| Lineup | Drake | PG - Sergio Rivera (fresh) SG - Herman Wagner (fresh) SF - Daniel Beer (fresh) PF - Thomas Lees (fresh) C - Larry Scheuerman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - John Jansky (fresh) SG - Danny Whittaker (fresh) SF - Thomas Whigham (fresh) PF - Steven Nease (fresh) C - Clinton Sewell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Larry Scheuerman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Drake | Daniel Beer hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:39 | Evansville | Danny Whittaker is fouled in the backcourt by Herman Wagner - foul #1 on Herman Wagner, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:27 | Evansville | The pull-up jumper by John Jansky is blocked by Thomas Lees | 3-0 |
| 19:26 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Clinton Sewell | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | Evansville | Steven Nease is alone and drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by John Jansky | 3-2 |
| 18:51 | Drake | Daniel Beer scores on a shot from the left side set up by Herman Wagner | 5-2 |
| 18:31 | Evansville | Larry Scheuerman blocks the short jumper by Steven Nease | 5-2 |
| 18:29 | Drake | Daniel Beer pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:15 | Drake | Larry Scheuerman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 18:13 | Drake | Sergio Rivera grabs the offensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:59 | Drake | The jump hook by Daniel Beer is blocked by Clinton Sewell | 5-2 |
| 17:57 | Drake | Larry Scheuerman hits the follow up shot | 7-2 |
| 17:53 | Evansville | Herman Wagner takes the ball from Danny Whittaker in the backcourt | 7-2 |
| 17:50 | Drake | Sergio Rivera misses the lay-in | 7-2 |
| 17:49 | Evansville | Steven Nease pulls down the rebound | 7-2 |
| 17:31 | Evansville | Danny Whittaker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-2 |
| Subs | Drake | Herman Ayoub (PG), Liang Xiao (SG), Stanley Weedman (SF), Barry Bacon (PF), Liang Huang (C) Sergio Rivera, Herman Wagner, Daniel Beer, Thomas Lees, Larry Scheuerman | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 17:07 | Drake | Barry Bacon comes up short on the floater from the right side | 7-2 |
| 17:05 | Evansville | Clinton Sewell grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 17:00 | Evansville | John Jansky's floater is tipped away by Barry Bacon | 7-2 |
| 16:59 | Evansville | Steven Nease tips it but misses | 7-2 |
| 16:58 | Drake | Liang Huang gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:39 | Drake | Herman Ayoub comes up short on the floater from the right side | 7-2 |
| 16:37 | Evansville | Thomas Whigham snags the defensive board | 7-2 |
| 16:22 | Evansville | Danny Whittaker drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Jansky | 7-5 |
| 15:59 | Drake | Herman Ayoub is hacked by John Jansky - foul #1 on John Jansky, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Drake | Allen Carrier (PG), Daniel Beer (SF), Thomas Lees (PF) Herman Ayoub, Stanley Weedman, Liang Huang | |
| Subs | Evansville | Shaun Peters (PG), Matthew Gardner (SG), George Bueche (SF), Michael Phelps (PF), Liang Chin (C) John Jansky, Danny Whittaker, Thomas Whigham, Steven Nease, Clinton Sewell | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Allen Carrier (fresh) SG - Liang Xiao (fresh) SF - Daniel Beer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Lees (fresh) C - Barry Bacon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Shaun Peters (fresh) SG - Matthew Gardner (fresh) SF - George Bueche (fresh) PF - Michael Phelps (fresh) C - Liang Chin (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Drake | Daniel Beer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | Drake | Fernando Cano (C) Barry Bacon | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 15:43 | Evansville | Michael Phelps buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Shaun Peters | 7-7 |
| 15:30 | Drake | Liang Xiao misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Liang Chin - foul #1 on Liang Chin, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Drake | Sergio Rivera (PG), Larry Scheuerman (C) Allen Carrier, Fernando Cano | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 15:30 | Drake | Liang Xiao makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:30 | Drake | Liang Xiao makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:28 | Evansville | Daniel Beer is called for the reach on George Bueche in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Beer, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Drake | Herman Wagner (SG) Liang Xiao | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 15:13 | Evansville | Daniel Beer is called for the reach on George Bueche - foul #2 on Daniel Beer, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Drake | Liang Xiao (SF) Daniel Beer | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 15:01 | Evansville | Shaun Peters knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from George Bueche | 9-10 |
| 14:52 | Drake | Sergio Rivera misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-10 |
