| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Aaron Bentley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jack Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Bicknell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Flake (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. C - John May (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Richard Knox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Borunda (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Barth (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Bannister (fresh) 7 pts. C - Micheal Lambert (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell inbounds the ball | 25-42 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:57 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-42 |
| 19:39 | Drake | John Barth drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Michael Borunda | 25-44 |
| 19:34 | Southern Illinois | Micheal Lambert takes the ball from Aaron Bentley in the backcourt | 25-44 |
| 19:18 | Drake | Michael Borunda buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Knox | 25-47 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 18:58 | Southern Illinois | John May misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 25-47 |
| 18:56 | Drake | Micheal Lambert grabs the defensive rebound | 25-47 |
| 18:33 | Drake | William Bannister can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 25-47 |
| 18:32 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to John May | 25-47 |
| 18:27 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Bentley can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 25-47 |
| 18:25 | Southern Illinois | John May tips it but misses | 25-47 |
| 18:23 | Drake | John Barth grabs the board | 25-47 |
| 18:14 | Drake | Michael Borunda drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-49 |
| 17:49 | Southern Illinois | Jack Gordon loses the dribble to William Bannister | 25-49 |
| 17:20 | Drake | Micheal Lambert misses the easy layup | 25-49 |
| 17:18 | Drake | Micheal Lambert grabs the offensive board | 25-49 |
| 16:55 | Drake | John Barth is fouled on the floor by John Bicknell - foul #3 on John Bicknell, team foul #1 | 25-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brett Walker (PG), Richard Jimmerson (SG), Gary Eberhard (SF), Bobby Foster (PF), Claude Tafelski (C) Aaron Bentley, Jack Gordon, John Bicknell, William Flake, John May | |
| Subs | Drake | John Lewis (PG), Frank Weingarten (SG), Carroll Pascoe (SF), Carl Sturgeon (PF), Marlin Jacobs (C) Richard Knox, Michael Borunda, John Barth, William Bannister, Micheal Lambert | |
| 16:39 | Drake | Frank Weingarten misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gary Eberhard - foul #2 on Gary Eberhard, team foul #2 | 25-49 |
| 16:39 | Drake | Frank Weingarten makes the 1st free throw | 25-50 |
| 16:39 | Drake | Frank Weingarten misses the 2nd free throw | 25-50 |
| 16:39 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Bobby Foster | 25-50 |
| 16:27 | Southern Illinois | Brett Walker buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Gary Eberhard and he's hacked by John Lewis - foul #2 on John Lewis, team foul #1 | 27-50 |
| 16:27 | Southern Illinois | Brett Walker misses the free throw | 27-50 |
| 16:27 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe snags the defensive board | 27-50 |
| 16:02 | Drake | Frank Weingarten is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Frank Weingarten, team foul #2 | 27-50 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Brett Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Jimmerson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Eberhard (fresh) PF - Bobby Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Claude Tafelski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Frank Weingarten (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carroll Pascoe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Sturgeon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Marlin Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Frank Weingarten - foul #2 on Frank Weingarten, team foul #3 | 27-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Aaron Bentley (PG) Richard Jimmerson | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 15:39 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski makes the 1st free throw | 28-50 |
| 15:39 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski makes the 2nd free throw | 29-50 |
| 15:19 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon misses short on a floater in the lane | 29-50 |
| 15:17 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski grabs the defensive rebound | 29-50 |
| 14:59 | Southern Illinois | Brett Walker double dribbles | 29-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jack Gordon (SG), Jeffery Thomas (SF), William Flake (PF), John May (C) Brett Walker, Gary Eberhard, Claude Tafelski, Bobby Foster | |
| Subs | Drake | Lucio Russo (PG), Michael Borunda (SG), John Barth (SF), William Bannister (PF), Micheal Lambert (C) John Lewis, Frank Weingarten, Carroll Pascoe, Carl Sturgeon, Marlin Jacobs | |
| 14:44 | Drake | Micheal Lambert lays it up and in on a great pass from Lucio Russo | 29-52 |
| 14:29 | Southern Illinois | William Flake is fouled on the floor by Lucio Russo - foul #1 on Lucio Russo, team foul #4 | 29-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Jimmerson (PG), John Bicknell (SF) Aaron Bentley, Jeffery Thomas | |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Knox (PG) Lucio Russo | |
| 14:15 | Southern Illinois | Michael Borunda steals the ball from John May | 29-52 |
| 14:12 | Drake | Michael Borunda jams it | 29-54 |
| 14:10 | Southern Illinois | Michael Borunda picks off the pass by Richard Jimmerson in the backcourt | 29-54 |
| 14:04 | Drake | William Bannister hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by John Barth and the foul's on Richard Jimmerson - foul #1 on Richard Jimmerson, team foul #3 | 29-56 |
| 14:04 | Drake | William Bannister misses the free throw | 29-56 |
| 14:04 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Bicknell | 29-56 |
| 14:01 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell is hacked by Michael Borunda in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Borunda, team foul #5 | 29-56 |
| 13:46 | Southern Illinois | Richard Jimmerson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-56 |
