Dima Kabacinski misses the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 05:32 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to John Robertson | 58-47 |
| 05:15 | UAB | Joseph Sizemore connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Cotta | 58-49 |
| 04:52 | Drake | George Sigman clanks a floater in the lane | 58-49 |
| 04:51 | UAB | The rebound goes to Albert Ford | 58-49 |
| 04:31 | UAB | Joseph Sizemore misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 04:29 | Drake | Mario Golder gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| 04:10 | Drake | Daniel Hunter connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mario Golder | 60-49 |
| 04:04 | UAB | Timothy Cotta is fouled on the floor by Mario Golder - foul #3 on Mario Golder, team foul #9 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Drake | Mark Ross (C) Harold Jordan | |
| Subs | UAB | Carl Ashby (SG), Richard Maynard (SF), Marlon Sands (PF) Joseph Sizemore, Albert Ford, Dima Kabacinski | |
| 04:04 | UAB | Timothy Cotta makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 04:04 | UAB | Timothy Cotta misses the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 04:04 | Drake | Daniel Hunter grabs the board | 60-50 |
| 03:46 | Drake | Daniel Hunter misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Timothy Cotta - foul #3 on Timothy Cotta, team foul #4 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo (SG) Mario Golder | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 03:46 | Drake | Daniel Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 03:46 | Drake | Daniel Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:30 | UAB | Marlon Sands misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Mark Ross - foul #3 on Mark Ross, team foul #10 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Drake | John Vallo (PF), Carlos Borgman (C) Daniel Hunter, Mark Ross | |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Sizemore (PG), Albert Ford (SF) Timothy Cotta, John Robertson | |
| 03:30 | UAB | Marlon Sands makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 03:30 | UAB | Marlon Sands makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Martin Kleiber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Sanfilippo (fresh) 9 pts. SF - George Sigman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Vallo (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Carlos Borgman (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Joseph Sizemore (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Ashby (fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Albert Ford (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marlon Sands (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Maynard (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Drake | Richard Maynard blocks the short jumper by Carlos Borgman | 62-52 |
| 03:17 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Sanfilippo | 62-52 |
| 03:06 | Drake | George Sigman scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Carlos Borgman | 65-52 |
| 02:59 | UAB | Carl Ashby buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Albert Ford | 65-55 |
| 02:59 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-55 |
| Subs | Drake | Mario Golder (SG), Daniel Hunter (PF) Robert Sanfilippo, John Vallo | |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Lyles (SF), John Robertson (C) Albert Ford, Richard Maynard | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:30 | Drake | Carl Ashby steps in front of the Mario Golder pass | 65-55 |
| 02:23 | UAB | Joseph Sizemore scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Marlon Sands | 65-58 |
| 01:58 | Drake | Carlos Borgman misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 65-58 |
| 01:56 | Drake | Martin Kleiber snags the offensive board | 65-58 |
| 01:30 | Drake | Martin Kleiber is hacked by Joseph Sizemore - foul #1 on Joseph Sizemore, team foul #5 | 65-58 |
| 01:12 | Drake | Carlos Borgman misses the floater from the right block but the foul's on Joseph Sizemore - foul #2 on Joseph Sizemore, team foul #6 | 65-58 |
| 01:12 | Drake | Carlos Borgman makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 01:12 | Drake | Carlos Borgman makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:05 | UAB | Robert Lyles misses short on an open jumpshot from the right side | 67-58 |
| 01:03 | Drake | Daniel Hunter grabs the board | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Drake | Carl Ashby is called for the reach on George Sigman - foul #4 on Carl Ashby, team foul #7 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Drake | John Vallo (PF) Daniel Hunter | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:54 | Drake | George Sigman makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:54 | Drake | George Sigman makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | UAB | Carl Ashby hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Sizemore | 69-60 |
| 00:45 | Drake | Mario Golder is hacked by Joseph Sizemore in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Sizemore, team foul #8 | 69-60 |
| 00:45 | Drake | Mario Golder makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:45 | Drake | Mario Golder makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:37 | UAB | Marlon Sands can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 71-60 |
| 00:36 | Drake | Mario Golder grabs the board | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Drake | Marlon Sands swats the short shot by John Vallo | 71-60 |
| 00:14 | Drake | John Vallo hits the follow up shot | 73-60 |
| 00:07 | UAB | Joseph Sizemore knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Carl Ashby | 73-63 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Martin Kleiber runs out the clock | 73-63 |