| Lineup | Drake | PG - Mathew Guillen (fresh) SG - Jeremy Doty (fresh) SF - Arlen Lemons (fresh) PF - Patrick Emery (fresh) C - Gary McCombs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Eric Ward (fresh) SG - Greg Kirby (fresh) SF - John Beerman (fresh) PF - Ryan Graff (fresh) C - John Brooks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Gary McCombs wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Drake | Jeremy Doty scores on a jump hook in the paint | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Miami (OH) | John Brooks lays it up and in and he's hacked by Arlen Lemons - foul #1 on Arlen Lemons, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:31 | Miami (OH) | John Brooks makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:16 | Drake | Patrick Emery can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Ryan Graff - foul #1 on Ryan Graff, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 19:16 | Drake | Patrick Emery makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 19:16 | Drake | Patrick Emery makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:52 | Miami (OH) | Eric Ward buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Ryan Graff | 4-6 |
| 18:34 | Drake | Arlen Lemons buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Mathew Guillen | 6-6 |
| 18:28 | Miami (OH) | Greg Kirby throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| 18:22 | Drake | Arlen Lemons can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 6-6 |
| 18:20 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Graff gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 18:18 | Miami (OH) | Eric Ward is hacked by Mathew Guillen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mathew Guillen, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| 18:00 | Miami (OH) | Eric Ward hits a 3 from the left corner | 6-9 |
| 17:51 | Drake | Patrick Emery is hacked by John Brooks - foul #1 on John Brooks, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Goulding (PG), John Mason (SG), Charles Benson (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Rick Seagle (C) Mathew Guillen, Jeremy Doty, Arlen Lemons, Patrick Emery, Gary McCombs | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Shane Williams (SG), Walter Meadows (SF), Eldon Logan (PF), Robert Martz (C) Greg Kirby, John Beerman, Ryan Graff, John Brooks | |
| 17:38 | Drake | Rick Seagle makes the turnaround from close range | 8-9 |
| 17:11 | Miami (OH) | Eric Ward hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 17:09 | Miami (OH) | Robert Martz tips it but misses | 8-9 |
| 17:07 | Drake | Dikembe Banda grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 16:58 | Drake | Rick Seagle misses the easy layup | 8-9 |
| 16:56 | Miami (OH) | Eric Ward pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 16:34 | Miami (OH) | Eldon Logan is hacked by Dikembe Banda - foul #1 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Drake | Bryan Miles (SF), Arthur Maddox (C) Charles Benson, Rick Seagle | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lester Willingham (PG), John Beerman (SF), John Brooks (C) Eric Ward, Walter Meadows, Robert Martz | |
| 16:09 | Miami (OH) | Lester Willingham buries a jump hook near the basket | 8-11 |
| 16:04 | Drake | Bryan Miles scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Arthur Maddox | 10-11 |
| 15:35 | Miami (OH) | John Brooks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 15:33 | Drake | Dikembe Banda pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Goulding (fairly fresh) SG - John Mason (fairly fresh) SF - Bryan Miles (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Banda (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Arthur Maddox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Lester Willingham (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shane Williams (fairly fresh) SF - John Beerman (fresh) PF - Eldon Logan (fairly fresh) C - John Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Drake | Robert Goulding is alone and drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Bryan Miles | 12-11 |
| 15:18 | Miami (OH) | Lester Willingham scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Shane Williams | 12-13 |
| 15:12 | Drake | Robert Goulding is fouled on the floor by Shane Williams - foul #1 on Shane Williams, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Drake | Mathew Guillen (PG), Jeremy Doty (SG), Arlen Lemons (SF), Patrick Emery (PF), Gary McCombs (C) Robert Goulding, John Mason, Bryan Miles, Dikembe Banda, Arthur Maddox | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Eric Ward (PG), Greg Kirby (SG), Walter Meadows (SF), Ryan Graff (PF), Robert Martz (C) Lester Willingham, Shane Williams, John Beerman, Eldon Logan, John Brooks | |
| 14:50 | Drake | Greg Kirby takes the ball from Arlen Lemons | 12-13 |
| 14:47 | Miami (OH) | Eric Ward hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Greg Kirby | 12-15 |
| 14:31 | Drake | Robert Martz takes the ball from Jeremy Doty | 12-15 |
| 14:29 | Miami (OH) | Patrick Emery steals it from Greg Kirby in the backcourt | 12-15 |