| 13:44 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to William Flake | 29-56 |
| 13:32 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-56 |
| 13:31 | Drake | Micheal Lambert gets the rebound | 29-56 |
| 13:14 | Drake | Micheal Lambert drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Borunda and he's fouled by John May - foul #1 on John May, team foul #4 | 29-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Aaron Bentley (PG), Brett Walker (SG), Bobby Foster (PF), Gary Eberhard (C) Richard Jimmerson, Jack Gordon, William Flake, John May | |
| Subs | Drake | John Lewis (PG), Lucio Russo (SG), Frank Weingarten (SF), Marlin Jacobs (PF) Richard Knox, Michael Borunda, John Barth, William Bannister | |
| 13:14 | Drake | Micheal Lambert makes the free throw | 29-59 |
| 13:05 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Bentley clanks a shot from the right wing | 29-59 |
| 13:03 | Drake | Micheal Lambert grabs the board | 29-59 |
| 12:46 | Drake | Lucio Russo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-59 |
| 12:44 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell snags the defensive board | 29-59 |
| 12:36 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski (C) John Bicknell | |
| Subs | Drake | Carroll Pascoe (SF), Carl Sturgeon (PF) Lucio Russo, Micheal Lambert | |
| 12:15 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs hits a floater from the left wing | 29-61 |
| 12:04 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-61 |
| 12:02 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe pulls down the rebound | 29-61 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Aaron Bentley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brett Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Eberhard (fairly fresh) PF - Bobby Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Claude Tafelski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Frank Weingarten (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carroll Pascoe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Sturgeon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Marlin Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:57 | Drake | John Lewis connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Carroll Pascoe | 29-64 |
| 11:45 | Southern Illinois | Frank Weingarten is called for the reach on Aaron Bentley - foul #3 on Frank Weingarten, team foul #6 | 29-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jack Gordon (SG), Jeffery Thomas (SF), William Flake (PF) Brett Walker, Gary Eberhard, Bobby Foster | |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Knox (PG), Michael Borunda (SG), William Bannister (PF) John Lewis, Frank Weingarten, Carl Sturgeon | |
| 11:37 | Southern Illinois | William Flake can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-64 |
| 11:36 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe grabs the board | 29-64 |
| 11:22 | Drake | Michael Borunda is hacked by Jack Gordon - foul #2 on Jack Gordon, team foul #5 | 29-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Jimmerson (PG), Noah White (SG), Bobby Foster (C) Aaron Bentley, Jack Gordon, William Flake | |
| Subs | Drake | Lucio Russo (PG), Frank Weingarten (SG), Carl Sturgeon (PF) Richard Knox, Michael Borunda, William Bannister | |
| 11:17 | Drake | Frank Weingarten misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-64 |
| 11:15 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Jimmerson | 29-64 |
| 10:57 | Southern Illinois | Richard Jimmerson is alone and drills a floater from the baseline | 31-64 |
| 10:40 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs misses the jump hook near the basket | 31-64 |
| 10:38 | Drake | Lucio Russo snags the offensive board | 31-64 |
| 10:26 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Frank Weingarten | 31-66 |
| 10:22 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas double dribbles in the backcourt | 31-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brett Walker (PG), Gary Eberhard (PF) Noah White, Claude Tafelski | |
| Subs | Drake | John Lewis (PG) Frank Weingarten | |
| 10:07 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-66 |
| 10:06 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs tips it back up and in | 31-68 |
| 09:48 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-68 |
| 09:35 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 31-70 |
| 09:31 | Southern Illinois | Carroll Pascoe steps in front of the Brett Walker pass in the backcourt | 31-70 |
| 09:19 | Drake | John Lewis loses the ball out of bounds | 31-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Noah White (SG), Claude Tafelski (PF) Richard Jimmerson, Jeffery Thomas | |
| Subs | Drake | Frank Weingarten (SG) Lucio Russo | |
| 09:10 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 31-70 |
| 09:09 | Southern Illinois | Noah White tips it but misses | 31-70 |
| 09:07 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon snags the defensive board | 31-70 |
| 09:01 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-70 |
| 09:00 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon tips it but misses | 31-70 |
| 08:58 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs grabs the offensive rebound | 31-70 |
| 08:49 | Drake | John Lewis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-70 |
| 08:48 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 31-70 |
| 08:32 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Gary Eberhard, team foul #6 | 31-70 |
| 08:17 | Drake | Frank Weingarten drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Lewis | 31-73 |
| 08:05 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard is hacked by Carroll Pascoe - foul #1 on Carroll Pascoe, team foul #7 | 31-73 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Jimmerson (PG), Jeffery Thomas (SF) Brett Walker, Claude Tafelski | |
| Subs | Drake | Lucio Russo (SG) Carroll Pascoe | |
| 08:05 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard misses the 1st free throw | 31-73 |
| 08:05 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon gets the rebound | 31-73 |
| 07:56 | Drake | Lucio Russo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-73 |
