| Lineup | Drake | PG - Sergio Rivera (fresh) SG - Herman Wagner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Beer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Lees (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Scheuerman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jonathan Gossett (fresh) 4 ast. SG - George Bing (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Baptiste (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Gary Olivarez (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Matis (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Baptiste inbounds the ball | 28-41 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Western Kentucky | George Bing is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Olivarez | 28-44 |
| 19:19 | Drake | Larry Scheuerman hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Daniel Matis - foul #1 on Daniel Matis, team foul #1 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks (PG), Richard Neale (SF), Christopher Rush (C) George Bing, Thomas Baptiste, Gary Olivarez | |
| 19:19 | Drake | Larry Scheuerman makes the free throw | 31-44 |
| 18:58 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 31-44 |
| 18:57 | Drake | Larry Scheuerman gets the rebound | 31-44 |
| 18:51 | Drake | Thomas Lees hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Sergio Rivera | 33-44 |
| 18:49 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-44 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Bing (SG) Jonathan Gossett | |
| 18:34 | Drake | Daniel Beer loses the ball out of bounds | 33-44 |
| Subs | Drake | Herman Ayoub (PG), Liang Xiao (SG), Stanley Weedman (SF), Barry Bacon (C) Sergio Rivera, Herman Wagner, Daniel Beer, Larry Scheuerman | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett (SG), Gary Olivarez (PF) George Bing, Christopher Rush | |
| 18:20 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Arnold Sparks | 33-47 |
| 18:03 | Drake | Daniel Matis takes the ball from Stanley Weedman | 33-47 |
| 17:44 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez misses long on an open jump hook in the paint | 33-47 |
| 17:43 | Drake | The rebound goes to Thomas Lees | 33-47 |
| 17:29 | Drake | Liang Xiao hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-47 |
| 17:27 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis grabs the board | 33-47 |
| 17:07 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis connects on the open runner near the basket set up by Jonathan Gossett | 33-49 |
| 16:48 | Drake | Thomas Lees scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Herman Ayoub | 36-49 |
| 16:34 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Lees | 36-49 |
| 16:33 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis grabs the offensive rebound | 36-49 |
| 16:24 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Arnold Sparks | 36-52 |
| 16:03 | Drake | Thomas Lees is fouled on the floor by Gary Olivarez - foul #2 on Gary Olivarez, team foul #2 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Drake | Sergio Rivera (PG), Herman Wagner (SG), Daniel Beer (SF), Liang Huang (PF), Larry Scheuerman (C) Herman Ayoub, Liang Xiao, Stanley Weedman, Thomas Lees, Barry Bacon | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Bing (SG), Thomas Baptiste (SF), Christopher Rush (C) Jonathan Gossett, Richard Neale, Gary Olivarez | |
| 15:40 | Drake | George Bing picks off the pass by Herman Wagner | 36-52 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Sergio Rivera (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Herman Wagner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Beer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Liang Huang (fresh) C - Larry Scheuerman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Arnold Sparks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - George Bing (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Baptiste (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Daniel Matis (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Rush (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Western Kentucky | Liang Huang steps in front of the Arnold Sparks pass in the backcourt | 36-52 |
| 15:25 | Drake | Daniel Beer hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-52 |
| 15:19 | Western Kentucky | Larry Scheuerman is called for the reach on Daniel Matis - foul #3 on Larry Scheuerman, team foul #1 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett (PG) Arnold Sparks | |
| 15:04 | Western Kentucky | George Bing hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 39-52 |
| 15:02 | Drake | Larry Scheuerman grabs the board | 39-52 |
| 14:40 | Drake | Herman Wagner clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-52 |
| 14:39 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis grabs the defensive rebound | 39-52 |
| 14:26 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-52 |
| 14:25 | Drake | Larry Scheuerman gets the rebound | 39-52 |
| 14:14 | Drake | Sergio Rivera clanks a shot from the left side | 39-52 |
| 14:13 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis snags the defensive board | 39-52 |
| 13:56 | Western Kentucky | Herman Wagner picks off the pass by Christopher Rush | 39-52 |
| 13:35 | Drake | Herman Wagner misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-52 |
| 13:34 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Thomas Baptiste | 39-52 |
| 13:05 | Western Kentucky | George Bing hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jonathan Gossett | 39-55 |
| 12:48 | Drake | Sergio Rivera scores on a floater from the left side | 41-55 |
| 12:37 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-55 |
| 12:36 | Drake | Larry Scheuerman grabs the board | 41-55 |
| 12:23 | Drake | Sergio Rivera throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-55 |
| Subs | Drake | Herman Ayoub (PG), Liang Xiao (SG), Stanley Weedman (SF), Thomas Lees (PF), Barry Bacon (C) Sergio Rivera, Herman Wagner, Daniel Beer, Liang Huang, Larry Scheuerman | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks (PG), Richard Neale (SF), Gary Olivarez (PF) Jonathan Gossett, Thomas Baptiste, Daniel Matis | |
| 12:13 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale is fouled on the floor by Stanley Weedman - foul #1 on Stanley Weedman, team foul #2 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis (C) Christopher Rush | |