| 14:16 | Drake | Ryan Graff steals the ball from Mathew Guillen | 12-15 |
| 13:47 | Miami (OH) | Gary McCombs steals it from Greg Kirby | 12-15 |
| 13:32 | Drake | Arlen Lemons is called for traveling | 12-15 |
| Subs | Drake | Bryan Miles (SG), Charles Benson (SF), Arthur Maddox (PF), Rick Seagle (C) Jeremy Doty, Arlen Lemons, Patrick Emery, Gary McCombs | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Shane Williams (SG), John Beerman (SF), Eldon Logan (PF), John Brooks (C) Greg Kirby, Walter Meadows, Ryan Graff, Robert Martz | |
| 13:07 | Miami (OH) | Eric Ward clanks a 3 from straight away | 12-15 |
| 13:06 | Miami (OH) | Eldon Logan tips it in | 12-17 |
| 12:52 | Drake | Rick Seagle misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 12-17 |
| 12:51 | Miami (OH) | John Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 12:22 | Miami (OH) | Eric Ward misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-17 |
| 12:20 | Drake | The rebound goes to Arthur Maddox | 12-17 |
| 12:01 | Drake | John Brooks is called for the reach on Bryan Miles - foul #2 on John Brooks, team foul #4 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Goulding (PG), John Mason (SG), Arlen Lemons (SF), Patrick Emery (PF), Gary McCombs (C) Mathew Guillen, Bryan Miles, Charles Benson, Arthur Maddox, Rick Seagle | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lester Willingham (PG), Greg Kirby (SG), Howard Lamothe (SF), Ryan Graff (PF) Eric Ward, Shane Williams, John Beerman, John Brooks | |
| 11:47 | Drake | Patrick Emery hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-17 |
| 11:46 | Miami (OH) | Eldon Logan gets the rebound | 12-17 |
| 11:30 | Miami (OH) | Gary McCombs is called for the reach on Greg Kirby - foul #1 on Gary McCombs, team foul #4 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Drake | Jeremy Doty (SG) John Mason | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Walter Meadows (SF) Howard Lamothe | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Goulding (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeremy Doty (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arlen Lemons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Emery (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary McCombs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Lester Willingham (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Greg Kirby (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Meadows (fresh) PF - Ryan Graff (fresh) C - Eldon Logan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:06 | Miami (OH) | Lester Willingham misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 12-17 |
| 11:05 | Drake | Gary McCombs grabs the board | 12-17 |
| 10:51 | Drake | Robert Goulding misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-17 |
| 10:49 | Drake | Arlen Lemons gets the offensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 10:33 | Drake | Arlen Lemons misses the shot from just outside the lane | 12-17 |
| 10:32 | Drake | Arlen Lemons tips it in | 14-17 |
| 10:29 | Miami (OH) | Lester Willingham is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Goulding - foul #1 on Robert Goulding, team foul #5 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Drake | John Mason (SG), Charles Benson (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Rick Seagle (C) Jeremy Doty, Arlen Lemons, Patrick Emery, Gary McCombs | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Eric Ward (PG), Shane Williams (SG), John Beerman (SF), Robert Martz (C) Lester Willingham, Greg Kirby, Walter Meadows, Eldon Logan | |
| 10:08 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Graff lays it up and in set up by Robert Martz | 14-19 |
| 09:51 | Drake | Dikembe Banda can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Beerman - foul #1 on John Beerman, team foul #5 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Drake | Bryan Miles (PG) Robert Goulding | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 09:51 | Drake | Dikembe Banda misses the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 09:51 | Drake | Dikembe Banda makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 09:24 | Miami (OH) | Eric Ward hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 15-19 |
| 09:23 | Drake | Charles Benson pulls down the rebound | 15-19 |
| 09:19 | Drake | Bryan Miles misses the jumper from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 09:18 | Drake | Dikembe Banda can't tip it in | 15-19 |
| 09:16 | Drake | John Mason hits the follow up shot | 17-19 |
| 08:59 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Graff misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Dikembe Banda - foul #2 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #6 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Drake | Mathew Guillen (PG), Jeremy Doty (SG), Arlen Lemons (SF), Patrick Emery (PF), Arthur Maddox (C) Bryan Miles, John Mason, Charles Benson, Dikembe Banda, Rick Seagle | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Walter Meadows (SF) John Beerman | |