| 14:51 | Drake | Thomas Lees pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 14:34 | Drake | Larry Scheuerman's layup is rejected by Michael Phelps | 9-10 |
| 14:33 | Evansville | Michael Phelps pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| 14:17 | Evansville | Shaun Peters makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Gardner | 9-12 |
| 13:59 | Drake | Thomas Lees connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Sergio Rivera | 11-12 |
| 13:50 | Evansville | Shaun Peters misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-12 |
| 13:48 | Drake | Thomas Lees grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 13:25 | Drake | George Bueche takes the ball from Liang Xiao | 11-12 |
| 12:59 | Evansville | Michael Phelps misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 12:57 | Evansville | Michael Phelps tips it back up and in | 11-14 |
| 12:37 | Drake | Thomas Lees blows the layup | 11-14 |
| 12:35 | Evansville | Shaun Peters grabs the board | 11-14 |
| 12:33 | Evansville | Sergio Rivera steals it from Shaun Peters in the backcourt | 11-14 |
| 12:32 | Drake | Herman Wagner hits the finger roll set up by Sergio Rivera | 13-14 |
| 12:15 | Evansville | Liang Chin misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 13-14 |
| 12:14 | Drake | The rebound goes to Larry Scheuerman | 13-14 |
| 11:52 | Drake | Larry Scheuerman is whistled for a carry | 13-14 |
| Subs | Drake | Herman Ayoub (PG), Allen Carrier (SG), Stanley Weedman (SF), Barry Bacon (PF), Liang Huang (C) Sergio Rivera, Herman Wagner, Liang Xiao, Thomas Lees, Larry Scheuerman | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Jansky (PG), Danny Whittaker (SG), Thomas Whigham (SF), Steven Nease (PF), Clinton Sewell (C) Shaun Peters, Matthew Gardner, George Bueche, Michael Phelps, Liang Chin | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Herman Ayoub (fresh) SG - Allen Carrier (fresh) SF - Stanley Weedman (fresh) PF - Barry Bacon (fresh) C - Liang Huang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - John Jansky (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Danny Whittaker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Whigham (fresh) PF - Steven Nease (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clinton Sewell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Evansville | Steven Nease misses long on an open jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Barry Bacon - foul #1 on Barry Bacon, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| 11:44 | Evansville | Steven Nease makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 11:44 | Evansville | Steven Nease misses the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 11:44 | Drake | The rebound goes to Liang Huang | 13-15 |
| 11:31 | Drake | Stanley Weedman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Allen Carrier | 16-15 |
| 11:02 | Evansville | Clinton Sewell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-15 |
| 10:44 | Drake | Stanley Weedman hits a shot from the free throw line | 18-15 |
| 10:36 | Evansville | Thomas Whigham misses the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Stanley Weedman - foul #1 on Stanley Weedman, team foul #5 | 18-15 |
| 10:36 | Evansville | Thomas Whigham misses the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 10:36 | Evansville | Thomas Whigham makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 10:25 | Drake | Allen Carrier hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Herman Ayoub | 20-16 |
| 10:18 | Evansville | Herman Ayoub is called for the reach on John Jansky in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herman Ayoub, team foul #6 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Drake | Sergio Rivera (PG), Herman Wagner (SG), Liang Xiao (SF), Thomas Lees (PF), Fernando Cano (C) Herman Ayoub, Allen Carrier, Stanley Weedman, Barry Bacon, Liang Huang | |
| Subs | Evansville | Daniel Allis (PG) John Jansky | |
| 10:10 | Evansville | Clinton Sewell connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Daniel Allis and he's hacked by Herman Wagner - foul #2 on Herman Wagner, team foul #7 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Drake | Stanley Weedman (SF) Herman Wagner | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 10:10 | Evansville | Clinton Sewell makes the free throw | 20-19 |
| 09:59 | Drake | Stanley Weedman misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 20-19 |
| 09:58 | Evansville | Steven Nease snags the defensive board | 20-19 |
| 09:44 | Evansville | Sergio Rivera is called for the reach on Thomas Whigham - foul #1 on Sergio Rivera, team foul #8 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Drake | Herman Ayoub (SG) Stanley Weedman | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 09:44 | Evansville | Thomas Whigham makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 09:44 | Evansville | Thomas Whigham makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 09:28 | Drake | Liang Xiao makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 22-21 |
| 09:01 | Evansville | Thomas Whigham misses the easy layup | 22-21 |
