| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Kenneth Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hector Mendoza (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bryan Paxson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Seth Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Austin Olson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - David Douglas (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Pruitt (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - David Combs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Mark Bennett inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Drake | David Combs can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 19:33 | Drake | James Pruitt snags the offensive board | 36-32 |
| 19:23 | Drake | The pull-up jumper by James Williams is blocked by Austin Olson | 36-32 |
| 19:22 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Kenneth Williams | 36-32 |
| 19:16 | Southern Illinois | Bryan Paxson is hacked by Mark Bennett - foul #1 on Mark Bennett, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| 18:57 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Williams can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-32 |
| 18:55 | Southern Illinois | Hector Mendoza tips it back up and in | 38-32 |
| 18:37 | Drake | James Pruitt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-32 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Drake | Jerry McClean (C) David Combs | |
| 18:32 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Williams is hacked by James Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Williams, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| 18:23 | Southern Illinois | Austin Olson is open and scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Kenneth Williams | 40-32 |
| 18:06 | Drake | James Pruitt buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jerry McClean | 40-35 |
| 17:47 | Southern Illinois | Mark Bennett blocks the short jumper by Bryan Paxson | 40-35 |
| 17:46 | Drake | James Pruitt grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 17:40 | Drake | Mark Bennett hits the finger roll set up by James Williams | 40-37 |
| 17:18 | Southern Illinois | James Williams steals it from Austin Olson | 40-37 |
| 16:54 | Drake | David Douglas's pass is intercepted by Hector Mendoza | 40-37 |
| 16:33 | Southern Illinois | Bryan Paxson makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Hector Mendoza | 43-37 |
| 16:09 | Drake | Mark Bennett misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 43-37 |
| 16:07 | Southern Illinois | Seth Williams gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 15:58 | Southern Illinois | Seth Williams misses the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 43-37 |
| 15:56 | Drake | Jerry McClean gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Kenneth Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hector Mendoza (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bryan Paxson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Seth Williams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Austin Olson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - David Douglas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Bennett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Pruitt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry McClean (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Drake | Jerry McClean makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 15:32 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Williams misses long on a turnaround from close range | 43-40 |
| 15:30 | Drake | David Douglas snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 15:26 | Drake | Mark Bennett misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Bryan Paxson - foul #1 on Bryan Paxson, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund (SG), Edward Rollings (PF) Hector Mendoza, Seth Williams | |
| Subs | Drake | Tommie Lee (PG), Thomas Nance (SG), Timothy Bennett (PF), David Combs (C) David Douglas, James Williams, James Pruitt, Jerry McClean | |
| 15:26 | Drake | Mark Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 15:26 | Drake | Mark Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 15:26 | Southern Illinois | Edward Rollings gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 15:02 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Williams misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 15:00 | Drake | Thomas Nance pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 14:42 | Drake | David Combs connects on the 3 from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 14:24 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund clanks a 3 from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 14:23 | Drake | David Combs grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 14:17 | Drake | Mark Bennett misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 14:16 | Drake | Mark Bennett grabs the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 14:05 | Drake | Bryan Paxson denies the turnaround by Mark Bennett | 43-44 |
| 14:03 | Southern Illinois | Edward Rollings gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 13:47 | Southern Illinois | Austin Olson is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Austin Olson, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leo Howard (PG), Timothy Tapia (SF), Aaron Zell (C) Kenneth Williams, Bryan Paxson, Austin Olson | |
| Subs | Drake | William Smathers (PG), James Williams (SG), Ricky Young (SF), James Pruitt (PF), Charles Overby (C) Tommie Lee, Thomas Nance, Mark Bennett, Timothy Bennett, David Combs | |
| 13:28 | Drake | Ricky Young misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Leo Howard - foul #2 on Leo Howard, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Eisner (SG) Bryant Englund | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 13:28 | Drake | Ricky Young makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 13:28 | Drake | Ricky Young makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 13:13 | Southern Illinois | Charles Overby is called for the reach on Timothy Tapia - foul #4 on Charles Overby, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Seth Williams (PF) Edward Rollings | |
| Subs | Drake | David Combs (C) Charles Overby | |
| 13:02 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Tapia hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 43-46 |
