| Lineup | Drake | PG - David Douglas (fresh) SG - Stephen Garrity (fresh) SF - Charles Bassett (fresh) PF - James Pruitt (fresh) C - Michael Sessions (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Donald Charles (fresh) SG - Kenneth Byas (fresh) SF - Adam Little (fresh) PF - Robert Beers (fresh) C - Jeffry Dickman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Louisville | Robert Beers makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Donald Charles | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Drake | James Pruitt clanks a shot from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas scores on a jumper from the left side | 0-4 |
| 18:54 | Drake | The pull-up jumper by David Douglas is blocked by Jeffry Dickman | 0-4 |
| 18:52 | Drake | Michael Sessions tips it but misses | 0-4 |
| 18:50 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 18:28 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-4 |
| 18:27 | Drake | The rebound goes to Charles Bassett | 0-4 |
| 18:08 | Drake | Stephen Garrity connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Bassett | 3-4 |
| 17:58 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 17:56 | Drake | David Douglas grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 17:32 | Drake | David Douglas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 17:31 | Louisville | Robert Beers snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 17:13 | Louisville | Robert Beers comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 3-4 |
| 17:12 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas gets the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:54 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas's floater is tipped away by James Pruitt | 3-4 |
| 16:53 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman tips it back up and in | 3-6 |
| 16:35 | Drake | Charles Bassett clanks a 3 from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 16:34 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 16:29 | Louisville | Charles Bassett is called for the reach on Adam Little in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Bassett, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Drake | Tommie Lee (PG), William Smathers (SG), Jeffrey Kiker (SF), Charles Overby (PF), Winston Arakaki (C) David Douglas, Stephen Garrity, Charles Bassett, James Pruitt, Michael Sessions | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Rickey Parsley (SF), Jeffrey Yeung (PF), Ramon Benavidez (C) Donald Charles, Adam Little, Robert Beers, Jeffry Dickman | |
| 16:12 | Louisville | William Smathers steals it from Kenneth Byas | 3-6 |
| 16:09 | Drake | Tommie Lee misses the easy layup | 3-6 |
| 16:08 | Drake | Winston Arakaki hits the follow up shot | 5-6 |
| 15:53 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas misses short on an open turnaround in the lane | 5-6 |
| 15:51 | Drake | Winston Arakaki grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Tommie Lee (fresh) SG - William Smathers (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Kiker (fresh) PF - Charles Overby (fresh) C - Winston Arakaki (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) SG - Kenneth Byas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rickey Parsley (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Yeung (fresh) C - Ramon Benavidez (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Drake | Winston Arakaki misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Kenneth Byas - foul #1 on Kenneth Byas, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| 15:38 | Drake | Winston Arakaki misses the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:38 | Drake | Winston Arakaki makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:23 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas drills a floater from the left side set up by Troy Barrie and he's hacked by Charles Overby - foul #1 on Charles Overby, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| 15:23 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas makes the free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:14 | Drake | Winston Arakaki hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-9 |
| 15:12 | Louisville | Troy Barrie grabs the board | 6-9 |
| 14:53 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas misses the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 6-9 |
| 14:52 | Drake | Winston Arakaki grabs the board | 6-9 |
| 14:36 | Drake | Winston Arakaki loses the dribble to Troy Barrie | 6-9 |
| 14:31 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas dunks the ball on a nice dish by Troy Barrie | 6-11 |
| 14:10 | Drake | Winston Arakaki loses the dribble to Kenneth Byas | 6-11 |
| 14:02 | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung lays it in uncontested set up by Troy Barrie | 6-13 |
| 13:57 | Drake | Tommie Lee is fouled in the backcourt by Troy Barrie - foul #1 on Troy Barrie, team foul #2 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Drake | David Douglas (PG), Stephen Garrity (SG), James Hammerstein (SF), James Pruitt (PF), Michael Sessions (C) Tommie Lee, William Smathers, Jeffrey Kiker, Charles Overby, Winston Arakaki | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Charles (PG), Ronald Dibiase (SG), Adam Little (SF), Robert Beers (PF), Jeffry Dickman (C) Troy Barrie, Kenneth Byas, Rickey Parsley, Jeffrey Yeung, Ramon Benavidez | |