| 11:44 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by George Bing and he's fouled by Barry Bacon - foul #2 on Barry Bacon, team foul #3 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush (C) Daniel Matis | |
| 11:44 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez makes the free throw | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:33 | Drake | Stanley Weedman drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Liang Xiao | 43-58 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Herman Ayoub (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Liang Xiao (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanley Weedman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Lees (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Bacon (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Arnold Sparks (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - George Bing (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Neale (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Olivarez (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Rush (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale is fouled on the floor by Stanley Weedman - foul #2 on Stanley Weedman, team foul #4 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis (C) Christopher Rush | |
| 10:54 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis misses short on an open fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-58 |
| 10:52 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Matis | 43-58 |
| 10:36 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis is open and buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Neale | 43-60 |
| 10:20 | Drake | Stanley Weedman makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Herman Ayoub | 45-60 |
| 10:18 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks is called for traveling in the backcourt | 45-60 |
| Subs | Drake | Allen Carrier (PG), Herman Wagner (SG), Daniel Beer (SF), Fernando Cano (C) Herman Ayoub, Liang Xiao, Stanley Weedman, Barry Bacon | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett (SG), Thomas Baptiste (SF), David Zents (PF), Christopher Rush (C) George Bing, Richard Neale, Gary Olivarez, Daniel Matis | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:06 | Drake | Herman Wagner can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 45-60 |
| 10:05 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Christopher Rush | 45-60 |
| 09:51 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Allen Carrier - foul #1 on Allen Carrier, team foul #5 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale (SF), Gary Olivarez (PF), Daniel Matis (C) Thomas Baptiste, David Zents, Christopher Rush | |
| 09:51 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett makes the 1st free throw | 45-61 |
| 09:51 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett makes the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:32 | Drake | Thomas Lees is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Thomas Lees, team foul #6 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Bing (SG) Jonathan Gossett | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:07 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Beer is called for the reach on Daniel Matis - foul #2 on Daniel Beer, team foul #7 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Drake | Liang Xiao (SG), Larry Scheuerman (C) Herman Wagner, Thomas Lees | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Baptiste (SF), David Zents (PF) Richard Neale, Gary Olivarez | |
| 09:07 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis makes the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 09:07 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis makes the 2nd free throw | 45-64 |
| 08:58 | Drake | Thomas Baptiste steals the ball from Daniel Beer | 45-64 |
| 08:31 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Baptiste is hacked by Fernando Cano - foul #1 on Fernando Cano, team foul #8 | 45-64 |
| Subs | Drake | Herman Ayoub (PG), Stanley Weedman (SF), Barry Bacon (PF), Liang Huang (C) Allen Carrier, Daniel Beer, Fernando Cano, Larry Scheuerman | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett (SG), Gary Olivarez (PF), Christopher Rush (C) George Bing, David Zents, Daniel Matis | |
| 08:31 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Baptiste makes the 1st free throw | 45-65 |
| 08:31 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Baptiste makes the 2nd free throw | 45-66 |
| 08:13 | Drake | Gary Olivarez swats the shot by Herman Ayoub | 45-66 |
| 08:11 | Drake | Stanley Weedman grabs the offensive board | 45-66 |
| 07:58 | Drake | Barry Bacon can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-66 |
| 07:56 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Liang Xiao | 45-66 |
| 07:43 | Drake | Barry Bacon misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-66 |
| 07:41 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez gets the rebound | 45-66 |
| 07:34 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez misses the easy layup | 45-66 |
| 07:33 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Baptiste pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-66 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Herman Ayoub (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Liang Xiao (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanley Weedman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Barry Bacon (fresh) 4 pts. C - Liang Huang (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Arnold Sparks (tiring) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jonathan Gossett (tiring) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - Thomas Baptiste (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Olivarez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Rush (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett misses the 3 from the right corner | 45-66 |
| 07:07 | Drake | Stanley Weedman grabs the defensive rebound | 45-66 |
| 06:51 | Drake | Liang Xiao's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-66 |