| 13:00 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Tapia tips it home | 45-46 |
| 12:39 | Drake | James Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 12:38 | Drake | Ricky Young misses the tip | 45-46 |
| 12:37 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 12:14 | Southern Illinois | Leo Howard misses the jump hook from the baseline | 45-46 |
| 12:13 | Southern Illinois | Seth Williams snags the offensive board | 45-46 |
| 11:58 | Southern Illinois | Seth Williams hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Leo Howard | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leo Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Eisner (fresh) SF - Timothy Tapia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Seth Williams (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Aaron Zell (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - William Smathers (fairly fresh) SG - James Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ricky Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Pruitt (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Combs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Drake | William Smathers makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-49 |
| 11:23 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Tapia connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Leo Howard and he's hacked by William Smathers - foul #1 on William Smathers, team foul #4 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Williams (PG), Hector Mendoza (SG), Edward Rollings (PF), Austin Olson (C) Leo Howard, Joshua Eisner, Seth Williams, Aaron Zell | |
| Subs | Drake | David Douglas (PG), Tommie Lee (SG), Thomas Nance (SF), Timothy Bennett (PF), Jerry McClean (C) William Smathers, James Williams, Ricky Young, James Pruitt, David Combs | |
| 11:23 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Tapia makes the free throw | 51-49 |
| 11:21 | Drake | David Douglas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bryan Paxson (SF) Timothy Tapia | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 11:09 | Southern Illinois | Hector Mendoza misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 11:08 | Southern Illinois | Edward Rollings gets the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 10:51 | Southern Illinois | Bryan Paxson misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Nance - foul #2 on Thomas Nance, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| 10:51 | Southern Illinois | Bryan Paxson misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 10:51 | Southern Illinois | Bryan Paxson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 10:51 | Drake | The rebound goes to Jerry McClean | 51-49 |
| 10:31 | Drake | David Douglas is called for traveling | 51-49 |
| 10:12 | Southern Illinois | Edward Rollings hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 51-49 |
| 10:10 | Drake | Thomas Nance grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 10:06 | Drake | Kenneth Williams takes the ball from Tommie Lee | 51-49 |
| 09:41 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Williams connects on the open floater from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 09:31 | Drake | Thomas Nance misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-49 |
| 09:30 | Southern Illinois | Edward Rollings snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 09:01 | Southern Illinois | Hector Mendoza is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kenneth Williams | 56-49 |
| 08:40 | Drake | Thomas Nance misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-49 |
| 08:39 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Williams gets the rebound | 56-49 |
| 08:35 | Southern Illinois | Edward Rollings is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Rollings, team foul #4 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leo Howard (PG), Bryant Englund (SG), Timothy Tapia (PF), Aaron Zell (C) Kenneth Williams, Hector Mendoza, Edward Rollings, Austin Olson | |
| Subs | Drake | William Smathers (PG), James Williams (SG), Ricky Young (SF), James Pruitt (PF), David Combs (C) David Douglas, Tommie Lee, Thomas Nance, Timothy Bennett, Jerry McClean | |
| 08:20 | Drake | James Pruitt misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-49 |
| 08:19 | Drake | James Pruitt grabs the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 08:01 | Drake | Ricky Young blows the layup | 56-49 |
| 07:59 | Drake | Ricky Young pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 07:44 | Drake | William Smathers misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 07:42 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell snags the defensive board | 56-49 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leo Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryant Englund (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bryan Paxson (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Timothy Tapia (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Zell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - William Smathers (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ricky Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Pruitt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Combs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Southern Illinois | Bryan Paxson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 07:34 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Tapia tips it but misses | 56-49 |
| 07:33 | Drake | David Combs pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 07:08 | Drake | David Combs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Seth Williams (PF) Bryan Paxson | |
| Subs | Drake | David Douglas (PG), Mark Bennett (SF), Charles Overby (C) James Williams, Ricky Young, David Combs | |
| 07:06 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Tapia is hacked by William Smathers in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Smathers, team foul #6 | 56-49 |
| 06:47 | Southern Illinois | Leo Howard is alone and drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Bryant Englund | 58-49 |
| 06:35 | Drake | Charles Overby misses the driving attempt in the lane | 58-49 |
| 06:33 | Drake | Mark Bennett hits the follow up shot | 58-51 |
| 06:23 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund lays it up and in set up by Leo Howard | 60-51 |
| 06:12 | Drake | William Smathers clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 06:10 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Leo Howard | 60-51 |
