| Lineup | Drake | PG - Kenneth Millard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Lloyd (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Elmer Naugle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Barber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Forshee (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Michael Patrick (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Laws (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jimmy Stemple (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Luis Smith inbounds the ball | 21-25 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 19:34 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-25 |
| 19:32 | Drake | Kenneth Millard grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 19:28 | Drake | Kenneth Millard buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Brian Lloyd and he's fouled by John Laws - foul #2 on John Laws, team foul #1 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Herbert Dickens (C) Jimmy Stemple | |
| 19:28 | Drake | Kenneth Millard misses the free throw | 23-25 |
| 19:28 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 19:00 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens can't throw it down | 23-25 |
| 18:58 | Drake | Glenn Forshee grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 18:35 | Drake | Brian Lloyd misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-25 |
| 18:33 | Drake | Glenn Forshee gets the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 18:17 | Drake | Glenn Forshee comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 18:16 | Drake | Glenn Forshee snags the offensive board | 23-25 |
| 17:52 | Drake | Samuel Barber misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 23-25 |
| 17:51 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley pulls down the rebound | 23-25 |
| 17:34 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley loses the dribble to Glenn Forshee | 23-25 |
| 17:14 | Drake | Glenn Forshee can't finish the layup | 23-25 |
| 17:13 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley grabs the board | 23-25 |
| 16:44 | Evansville | Luis Smith is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Luis Smith, team foul #2 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Drake | Peter Beyer (PF) Samuel Barber | |
| Subs | Evansville | Israel Rotz (PG), Thomas Shelton (SF), Mike Morgan (PF), Jimmy Stemple (C) Michael Patrick, Luis Smith, John Laws, Herbert Dickens | |
| 16:18 | Drake | Brian Lloyd knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Millard | 26-25 |
| 15:56 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-25 |
| 15:55 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Stemple | 26-25 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Kenneth Millard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Lloyd (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Elmer Naugle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Beyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Forshee (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Israel Rotz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Shelton (fresh) PF - Mike Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Stemple (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:40 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-25 |
| 15:38 | Drake | Brian Lloyd gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 15:19 | Drake | Brian Lloyd clanks a 3 from the left wing | 26-25 |
| 15:17 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Israel Rotz | 26-25 |
| 14:52 | Evansville | Mike Morgan misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-25 |
| 14:51 | Drake | Elmer Naugle grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 14:22 | Drake | Peter Beyer misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Jimmy Stemple - foul #2 on Jimmy Stemple, team foul #3 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Patrick (PG), Lewis Swedberg (SG), Luis Smith (SF), John Laws (PF) Israel Rotz, Raymond Pooley, Thomas Shelton, Mike Morgan | |
| 14:22 | Drake | Peter Beyer makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 14:22 | Drake | Peter Beyer misses the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 14:22 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 14:02 | Evansville | Peter Beyer denies the turnaround by Lewis Swedberg | 27-25 |
| 14:00 | Drake | Brian Lloyd grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 13:40 | Drake | Glenn Forshee misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-25 |
| 13:38 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| 13:12 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Michael Patrick | 27-27 |
| 12:58 | Drake | Kenneth Millard misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 27-27 |
| 12:56 | Drake | Elmer Naugle tips it back up and in | 29-27 |
| 12:36 | Evansville | Luis Smith is fouled on the floor by Elmer Naugle - foul #2 on Elmer Naugle, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Drake | Samuel Barber (PF) Peter Beyer | |
| Subs | Evansville | Raymond Pooley (SG), Mike Morgan (PF), Herbert Dickens (C) Lewis Swedberg, John Laws, Jimmy Stemple | |
| 12:14 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Glenn Forshee - foul #1 on Glenn Forshee, team foul #2 | 29-27 |
| 12:14 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 12:14 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 11:49 | Drake | Glenn Forshee drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Samuel Barber | 31-28 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Kenneth Millard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Lloyd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Elmer Naugle (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Barber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Forshee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Michael Patrick (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mike Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Dickens (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens loses the dribble to Brian Lloyd | 31-28 |
| 11:22 | Drake | Kenneth Millard misses the easy layup | 31-28 |
| 11:20 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 11:02 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 10:43 | Drake | Kenneth Millard banks in the layup set up by Glenn Forshee | 33-31 |
| 10:21 | Evansville | Mike Morgan is fouled on the floor by Glenn Forshee - foul #2 on Glenn Forshee, team foul #3 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Lewis (SF) Elmer Naugle | |
| Subs | Evansville | Israel Rotz (PG), Thomas Shelton (SF), John Laws (PF), Jimmy Stemple (C) Michael Patrick, Luis Smith, Mike Morgan, Herbert Dickens | |
| 10:03 | Evansville | Thomas Shelton banks in the layup | 33-33 |
| 09:41 | Drake | Kenneth Millard buries a shot from the right wing set up by Michael Lewis | 35-33 |
| 09:23 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-33 |
| 09:21 | Evansville | John Laws gets the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 09:06 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 09:05 | Evansville | John Laws tips it back up and in | 35-35 |
| 08:36 | Drake | Kenneth Millard makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Lewis | 37-35 |
