| Lineup | Drake | PG - David Douglas (fresh) SG - James Williams (fresh) SF - Mark Bennett (fresh) PF - James Pruitt (fresh) C - David Combs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - James Burkhead (fresh) SG - Duane Cueva (fresh) SF - Freddie Jerome (fresh) PF - Christopher Ellis (fresh) C - Willy Anderson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Monmouth | Willy Anderson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:32 | Monmouth | Duane Cueva is hacked by James Williams - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Monmouth | Willy Anderson is called for a charge - foul #1 on Willy Anderson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Drake | David Douglas is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Monmouth | Christopher Ellis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Drake | Mark Bennett snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Drake | Mark Bennett scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Douglas | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Monmouth | Duane Cueva can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Monmouth | Willy Anderson misses the tip | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | Monmouth | Christopher Ellis grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | Monmouth | Duane Cueva's pass is intercepted by James Pruitt | 2-0 |
| 17:47 | Drake | Mark Bennett misses the shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 17:46 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to James Burkhead | 2-0 |
| 17:41 | Monmouth | Duane Cueva loses the dribble to James Pruitt | 2-0 |
| 17:16 | Drake | Mark Bennett misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Freddie Jerome - foul #1 on Freddie Jerome, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Drake | Jerry McClean (C) David Combs | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Matthew Jordan (SF), David Sutton (C) Freddie Jerome, Willy Anderson | |
| 17:16 | Drake | Mark Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 17:16 | Drake | Mark Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 16:57 | Monmouth | Jerry McClean picks off the pass by Matthew Jordan | 3-0 |
| 16:41 | Drake | Jerry McClean connects on the shot from close range set up by David Douglas | 5-0 |
| 16:37 | Monmouth | Matthew Jordan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-0 |
| Subs | Drake | Tommie Lee (PG), Thomas Nance (SG), Timothy Bennett (SF), Charles Overby (C) David Douglas, James Williams, Mark Bennett, James Pruitt | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Jeffrey Monroe (SG), William Stanley (C) Duane Cueva, Christopher Ellis | |
| 16:24 | Drake | Jerry McClean's layup is rejected by David Sutton | 5-0 |
| 16:23 | Drake | Jerry McClean grabs the offensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 16:09 | Drake | Tommie Lee is whistled for a carry | 5-0 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Monmouth | James Powers (SG) James Burkhead | |
| 16:06 | Monmouth | Jeffrey Monroe is hacked by Thomas Nance in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Nance, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| 15:47 | Monmouth | James Powers connects on the open 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Jordan | 5-3 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Tommie Lee (fresh) SG - Thomas Nance (fresh) SF - Timothy Bennett (fresh) PF - Jerry McClean (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Overby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Jeffrey Monroe (fresh) SG - James Powers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Jordan (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Sutton (fresh) C - William Stanley (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Drake | Timothy Bennett clanks a jumper from the right block | 5-3 |
| 15:25 | Drake | Thomas Nance pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 15:20 | Drake | David Sutton blocks the short jumper by Thomas Nance | 5-3 |
| 15:18 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to William Stanley | 5-3 |
| 14:55 | Monmouth | Jeffrey Monroe is called for traveling | 5-3 |
| Subs | Drake | David Douglas (PG), James Williams (SG), Mark Bennett (SF), James Pruitt (PF), David Combs (C) Tommie Lee, Thomas Nance, Timothy Bennett, Jerry McClean, Charles Overby | |
| Subs | Monmouth | James Burkhead (PG), Duane Cueva (SG), Freddie Jerome (SF), Christopher Ellis (PF), Willy Anderson (C) Jeffrey Monroe, James Powers, Matthew Jordan, David Sutton, William Stanley | |
| 14:40 | Drake | Mark Bennett misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Freddie Jerome - foul #2 on Freddie Jerome, team foul #3 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Joseph Clark (SF) Freddie Jerome | |