| 09:00 | Evansville | Clinton Sewell pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 08:39 | Evansville | Daniel Allis misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-21 |
| 08:37 | Drake | Fernando Cano snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 08:25 | Drake | Thomas Lees hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Herman Ayoub and he's hacked by Steven Nease - foul #1 on Steven Nease, team foul #3 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Drake | Allen Carrier (PG), Barry Bacon (SF), Liang Huang (C) Sergio Rivera, Herman Ayoub, Fernando Cano | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Jansky (PG), Shaun Peters (SG), Matthew Gardner (SF) Daniel Allis, Danny Whittaker, Thomas Whigham | |
| 08:25 | Drake | Thomas Lees misses the free throw | 24-21 |
| 08:25 | Evansville | Clinton Sewell grabs the board | 24-21 |
| 08:13 | Evansville | Clinton Sewell blows the layup but he's fouled by Liang Huang - foul #1 on Liang Huang, team foul #9 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Drake | Stanley Weedman (SF) Thomas Lees | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 08:13 | Evansville | Clinton Sewell makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 08:13 | Evansville | Clinton Sewell makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 08:05 | Drake | Stanley Weedman hits a shot from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 07:39 | Evansville | John Jansky misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Liang Huang - foul #2 on Liang Huang, team foul #10 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Drake | Herman Ayoub (SG), Larry Scheuerman (C) Liang Xiao, Liang Huang | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Phelps (PF), Liang Chin (C) Steven Nease, Clinton Sewell | |
| 07:39 | Evansville | John Jansky makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 07:39 | Evansville | John Jansky makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Allen Carrier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herman Ayoub (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stanley Weedman (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Barry Bacon (fresh) C - Larry Scheuerman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - John Jansky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shaun Peters (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Gardner (fresh) PF - Michael Phelps (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Liang Chin (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Drake | Allen Carrier is hacked by Shaun Peters - foul #1 on Shaun Peters, team foul #4 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Danny Whittaker (SG), Saul Baez (SF) Shaun Peters, Matthew Gardner | |
| 07:12 | Drake | Herman Ayoub hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 26-25 |
| 07:10 | Evansville | Liang Chin grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 07:06 | Evansville | Stanley Weedman steals it from Michael Phelps in the backcourt | 26-25 |
| 06:47 | Drake | Herman Ayoub is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Herman Ayoub, team foul #11 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Drake | Sergio Rivera (PG), Liang Xiao (SG) Allen Carrier, Herman Ayoub | |
| Subs | Evansville | Daniel Allis (PG), George Bueche (SF), Steven Nease (PF) John Jansky, Saul Baez, Liang Chin | |
| 06:29 | Evansville | George Bueche is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Michael Phelps | 26-28 |
| 06:02 | Drake | Barry Bacon lays it up and in set up by Liang Xiao | 28-28 |
| 05:41 | Evansville | Steven Nease lays it in | 28-30 |
| 05:27 | Drake | Liang Xiao misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 05:25 | Evansville | Steven Nease grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 05:05 | Evansville | George Bueche is hacked by Barry Bacon - foul #2 on Barry Bacon, team foul #12 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Drake | Allen Carrier (SG), Thomas Lees (PF), Fernando Cano (C) Stanley Weedman, Barry Bacon, Larry Scheuerman | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Jansky (PG), Thomas Whigham (SF), Matthew Gardner (PF), Liang Chin (C) Daniel Allis, Danny Whittaker, Steven Nease, Michael Phelps | |
| 05:05 | Evansville | George Bueche makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 05:05 | Evansville | George Bueche misses the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 05:05 | Drake | Fernando Cano grabs the defensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 04:42 | Drake | Thomas Lees is fouled on the floor by George Bueche - foul #1 on George Bueche, team foul #5 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Shaun Peters (SG) George Bueche | |
| 04:32 | Drake | Thomas Lees misses the jump hook from the right block | 28-31 |
| 04:30 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Shaun Peters | 28-31 |
| 04:19 | Evansville | Shaun Peters can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-31 |