| 08:59 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Graff makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 08:59 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Graff misses the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 08:59 | Drake | Patrick Emery pulls down the rebound | 17-20 |
| 08:39 | Drake | Robert Martz picks off the pass by Mathew Guillen out of a doubleteam | 17-20 |
| 08:10 | Miami (OH) | Eric Ward can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-20 |
| 08:09 | Drake | Patrick Emery gets the rebound | 17-20 |
| 07:57 | Drake | Patrick Emery is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Patrick Emery, team foul #7 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Goulding (PG), John Mason (SG), Gary McCombs (C) Mathew Guillen, Jeremy Doty, Patrick Emery | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lester Willingham (PG), Greg Kirby (SG), Eldon Logan (C) Eric Ward, Shane Williams, Robert Martz | |
| 07:39 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Graff is whistled for a carry | 17-20 |
| Subs | Drake | Bryan Miles (SF) Arlen Lemons | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Beerman (SF) Walter Meadows | |
| 07:27 | Drake | Gary McCombs scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from John Mason | 19-20 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Goulding (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Miles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Arthur Maddox (fresh) C - Gary McCombs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Lester Willingham (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Greg Kirby (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Beerman (fresh) PF - Ryan Graff (tiring) 3 pts. C - Eldon Logan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Miami (OH) | Robert Goulding is called for the reach on Greg Kirby in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Goulding, team foul #8 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Drake | Mathew Guillen (PG), Patrick Emery (PF) Robert Goulding, Arthur Maddox | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 07:24 | Miami (OH) | Greg Kirby misses the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 07:24 | Drake | Gary McCombs snags the defensive board | 19-20 |
| 07:12 | Drake | The short jumper by Patrick Emery is denied by Eldon Logan | 19-20 |
| 07:11 | Miami (OH) | John Beerman pulls down the rebound | 19-20 |
| 06:44 | Miami (OH) | Lester Willingham travels with the ball | 19-20 |
| Subs | Drake | Jeremy Doty (SG), Charles Benson (SF) John Mason, Bryan Miles | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Eric Ward (PG), Walter Meadows (SG) Lester Willingham, Greg Kirby | |
| 06:37 | Drake | Mathew Guillen splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-20 |
| 06:35 | Drake | Charles Benson can't tip it in | 19-20 |
| 06:33 | Drake | Patrick Emery grabs the offensive board | 19-20 |
| 06:15 | Drake | John Beerman denies the turnaround by Gary McCombs | 19-20 |
| 06:13 | Miami (OH) | Eldon Logan gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 05:58 | Miami (OH) | Walter Meadows misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-20 |
| 05:56 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Graff hits the follow up shot | 19-22 |
| 05:43 | Drake | Mathew Guillen works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Jeremy Doty | 22-22 |
| 05:33 | Miami (OH) | Eldon Logan is called for 10 seconds | 22-22 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Goulding (PG), John Mason (SG), Arlen Lemons (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Rick Seagle (C) Mathew Guillen, Jeremy Doty, Charles Benson, Patrick Emery, Gary McCombs | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Shane Williams (SG), Howard Lamothe (SF), Robert Martz (PF), John Brooks (C) Walter Meadows, John Beerman, Ryan Graff, Eldon Logan | |
| 05:28 | Drake | Arlen Lemons drills a jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Eric Ward - foul #1 on Eric Ward, team foul #6 | 24-22 |
| 05:28 | Drake | Arlen Lemons makes the free throw | 25-22 |
| 05:00 | Miami (OH) | John Brooks comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-22 |
| 04:58 | Drake | Arlen Lemons grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 04:53 | Drake | Robert Goulding misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-22 |
| 04:51 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Robert Martz | 25-22 |
| 04:27 | Miami (OH) | Eric Ward clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-22 |
| 04:26 | Drake | Arlen Lemons grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 04:12 | Drake | Arlen Lemons clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by John Brooks - foul #3 on John Brooks, team foul #7 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Drake | Bryan Miles (SG), Arthur Maddox (C) John Mason, Rick Seagle | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lester Willingham (PG), Greg Kirby (SG), Walter Meadows (SF), Eldon Logan (C) Eric Ward, Howard Lamothe, Robert Martz, John Brooks | |