| 14:40 | Drake | Mark Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 14:40 | Drake | Mark Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 14:40 | Monmouth | Joseph Clark grabs the board | 6-3 |
| 14:15 | Monmouth | Joseph Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 14:14 | Drake | The rebound goes to David Combs | 6-3 |
| 13:56 | Drake | James Williams is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on James Williams, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Nance (SG) James Williams | |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| 13:33 | Monmouth | Christopher Ellis misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right block | 6-3 |
| 13:31 | Drake | James Pruitt gets the rebound | 6-3 |
| 13:24 | Drake | Mark Bennett misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-3 |
| 13:22 | Drake | James Pruitt grabs the offensive board | 6-3 |
| 13:06 | Drake | David Douglas is whistled for a carry | 6-3 |
| Subs | Drake | Tommie Lee (SG), Timothy Bennett (PF), Charles Overby (C) Mark Bennett, James Pruitt, David Combs | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Jeffrey Monroe (SG), Matthew Jordan (SF), William Stanley (C) Duane Cueva, Christopher Ellis, Willy Anderson | |
| 12:49 | Monmouth | James Burkhead knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Monroe | 6-6 |
| 12:29 | Drake | Timothy Bennett's pass is intercepted by James Burkhead | 6-6 |
| 12:02 | Monmouth | Matthew Jordan is open and scores on a floater from the right wing set up by James Burkhead | 6-8 |
| 11:42 | Drake | David Douglas clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-8 |
| 11:41 | Monmouth | Joseph Clark pulls down the rebound | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - David Douglas (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tommie Lee (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Nance (fairly fresh) PF - Timothy Bennett (fresh) C - Charles Overby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - James Burkhead (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Monroe (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Jordan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Clark (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - William Stanley (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Monmouth | Matthew Jordan is fouled in the backcourt by David Douglas - foul #1 on David Douglas, team foul #4 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Drake | William Smathers (SG), Mark Bennett (SF), James Pruitt (PF), Jerry McClean (C) Tommie Lee, Thomas Nance, Timothy Bennett, Charles Overby | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Duane Cueva (SG), Johnny Rahman (SF), Christopher Ellis (PF), Willy Anderson (C) James Burkhead, Matthew Jordan, Joseph Clark, William Stanley | |
| 11:23 | Monmouth | Johnny Rahman knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Duane Cueva | 6-10 |
| 11:09 | Drake | James Pruitt connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by David Douglas | 8-10 |
| 10:40 | Monmouth | Christopher Ellis is hacked by James Pruitt - foul #1 on James Pruitt, team foul #5 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Drake | David Combs (C) Jerry McClean | |
| Subs | Monmouth | James Powers (PG), David Sutton (C) Jeffrey Monroe, Willy Anderson | |
| 10:21 | Monmouth | Christopher Ellis travels with the ball | 8-10 |
| Subs | Drake | Timothy Bennett (SF), Jerry McClean (PF) Mark Bennett, James Pruitt | |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| 10:05 | Drake | David Douglas misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-10 |
| 10:03 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Johnny Rahman | 8-10 |
| 09:52 | Monmouth | Christopher Ellis connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by James Powers and he's fouled by Timothy Bennett - foul #1 on Timothy Bennett, team foul #6 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Drake | Tommie Lee (SG) William Smathers | |
| Subs | Monmouth | James Burkhead (PG), Matthew Jordan (SF) Duane Cueva, Johnny Rahman | |
| 09:52 | Monmouth | Christopher Ellis makes the free throw | 8-13 |
| 09:37 | Drake | Tommie Lee misses short on a 3 from straight away | 8-13 |
| 09:36 | Drake | David Combs tips it home | 10-13 |
| 09:21 | Monmouth | James Powers buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by James Burkhead | 10-15 |
| 09:11 | Drake | Timothy Bennett misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-15 |
| 09:09 | Monmouth | James Powers grabs the board | 10-15 |
| 08:45 | Monmouth | Tommie Lee is called for the reach on David Sutton - foul #1 on Tommie Lee, team foul #7 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Nance (PG), William Smathers (SG), Mark Bennett (SF), James Pruitt (PF), Charles Overby (C) David Douglas, Tommie Lee, Timothy Bennett, Jerry McClean, David Combs | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Jeffrey Monroe (SG), Willy Anderson (C) James Powers, Christopher Ellis | |