| 05:47 | Southern Illinois | Leo Howard is wide open but clanks a turnaround in the lane | 60-51 |
| 05:45 | Drake | Charles Overby snags the defensive board | 60-51 |
| 05:24 | Drake | David Douglas misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Bryant Englund - foul #1 on Bryant Englund, team foul #5 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Williams (PG), Hector Mendoza (SG), Bryan Paxson (SF), Edward Rollings (PF), Austin Olson (C) Leo Howard, Bryant Englund, Timothy Tapia, Seth Williams, Aaron Zell | |
| Subs | Drake | James Williams (SG), Thomas Nance (SF), Timothy Bennett (PF) William Smathers, Mark Bennett, James Pruitt | |
| 05:24 | Drake | David Douglas misses the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 05:24 | Drake | David Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 05:06 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Bennett swats the short shot by Kenneth Williams | 60-52 |
| 05:04 | Drake | The rebound goes to Thomas Nance | 60-52 |
| 04:47 | Drake | Timothy Bennett clanks a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Bryan Paxson - foul #2 on Bryan Paxson, team foul #6 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Drake | Tommie Lee (PG), Jerry McClean (C) David Douglas, Charles Overby | |
| 04:47 | Drake | Timothy Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 04:47 | Drake | Timothy Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 04:47 | Southern Illinois | Edward Rollings grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 04:35 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Nance takes the ball from Bryan Paxson | 60-52 |
| 04:18 | Drake | James Williams misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-52 |
| 04:17 | Southern Illinois | Austin Olson gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| 04:10 | Southern Illinois | Hector Mendoza drills a 3 from straight away set up by Kenneth Williams | 63-52 |
| 03:43 | Drake | James Williams misses long on a shot from the left side | 63-52 |
| 03:42 | Southern Illinois | Edward Rollings grabs the defensive rebound | 63-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Kenneth Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hector Mendoza (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bryan Paxson (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Edward Rollings (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Austin Olson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Tommie Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Nance (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Timothy Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry McClean (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Southern Illinois | Bryan Paxson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-52 |
| 03:20 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Williams misses the tip | 63-52 |
| 03:19 | Drake | The rebound goes to James Williams | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Drake | Timothy Bennett connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Tommie Lee | 63-54 |
| 02:44 | Southern Illinois | Edward Rollings is open and buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Kenneth Williams | 65-54 |
| 02:44 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Seth Williams (PF) Edward Rollings | |
| Subs | Drake | David Douglas (PG), Mark Bennett (SF), David Combs (C) Tommie Lee, Thomas Nance, Jerry McClean | |
| 02:32 | Drake | David Douglas misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-54 |
| 02:31 | Drake | David Combs hits the follow up shot | 65-56 |
| 02:02 | Southern Illinois | Bryan Paxson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-56 |
| 02:01 | Drake | David Combs pulls down the rebound | 65-56 |
| 01:41 | Drake | David Combs's fadeaway is rejected by Austin Olson | 65-56 |
| 01:40 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Bennett | 65-56 |
| 01:27 | Drake | David Combs misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 65-56 |
| 01:25 | Southern Illinois | Bryan Paxson grabs the board | 65-56 |
| 01:15 | Southern Illinois | Hector Mendoza clanks a 3 from the left corner | 65-56 |
| 01:13 | Drake | David Douglas grabs the board | 65-56 |
| 01:06 | Drake | Mark Bennett makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Timothy Bennett | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Southern Illinois | Bryan Paxson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 65-58 |
| 00:38 | Southern Illinois | Austin Olson grabs the offensive rebound | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Bennett is called for the reach on Austin Olson - foul #1 on Timothy Bennett, team foul #7 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund (SG) Bryan Paxson | |
| Subs | Drake | James Pruitt (PF) Timothy Bennett | |
| 00:36 | Southern Illinois | Austin Olson misses the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:36 | Southern Illinois | Seth Williams snags the offensive board | 65-58 |
| 00:34 | Southern Illinois | James Pruitt is called for the reach on Seth Williams - foul #1 on James Pruitt, team foul #8 | 65-58 |
| 00:34 | Southern Illinois | Seth Williams makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:34 | Southern Illinois | Seth Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Drake | David Douglas misses the 3 from the right wing | 67-58 |
| 00:28 | Southern Illinois | Hector Mendoza grabs the board | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Southern Illinois | Hector Mendoza is fouled in the backcourt by David Douglas - foul #3 on David Douglas, team foul #9 | 67-58 |
| 00:25 | Southern Illinois | Hector Mendoza misses the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:25 | Drake | Mark Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 00:17 | Drake | David Douglas misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-58 |
| 00:15 | Drake | David Combs grabs the offensive board | 67-58 |
| 00:13 | Drake | David Douglas double dribbles | 67-58 |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund is fouled in the backcourt by James Williams - foul #3 on James Williams, team foul #10 | 67-58 |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund misses the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:11 | Drake | The rebound goes to David Combs | 68-58 |
| 00:05 | Drake | Austin Olson steals it from Mark Bennett | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Williams runs out the clock | 68-58 |