| 13:41 | Drake | James Pruitt knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 8-13 |
| 13:37 | Louisville | Donald Charles is called for traveling in the backcourt | 8-13 |
| 13:29 | Drake | James Pruitt is fouled on the floor by Robert Beers - foul #1 on Robert Beers, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Bassett (SF) James Hammerstein | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:22 | Drake | James Pruitt makes the runner in the lane | 10-13 |
| 13:19 | Louisville | Donald Charles is hacked by David Douglas in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Douglas, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| 13:04 | Louisville | Adam Little scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Donald Charles | 10-15 |
| 12:47 | Drake | James Pruitt makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-15 |
| 12:34 | Louisville | Michael Sessions denies the turnaround by Jeffry Dickman | 12-15 |
| 12:32 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman tips it but misses | 12-15 |
| 12:30 | Drake | Michael Sessions snags the defensive board | 12-15 |
| 12:26 | Drake | Jeffry Dickman is called for the reach on Charles Bassett - foul #1 on Jeffry Dickman, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Overby (SF) Charles Bassett | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Kenneth Byas (SG), Dino Winski (SF) Donald Charles, Ronald Dibiase, Adam Little | |
| 12:16 | Drake | James Pruitt is whistled for traveling | 12-15 |
| Subs | Drake | William Smathers (SG), James Hammerstein (PF) Stephen Garrity, James Pruitt | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 11:57 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 11:55 | Drake | William Smathers gets the rebound | 12-15 |
| 11:50 | Drake | David Douglas loses the dribble to Troy Barrie in the backcourt | 12-15 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - David Douglas (fairly fresh) SG - William Smathers (fresh) SF - Charles Overby (fresh) PF - James Hammerstein (fresh) C - Michael Sessions (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Byas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dino Winski (fresh) PF - Robert Beers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffry Dickman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Louisville | Troy Barrie comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-15 |
| 11:32 | Drake | James Hammerstein snags the defensive board | 12-15 |
| 11:26 | Drake | Michael Sessions clanks a 3 from the right corner | 12-15 |
| 11:24 | Drake | James Hammerstein hits the follow up shot | 14-15 |
| 11:14 | Louisville | Robert Beers hits a fadeaway from the left block | 14-17 |
| 11:01 | Drake | William Smathers misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 14-17 |
| 10:59 | Louisville | Troy Barrie grabs the defensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 10:42 | Louisville | Michael Sessions steals the ball from Jeffry Dickman | 14-17 |
| 10:22 | Drake | James Hammerstein is whistled for traveling | 14-17 |
| Subs | Drake | Tommie Lee (PG), Jeffrey Kiker (SG), Charles Bassett (SF), James Pruitt (PF), Winston Arakaki (C) David Douglas, William Smathers, Charles Overby, James Hammerstein, Michael Sessions | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Charles (PG), Ronald Dibiase (SG), Adam Little (SF), Jeffrey Yeung (PF), Ramon Benavidez (C) Troy Barrie, Kenneth Byas, Dino Winski, Robert Beers, Jeffry Dickman | |
| 10:12 | Louisville | Jeffrey Kiker is called for the reach on Adam Little - foul #1 on Jeffrey Kiker, team foul #4 | 14-17 |
| 09:59 | Louisville | Adam Little's pass is intercepted by Tommie Lee | 14-17 |
| 09:56 | Drake | Tommie Lee lays it up and in | 16-17 |
| 09:33 | Louisville | Donald Charles hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Bassett - foul #2 on Charles Bassett, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Drake | Stephen Garrity (SG) Charles Bassett | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rickey Parsley (SF) Adam Little | |
| 09:33 | Louisville | Donald Charles makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 09:33 | Louisville | Donald Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 09:25 | Drake | Ramon Benavidez denies the turnaround by Jeffrey Kiker | 16-19 |
| 09:24 | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker hits the follow up shot | 18-19 |
| 09:13 | Louisville | Donald Charles knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ronald Dibiase | 18-21 |
| 08:51 | Drake | Stephen Garrity misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-21 |
| 08:50 | Drake | James Pruitt tips it home | 20-21 |
| 08:40 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley is called for 10 seconds | 20-21 |
| Subs | Drake | David Douglas (PG), Charles Overby (SF) Tommie Lee, Jeffrey Kiker | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (PG), Kenneth Byas (SG), Robert Beers (PF), Jeffry Dickman (C) Donald Charles, Ronald Dibiase, Jeffrey Yeung, Ramon Benavidez | |
| 08:26 | Drake | Stephen Garrity double dribbles | 20-21 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Sessions (C) Winston Arakaki | |
| Subs | Louisville | Adam Little (SF) Rickey Parsley | |