| 08:45 | Monmouth | David Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 08:45 | Monmouth | David Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 08:24 | Drake | William Smathers scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-17 |
| 08:22 | Monmouth | Thomas Nance takes the ball from James Burkhead in the backcourt | 13-17 |
| 08:20 | Drake | William Smathers banks in the layup set up by Thomas Nance | 15-17 |
| 08:03 | Monmouth | James Burkhead misses the floater from the free throw line | 15-17 |
| 08:02 | Drake | James Pruitt grabs the defensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 07:46 | Drake | Mark Bennett hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Overby | 18-17 |
| 07:42 | Monmouth | William Smathers picks off the pass by Jeffrey Monroe in the backcourt | 18-17 |
| 07:25 | Drake | David Sutton is called for the reach on Mark Bennett - foul #1 on David Sutton, team foul #4 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Drake | Tommie Lee (PG) William Smathers | |
| Subs | Monmouth | James Powers (PG), Duane Cueva (SG), Joseph Clark (SF), William Stanley (PF) James Burkhead, Jeffrey Monroe, Matthew Jordan, David Sutton | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Tommie Lee (fresh) SG - Thomas Nance (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Pruitt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Overby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - James Powers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duane Cueva (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Clark (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Stanley (fresh) C - Willy Anderson (fresh) | |
| 07:04 | Drake | Charles Overby is fouled on the floor by Willy Anderson - foul #2 on Willy Anderson, team foul #5 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Drake | Timothy Bennett (SF) Mark Bennett | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Christopher Ellis (PF) Willy Anderson | |
| 06:56 | Drake | Charles Overby is fouled on the floor by William Stanley - foul #1 on William Stanley, team foul #6 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Drake | David Douglas (PG) Thomas Nance | |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| 06:39 | Drake | David Douglas is fouled on the floor by Duane Cueva - foul #1 on Duane Cueva, team foul #7 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Drake | Jerry McClean (PF), David Combs (C) James Pruitt, Charles Overby | |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| 06:39 | Drake | David Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 06:39 | Drake | David Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 06:23 | Monmouth | Christopher Ellis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-17 |
| 06:21 | Drake | Timothy Bennett grabs the board | 20-17 |
| 05:52 | Drake | Timothy Bennett jams it on a nice dish by David Douglas | 22-17 |
| 05:39 | Monmouth | Duane Cueva connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Clark | 22-20 |
| 05:19 | Drake | David Combs misses short on a jump hook from close range | 22-20 |
| 05:17 | Monmouth | William Stanley grabs the board | 22-20 |
| 05:03 | Monmouth | Duane Cueva scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Powers and he's hacked by Tommie Lee - foul #2 on Tommie Lee, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Nance (PG), William Smathers (SG), Mark Bennett (SF), James Pruitt (PF), Charles Overby (C) David Douglas, Tommie Lee, Timothy Bennett, Jerry McClean, David Combs | |
| Subs | Monmouth | James Burkhead (PG), Johnny Rahman (SF), Jeffrey Monroe (C) James Powers, Joseph Clark, William Stanley | |
| 05:03 | Monmouth | Duane Cueva misses the free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:03 | Monmouth | Christopher Ellis snags the offensive board | 22-22 |
| 04:54 | Monmouth | James Burkhead comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Nance - foul #2 on Thomas Nance, team foul #9 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Drake | David Douglas (PG) Thomas Nance | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Matthew Jordan (SF), David Sutton (C) Duane Cueva, Johnny Rahman | |
| 04:54 | Monmouth | James Burkhead makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 04:54 | Monmouth | James Burkhead makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 04:27 | Drake | William Smathers can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-24 |
| 04:25 | Monmouth | David Sutton snags the defensive board | 22-24 |
| 04:06 | Monmouth | Matthew Jordan is hacked by Mark Bennett - foul #1 on Mark Bennett, team foul #10 | 22-24 |