| 04:17 | Evansville | Thomas Whigham pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 04:07 | Evansville | John Jansky misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Thomas Lees - foul #1 on Thomas Lees, team foul #13 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Drake | Stanley Weedman (SF) Sergio Rivera | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 04:07 | Evansville | John Jansky makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 04:07 | Evansville | John Jansky misses the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 04:07 | Drake | Thomas Lees grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 03:50 | Drake | Stanley Weedman double dribbles | 28-32 |
| Subs | Drake | Herman Ayoub (PG), Herman Wagner (SG), Daniel Beer (SF), Liang Huang (PF) Allen Carrier, Liang Xiao, Stanley Weedman, Thomas Lees | |
| Subs | Evansville | Steven Nease (PF), Clinton Sewell (C) John Jansky, Liang Chin | |
| 03:48 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-32 |
| 03:29 | Drake | Fernando Cano can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 28-32 |
| 03:28 | Drake | Liang Huang tips it but misses | 28-32 |
| 03:26 | Evansville | Shaun Peters snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Herman Ayoub (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Herman Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Beer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Liang Huang (fresh) 3 reb. C - Fernando Cano (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Shaun Peters (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Gardner (fresh) SF - Thomas Whigham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Nease (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Clinton Sewell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Evansville | Thomas Whigham hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Nease | 28-35 |
| 03:00 | Drake | Thomas Whigham swats the short shot by Fernando Cano | 28-35 |
| 02:58 | Drake | Liang Huang gets the offensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 02:42 | Drake | Fernando Cano can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-35 |
| 02:41 | Evansville | Thomas Whigham pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 02:38 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner is fouled in the backcourt by Fernando Cano - foul #1 on Fernando Cano, team foul #14 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Lees (PF) Fernando Cano | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Jansky (PG), Saul Baez (SF), Liang Chin (C) Shaun Peters, Thomas Whigham, Clinton Sewell | |
| 02:38 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 02:38 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 02:24 | Drake | Daniel Beer is called for traveling | 28-37 |
| Subs | Drake | Allen Carrier (PG), Larry Scheuerman (C) Herman Ayoub, Liang Huang | |
| Subs | Evansville | Danny Whittaker (SG) Matthew Gardner | |
| 02:06 | Evansville | John Jansky misses the wide open shot from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 02:05 | Drake | The rebound goes to Allen Carrier | 28-37 |
| 01:58 | Drake | Thomas Lees hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 01:56 | Evansville | Steven Nease grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 01:52 | Evansville | Danny Whittaker is fouled in the backcourt by Allen Carrier - foul #1 on Allen Carrier, team foul #15 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Drake | Barry Bacon (C) Larry Scheuerman | |
| Subs | Evansville | George Bueche (SF), Michael Phelps (PF), Clinton Sewell (C) Saul Baez, Steven Nease, Liang Chin | |
| 01:52 | Evansville | Danny Whittaker makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 01:52 | Evansville | Danny Whittaker makes the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 01:34 | Drake | Danny Whittaker is called for the reach on Herman Wagner - foul #1 on Danny Whittaker, team foul #6 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Drake | Herman Ayoub (PG) Allen Carrier | |
| Subs | Evansville | Daniel Allis (PG), Thomas Whigham (SF) John Jansky, Danny Whittaker | |
| 01:17 | Drake | Daniel Beer makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Herman Wagner | 31-39 |
| 01:12 | Evansville | George Bueche is fouled on the floor by Herman Wagner - foul #3 on Herman Wagner, team foul #16 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Drake | Liang Xiao (SG), Liang Huang (C) Herman Wagner, Thomas Lees | |
| Subs | Evansville | Shaun Peters (PG) Daniel Allis | |
| 01:12 | Evansville | George Bueche misses the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 01:12 | Evansville | George Bueche makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 00:52 | Drake | Liang Huang misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-40 |
| 00:51 | Evansville | George Bueche snags the defensive board | 31-40 |
| 00:30 | Evansville | George Bueche is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 00:28 | Drake | Liang Huang gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| 00:02 | Drake | Liang Huang banks in the layup | 33-40 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Shaun Peters misses short on a fullcourt shot | 33-40 |