| 08:23 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-21 |
| 08:02 | Drake | Stephen Garrity misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-21 |
| 08:00 | Louisville | Robert Beers gets the rebound | 20-21 |
| 07:33 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Adi | 20-24 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - David Douglas (fairly fresh) SG - Stephen Garrity (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Charles Overby (fresh) PF - James Pruitt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Michael Sessions (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Dikembe Adi (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Byas (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Adam Little (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Beers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffry Dickman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Drake | James Pruitt is fouled on the floor by Robert Beers - foul #2 on Robert Beers, team foul #5 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Drake | William Smathers (SG), Jeffrey Kiker (SF), James Hammerstein (PF), Winston Arakaki (C) Stephen Garrity, Charles Overby, James Pruitt, Michael Sessions | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Charles (PG), Ronald Dibiase (SG), Rickey Parsley (SF), Jeffrey Yeung (PF) Dikembe Adi, Kenneth Byas, Adam Little, Robert Beers | |
| 06:59 | Drake | Winston Arakaki can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-24 |
| 06:57 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 06:46 | Louisville | Donald Charles drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-27 |
| 06:31 | Drake | Rickey Parsley picks off the pass by James Hammerstein | 20-27 |
| 06:16 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Rickey Parsley | 20-29 |
| 05:57 | Drake | Rickey Parsley blocks the short jumper by William Smathers | 20-29 |
| 05:55 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase grabs the defensive rebound | 20-29 |
| 05:53 | Louisville | Donald Charles throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-29 |
| Subs | Drake | Tommie Lee (PG), Charles Overby (SF), James Pruitt (PF), Michael Sessions (C) David Douglas, Jeffrey Kiker, James Hammerstein, Winston Arakaki | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Kenneth Byas (SG), Dino Winski (SF), Ramon Benavidez (C) Donald Charles, Ronald Dibiase, Rickey Parsley, Jeffry Dickman | |
| 05:41 | Drake | Tommie Lee misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Troy Barrie - foul #2 on Troy Barrie, team foul #6 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Drake | Stephen Garrity (SG) William Smathers | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Charles (PG), Adam Little (SF) Troy Barrie, Dino Winski | |
| 05:41 | Drake | Tommie Lee misses the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 05:41 | Drake | Tommie Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 05:17 | Louisville | Tommie Lee is called for the reach on Adam Little - foul #1 on Tommie Lee, team foul #6 | 21-29 |
| 05:09 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 21-29 |
| 05:08 | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung grabs the offensive rebound | 21-29 |
| 04:53 | Louisville | Adam Little misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Charles Overby - foul #2 on Charles Overby, team foul #7 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Drake | William Smathers (SG), Jeffrey Kiker (SF), Winston Arakaki (C) Stephen Garrity, Charles Overby, Michael Sessions | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (PG) Donald Charles | |
| 04:53 | Louisville | Adam Little makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 04:53 | Louisville | Adam Little makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 04:39 | Drake | Tommie Lee clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Dikembe Adi - foul #1 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #7 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dino Winski (SF) Adam Little | |
| 04:39 | Drake | Tommie Lee makes the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 04:39 | Drake | Tommie Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 04:37 | Louisville | Dino Winski is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Kiker - foul #2 on Jeffrey Kiker, team foul #8 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Drake | James Hammerstein (SF) Jeffrey Kiker | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:37 | Louisville | Dino Winski misses the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 04:37 | Drake | James Pruitt snags the defensive board | 23-31 |
| 04:15 | Drake | James Hammerstein comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 23-31 |
| 04:14 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez grabs the board | 23-31 |
| 04:02 | Louisville | Dikembe Adi misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-31 |
| 04:01 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez grabs the offensive board | 23-31 |
| 03:50 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Dino Winski | 23-34 |
| 03:46 | Drake | William Smathers misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 23-34 |
| 03:45 | Drake | Winston Arakaki tips it but misses | 23-34 |