| 04:06 | Monmouth | Matthew Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 04:06 | Monmouth | Matthew Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 03:40 | Drake | Charles Overby clanks a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Jeffrey Monroe - foul #1 on Jeffrey Monroe, team foul #8 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Nance (PG), James Williams (SG), Timothy Bennett (PF) David Douglas, William Smathers, James Pruitt | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Freddie Jerome (SF), Willy Anderson (C) Matthew Jordan, David Sutton | |
| 03:40 | Drake | Charles Overby makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 03:40 | Drake | Charles Overby makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 03:20 | Monmouth | Freddie Jerome misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-26 |
| 03:18 | Monmouth | Jeffrey Monroe snags the offensive board | 24-26 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Thomas Nance (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Williams (fresh) SF - Mark Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Timothy Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Overby (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - James Burkhead (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Monroe (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Freddie Jerome (fresh) PF - Christopher Ellis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Willy Anderson (fresh) | |
| 03:05 | Monmouth | Willy Anderson blows the layup but he's hacked by Mark Bennett - foul #2 on Mark Bennett, team foul #11 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Drake | Jerry McClean (PF) Mark Bennett | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Duane Cueva (SG) Jeffrey Monroe | |
| 03:05 | Monmouth | Willy Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 03:05 | Monmouth | Willy Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 03:05 | Drake | Charles Overby pulls down the rebound | 24-26 |
| 02:48 | Drake | Jerry McClean misses long on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Duane Cueva - foul #2 on Duane Cueva, team foul #9 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Drake | James Pruitt (PF) Charles Overby | |
| Subs | Monmouth | William Stanley (PF) Christopher Ellis | |
| 02:48 | Drake | Jerry McClean makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 02:48 | Drake | Jerry McClean makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 02:26 | Monmouth | Duane Cueva clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 26-26 |
| 02:25 | Drake | Jerry McClean snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 02:20 | Drake | James Williams drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Timothy Bennett | 29-26 |
| 02:01 | Monmouth | Freddie Jerome hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Burkhead | 29-29 |
| 01:34 | Drake | Timothy Bennett can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Freddie Jerome - foul #3 on Freddie Jerome, team foul #10 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Drake | Tommie Lee (PG), William Smathers (SG), Mark Bennett (SF), David Combs (C) Thomas Nance, James Williams, James Pruitt, Jerry McClean | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Jeffrey Monroe (PG), James Powers (SG), Matthew Jordan (SF), Joseph Clark (PF) James Burkhead, Duane Cueva, Freddie Jerome, William Stanley | |
| 01:34 | Drake | Timothy Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 01:34 | Drake | Timothy Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:09 | Monmouth | Matthew Jordan connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 00:51 | Drake | Timothy Bennett's floater is tipped away by Matthew Jordan | 31-32 |
| 00:49 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to James Powers | 31-32 |
| 00:42 | Monmouth | David Combs is called for the reach on Matthew Jordan in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Combs, team foul #12 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Drake | James Williams (SG), Charles Overby (PF) William Smathers, Timothy Bennett | |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| 00:42 | Monmouth | Matthew Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 00:42 | Monmouth | Matthew Jordan misses the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 00:42 | Drake | Charles Overby grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 00:19 | Drake | James Williams misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-33 |
| 00:18 | Monmouth | Willy Anderson snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 00:05 | Monmouth | Matthew Jordan connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Monroe | 31-36 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Mark Bennett can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 31-36 |