| 07:55 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Eberhard | 31-73 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Richard Jimmerson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Noah White (fresh) SF - Jeffery Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gary Eberhard (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Bobby Foster (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lucio Russo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Weingarten (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Carl Sturgeon (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Marlin Jacobs (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:50 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-73 |
| 07:37 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon misses the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Bobby Foster - foul #1 on Bobby Foster, team foul #7 | 31-73 |
| 07:37 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon makes the 1st free throw | 31-74 |
| 07:37 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon makes the 2nd free throw | 31-75 |
| 07:33 | Southern Illinois | Lucio Russo picks off the pass by Richard Jimmerson in the backcourt | 31-75 |
| 07:32 | Drake | Lucio Russo hits the finger roll | 31-77 |
| 07:16 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-77 |
| 07:15 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard grabs the offensive rebound | 31-77 |
| 07:10 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Jeffery Thomas | 33-77 |
| 06:49 | Drake | Frank Weingarten makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Lewis | 33-80 |
| 06:29 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster is whistled for a carry | 33-80 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brett Walker (PG), Claude Tafelski (PF) Noah White, Jeffery Thomas | |
| Subs | Drake | Carroll Pascoe (SF) John Lewis | |
| 06:07 | Drake | Claude Tafelski steals it from Frank Weingarten | 33-80 |
| 05:52 | Southern Illinois | Brett Walker connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-80 |
| 05:37 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Frank Weingarten | 35-82 |
| 05:25 | Southern Illinois | Brett Walker is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-82 |
| 05:12 | Drake | Lucio Russo is hacked by Claude Tafelski - foul #1 on Claude Tafelski, team foul #8 | 38-82 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas (SF) Gary Eberhard | |
| Subs | Drake | John Lewis (PG) Frank Weingarten | |
| 05:12 | Drake | Lucio Russo makes the 1st free throw | 38-83 |
| 05:12 | Drake | Lucio Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 38-84 |
| 04:59 | Southern Illinois | Brett Walker can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-84 |
| 04:58 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Claude Tafelski | 38-84 |
| 04:52 | Southern Illinois | Carl Sturgeon steals it from Richard Jimmerson | 38-84 |
| 04:34 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe makes the 3 from the left corner | 38-87 |
| 04:16 | Southern Illinois | Brett Walker knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Richard Jimmerson | 40-87 |
| 03:54 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Lucio Russo | 40-90 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Brett Walker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Jimmerson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffery Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bobby Foster (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Claude Tafelski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Lewis (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lucio Russo (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carroll Pascoe (tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carl Sturgeon (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Marlin Jacobs (tired) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Southern Illinois | Richard Jimmerson hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Brett Walker | 42-90 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:26 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon scores on a runner near the basket set up by Carroll Pascoe | 42-92 |
| 03:09 | Southern Illinois | Brett Walker is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Richard Jimmerson | 45-92 |
| 02:43 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-92 |
| 02:41 | Drake | Lucio Russo grabs the offensive board | 45-92 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:13 | Drake | John Lewis can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-92 |
| 02:12 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski snags the defensive board | 45-92 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:08 | Southern Illinois | Brett Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-92 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Noah White (PG), Gary Eberhard (PF) Richard Jimmerson, Bobby Foster | |
| Subs | Drake | Frank Weingarten (SG) Lucio Russo | |
| 01:48 | Drake | John Lewis misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-92 |
| 01:47 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard pulls down the rebound | 45-92 |
| 01:43 | Southern Illinois | Brett Walker connects on the open 3 from the left corner set up by Noah White | 48-92 |
| 01:19 | Drake | Brett Walker steals the ball from Carl Sturgeon | 48-92 |
| 01:06 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Noah White and the foul's on Carl Sturgeon - foul #2 on Carl Sturgeon, team foul #8 | 50-92 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Jimmerson (SG), Bobby Foster (PF) Noah White, Jeffery Thomas | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 01:06 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard makes the free throw | 51-92 |
| 00:54 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs loses the ball out of bounds | 51-92 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:49 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 51-92 |
| 00:48 | Drake | Frank Weingarten grabs the board | 51-92 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:27 | Drake | Frank Weingarten hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 51-92 |
| 00:25 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard grabs the defensive rebound | 51-92 |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster is hacked by Carroll Pascoe - foul #2 on Carroll Pascoe, team foul #9 | 51-92 |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster makes the 1st free throw | 52-92 |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 53-92 |
| 00:00 | Drake | John Lewis runs out the clock | 53-92 |