| Subs | Drake | Sergio Rivera (PG), Allen Carrier (SG), Daniel Beer (SF), Thomas Lees (PF), Fernando Cano (C) Herman Ayoub, Liang Xiao, Stanley Weedman, Barry Bacon, Liang Huang | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Bing (SG), Richard Neale (SF), David Zents (PF), Daniel Matis (C) Jonathan Gossett, Thomas Baptiste, Gary Olivarez, Christopher Rush | |
| 06:24 | Western Kentucky | George Bing misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-66 |
| 06:23 | Drake | Fernando Cano pulls down the rebound | 45-66 |
| 06:07 | Drake | Daniel Beer misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-66 |
| 06:06 | Drake | Thomas Lees tips it back up and in | 47-66 |
| 05:39 | Western Kentucky | George Bing hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Arnold Sparks | 47-69 |
| 05:34 | Drake | Sergio Rivera hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-69 |
| 05:15 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 50-69 |
| 05:13 | Drake | The rebound goes to Fernando Cano | 50-69 |
| 05:09 | Drake | The 3pt attempt by Daniel Beer is denied by Daniel Matis | 50-69 |
| 05:07 | Drake | Thomas Lees hits the follow up shot | 52-69 |
| 04:49 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis is open and buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-71 |
| 04:28 | Drake | Daniel Beer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-71 |
| 04:26 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks pulls down the rebound | 52-71 |
| 04:00 | Western Kentucky | George Bing can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-71 |
| 03:59 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis tips it in | 52-73 |
| 03:47 | Drake | Sergio Rivera's pass is intercepted by George Bing | 52-73 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:45 | Western Kentucky | George Bing is hacked by Sergio Rivera in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sergio Rivera, team foul #9 | 52-73 |
| Subs | Drake | Herman Ayoub (PG), Liang Xiao (SG), Stanley Weedman (SF), Barry Bacon (PF), Liang Huang (C) Sergio Rivera, Allen Carrier, Daniel Beer, Thomas Lees, Fernando Cano | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush (C) Daniel Matis | |
| 03:45 | Western Kentucky | George Bing makes the 1st free throw | 52-74 |
| 03:45 | Western Kentucky | George Bing makes the 2nd free throw | 52-75 |
| 03:33 | Drake | Stanley Weedman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-75 |
| 03:32 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush pulls down the rebound | 52-75 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Herman Ayoub (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Liang Xiao (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanley Weedman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Barry Bacon (fresh) 4 pts. C - Liang Huang (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Arnold Sparks (tired) 8 pts. 8 ast. SG - George Bing (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Neale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Zents (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Rush (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Western Kentucky | George Bing misses the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-75 |
| 03:02 | Drake | Barry Bacon pulls down the rebound | 52-75 |
| 02:48 | Drake | Liang Huang comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-75 |
| 02:47 | Western Kentucky | David Zents gets the rebound | 52-75 |
| 02:41 | Western Kentucky | Barry Bacon steals the ball from Arnold Sparks in the backcourt | 52-75 |
| 02:27 | Drake | George Bing is called for the reach on Barry Bacon - foul #1 on George Bing, team foul #3 | 52-75 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett (SG) George Bing | |
| 02:16 | Drake | Barry Bacon hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jonathan Gossett - foul #2 on Jonathan Gossett, team foul #4 | 52-75 |
| 02:16 | Drake | Barry Bacon makes the 1st free throw | 53-75 |
| 02:16 | Drake | Barry Bacon misses the 2nd free throw | 53-75 |
| 02:16 | Western Kentucky | David Zents pulls down the rebound | 53-75 |
| 01:52 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush misses the wide open floater in the paint | 53-75 |
| 01:50 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks grabs the offensive board | 53-75 |
| 01:33 | Western Kentucky | David Zents drills a runner from close range | 53-77 |
| 01:23 | Drake | Barry Bacon can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 53-77 |
| 01:21 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush pulls down the rebound | 53-77 |
| 01:18 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush is hacked by Liang Xiao in the backcourt - foul #2 on Liang Xiao, team foul #10 | 53-77 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Bing (SG) Jonathan Gossett | |
| 01:18 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush makes the 1st free throw | 53-78 |
| 01:18 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush makes the 2nd free throw | 53-79 |
| 01:03 | Drake | Stanley Weedman drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-79 |
| 01:01 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale is hacked by Stanley Weedman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stanley Weedman, team foul #11 | 56-79 |
| 01:01 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale makes the 1st free throw | 56-80 |
| 01:01 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale misses the 2nd free throw | 56-80 |
| 01:01 | Drake | Barry Bacon grabs the board | 56-80 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Drake | Stanley Weedman comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Arnold Sparks - foul #2 on Arnold Sparks, team foul #5 | 56-80 |
| 00:55 | Drake | Stanley Weedman makes the 1st free throw | 57-80 |
| 00:55 | Drake | Stanley Weedman makes the 2nd free throw | 58-80 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-80 |
| 00:30 | Drake | Liang Huang hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 58-80 |
| 00:29 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Barry Bacon | 58-80 |
| 00:27 | Drake | Herman Ayoub clanks a 3 from the left wing | 58-80 |
| 00:25 | Drake | Liang Huang tips it home | 60-80 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks runs out the clock | 60-80 |