| 04:12 | Drake | Arlen Lemons makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 04:12 | Drake | Arlen Lemons makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 03:52 | Miami (OH) | Dikembe Banda swats the layup by Lester Willingham | 27-22 |
| 03:51 | Drake | Bryan Miles grabs the board | 27-22 |
| 03:37 | Drake | Dikembe Banda scores on a floater in the paint set up by Bryan Miles | 29-22 |
| 03:12 | Miami (OH) | Lester Willingham misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 29-22 |
| 03:11 | Drake | Dikembe Banda pulls down the rebound | 29-22 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Goulding (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bryan Miles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arlen Lemons (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Banda (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Maddox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Lester Willingham (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Greg Kirby (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Meadows (fairly fresh) PF - Shane Williams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. C - Eldon Logan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Drake | Arthur Maddox is fouled on the floor by Lester Willingham - foul #1 on Lester Willingham, team foul #8 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Drake | Jeremy Doty (SG), Charles Benson (SF), Gary McCombs (C) Robert Goulding, Arlen Lemons, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Eric Ward (PG), John Beerman (SF), Ryan Graff (PF) Lester Willingham, Walter Meadows, Shane Williams | |
| 03:02 | Drake | Arthur Maddox makes the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 03:02 | Drake | Arthur Maddox misses the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 03:02 | Miami (OH) | John Beerman grabs the board | 30-22 |
| 02:57 | Miami (OH) | Eric Ward is hacked by Bryan Miles in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bryan Miles, team foul #9 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Drake | Mathew Guillen (PG) Bryan Miles | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 02:57 | Miami (OH) | Eric Ward misses the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 02:57 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Graff snags the offensive board | 30-22 |
| 02:46 | Miami (OH) | Eldon Logan misses the easy layup | 30-22 |
| 02:45 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Graff tips it in | 30-24 |
| 02:20 | Drake | Arthur Maddox is denied on a layup by Eldon Logan | 30-24 |
| 02:18 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Graff grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 01:50 | Miami (OH) | Arthur Maddox is called for the reach on Eric Ward - foul #1 on Arthur Maddox, team foul #10 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Drake | Bryan Miles (PG), Patrick Emery (PF), Rick Seagle (C) Mathew Guillen, Arthur Maddox, Gary McCombs | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Howard Lamothe (SG), Robert Martz (PF) Greg Kirby, Ryan Graff | |
| 01:50 | Miami (OH) | Eric Ward makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 01:50 | Miami (OH) | Eric Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 01:26 | Drake | Charles Benson misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Howard Lamothe - foul #1 on Howard Lamothe, team foul #9 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Drake | John Mason (SG) Jeremy Doty | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lester Willingham (PG), Walter Meadows (SG), Shane Williams (C) Eric Ward, John Beerman, Eldon Logan | |
| 01:26 | Drake | Charles Benson makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 01:26 | Drake | Charles Benson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 01:26 | Miami (OH) | Shane Williams gets the rebound | 31-26 |
| 01:23 | Miami (OH) | John Mason is called for the reach on Walter Meadows in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Mason, team foul #11 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Drake | Mathew Guillen (PG) Charles Benson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 01:23 | Miami (OH) | Walter Meadows misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 01:23 | Miami (OH) | Walter Meadows misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 01:23 | Drake | Rick Seagle grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 01:02 | Drake | Mathew Guillen is hacked by Lester Willingham - foul #2 on Lester Willingham, team foul #10 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Drake | Arlen Lemons (SF) Bryan Miles | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 01:02 | Drake | Mathew Guillen makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 01:02 | Drake | Mathew Guillen makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 00:41 | Miami (OH) | Lester Willingham is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-29 |
| 00:29 | Drake | Robert Martz steals it from Mathew Guillen | 33-29 |
| 00:02 | Miami (OH) | Lester Willingham slams it home | 33-31 |
| 00:00 | Drake | John Mason hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 33-31 |