| 03:43 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez snags the defensive board | 23-34 |
| 03:41 | Louisville | William Smathers steals the ball from Jeffrey Yeung in the backcourt | 23-34 |
| 03:40 | Drake | James Hammerstein lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Smathers | 25-34 |
| 03:15 | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung clanks a 3 from the left wing | 25-34 |
| 03:13 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez tips it but misses | 25-34 |
| 03:11 | Drake | James Pruitt pulls down the rebound | 25-34 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Tommie Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Smathers (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Hammerstein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Pruitt (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Winston Arakaki (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Dikembe Adi (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Byas (tiring) 13 pts. SF - Dino Winski (fairly fresh) PF - Jeffrey Yeung (tiring) 2 pts. C - Ramon Benavidez (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Drake | Tommie Lee misses the 3 from straight away | 25-34 |
| 02:53 | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung pulls down the rebound | 25-34 |
| 02:51 | Louisville | Tommie Lee is called for the reach on Kenneth Byas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tommie Lee, team foul #9 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Drake | David Douglas (PG), Jeffrey Kiker (SG), Charles Bassett (SF), Charles Overby (PF), Michael Sessions (C) Tommie Lee, William Smathers, James Hammerstein, James Pruitt, Winston Arakaki | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Charles (PG), Adam Little (SF), Robert Beers (PF), Jeffry Dickman (C) Dikembe Adi, Dino Winski, Jeffrey Yeung, Ramon Benavidez | |
| 02:51 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 02:51 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas misses the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 02:51 | Drake | Charles Bassett grabs the defensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 02:37 | Drake | Charles Overby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-35 |
| 02:35 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman grabs the defensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 02:29 | Louisville | Robert Beers misses the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Charles Overby - foul #3 on Charles Overby, team foul #10 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Drake | James Pruitt (PF) Charles Overby | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase (SG) Kenneth Byas | |
| 02:29 | Louisville | Robert Beers makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 02:29 | Louisville | Robert Beers makes the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 02:03 | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-37 |
| 02:01 | Louisville | Donald Charles grabs the defensive rebound | 25-37 |
| 01:58 | Louisville | Donald Charles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-37 |
| Subs | Drake | Stephen Garrity (SG) David Douglas | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:44 | Drake | Charles Bassett misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-37 |
| 01:43 | Drake | Michael Sessions pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-37 |
| 01:29 | Drake | The jump hook by James Pruitt is blocked by Jeffry Dickman | 25-37 |
| 01:28 | Louisville | Robert Beers grabs the defensive rebound | 25-37 |
| 01:26 | Louisville | Donald Charles is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Kiker - foul #3 on Jeffrey Kiker, team foul #11 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Drake | David Douglas (PG) Jeffrey Kiker | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rickey Parsley (SF) Adam Little | |
| 01:26 | Louisville | Donald Charles makes the 1st free throw | 25-38 |
| 01:26 | Louisville | Donald Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 25-39 |
| 01:14 | Drake | Michael Sessions's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffry Dickman | 25-39 |
| 01:13 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley gets the rebound | 25-39 |
| 00:59 | Louisville | Robert Beers misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 25-39 |
| 00:58 | Drake | Michael Sessions pulls down the rebound | 25-39 |
| 00:43 | Drake | David Douglas is hacked by Jeffry Dickman - foul #2 on Jeffry Dickman, team foul #8 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Drake | Winston Arakaki (C) Michael Sessions | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Kenneth Byas (SG) Donald Charles, Ronald Dibiase | |
| 00:43 | Drake | David Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 00:43 | Drake | David Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Troy Barrie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-39 |
| Subs | Drake | William Smathers (SG) Stephen Garrity | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:03 | Drake | James Pruitt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-39 |
| 00:02 | Drake | David Douglas snags the offensive board | 27-39 |
| 00:00 | Drake | The clock runs out | 27-39 |