| 08:08 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 08:06 | Drake | The rebound goes to Kenneth Millard | 37-35 |
| 07:50 | Drake | John Laws picks off the pass by Samuel Barber | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Kenneth Millard (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Lloyd (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Lewis (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Samuel Barber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Forshee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Israel Rotz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Laws (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Jimmy Stemple (fresh) 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:32 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 07:17 | Drake | Glenn Forshee knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Lewis | 39-38 |
| 06:50 | Evansville | Samuel Barber steals the ball from Jimmy Stemple | 39-38 |
| 06:21 | Drake | Glenn Forshee makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Brian Lloyd | 41-38 |
| 05:54 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-38 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Lee (PG), Thomas Erving (SG), Elmer Naugle (SF), Peter Beyer (PF), Robert Baisley (C) Kenneth Millard, Brian Lloyd, Michael Lewis, Samuel Barber, Glenn Forshee | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Patrick (PG), Lewis Swedberg (SG), Luis Smith (SF), Mike Morgan (PF), Herbert Dickens (C) Israel Rotz, Raymond Pooley, Thomas Shelton, John Laws, Jimmy Stemple | |
| 05:25 | Drake | Peter Beyer misses short on a floater from the left block | 41-38 |
| 05:24 | Drake | Robert Baisley gets the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 05:02 | Drake | Elmer Naugle misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 05:01 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Herbert Dickens | 41-38 |
| 04:34 | Evansville | The jumper by Mike Morgan is denied by Peter Beyer | 41-38 |
| 04:32 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 04:12 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-38 |
| 04:11 | Drake | Richard Lee pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 03:49 | Drake | Elmer Naugle is fouled on the floor by Luis Smith - foul #2 on Luis Smith, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Drake | Brian Lloyd (SG), Glenn Forshee (C) Thomas Erving, Robert Baisley | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Willis (PF) Mike Morgan | |
| 03:27 | Drake | Glenn Forshee misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Herbert Dickens - foul #1 on Herbert Dickens, team foul #5 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Millard (PG) Richard Lee | |
| Subs | Evansville | Raymond Pooley (SG), John Laws (PF) Lewis Swedberg, James Willis | |
| 03:27 | Drake | Glenn Forshee makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 03:27 | Drake | Glenn Forshee makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Kenneth Millard (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Lloyd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Elmer Naugle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Beyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Glenn Forshee (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Michael Patrick (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Laws (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Herbert Dickens (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Evansville | Luis Smith drills a floater from the free throw line | 43-40 |
| 02:45 | Drake | Glenn Forshee connects on the floater from the left block | 45-40 |
| 02:17 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Raymond Pooley | 45-42 |
| 01:48 | Drake | Luis Smith is called for the reach on Elmer Naugle - foul #3 on Luis Smith, team foul #6 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Drake | Samuel Barber (PF) Peter Beyer | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple (C) Herbert Dickens | |
| 01:27 | Drake | The pull-up jumper by Kenneth Millard is blocked by Jimmy Stemple | 45-42 |
| 01:25 | Drake | Samuel Barber tips it back up and in | 47-42 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:10 | Evansville | John Laws hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 47-42 |
| 01:09 | Drake | Glenn Forshee gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 00:46 | Drake | Samuel Barber is fouled on the floor by John Laws - foul #3 on John Laws, team foul #7 | 47-42 |
| 00:46 | Drake | Samuel Barber makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 00:46 | Drake | Samuel Barber makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:41 | Evansville | Samuel Barber steals it from John Laws | 49-42 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:39 | Drake | Kenneth Millard is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Patrick - foul #2 on Michael Patrick, team foul #8 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Lewis (SF) Samuel Barber | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:39 | Drake | Kenneth Millard makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 00:39 | Drake | Kenneth Millard makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 00:32 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 00:30 | Drake | Elmer Naugle grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Drake | Elmer Naugle is hacked by Michael Patrick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Patrick, team foul #9 | 51-42 |
| 00:27 | Drake | Elmer Naugle misses the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 00:27 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 00:20 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:19 | Drake | Michael Patrick is called for the reach on Kenneth Millard in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Patrick, team foul #10 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Drake | Samuel Barber (PF) Elmer Naugle | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:19 | Drake | Kenneth Millard makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 00:19 | Drake | Kenneth Millard makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 00:13 | Evansville | Luis Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 00:11 | Drake | Glenn Forshee gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Drake | Glenn Forshee is hacked by Raymond Pooley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Pooley, team foul #11 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Drake | Elmer Naugle (PF) Samuel Barber | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:10 | Drake | Glenn Forshee misses the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 00:10 | Drake | Glenn Forshee makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 00:05 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Luis Smith | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:02 | Drake | Raymond Pooley is called for the reach on Brian Lloyd in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Pooley, team foul #12 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Samuel Barber (PF) Elmer Naugle | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:02 | Drake | Brian Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:02 | Drake | Brian Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 56-48 |