| Lineup | Drake | PG - Hubert Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Landry (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Goodwin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Keith McQuaig (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Wakeland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dewey Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Barta (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Antony Giordano (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Nickerson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee is whistled for a carry | 31-27 |
| 19:12 | Drake | Robert Landry buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Hubert Williams | 34-27 |
| 18:53 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Dewey Lee | 34-30 |
| 18:36 | Drake | Dewey Lee steals it from Hubert Williams | 34-30 |
| 18:31 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dewey Lee | 34-32 |
| 18:29 | Drake | Hubert Williams's pass is intercepted by Dean Lustig in the backcourt | 34-32 |
| 18:15 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 18:13 | Drake | Eddie Goodwin gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 17:44 | Drake | Robert Landry misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-32 |
| 17:42 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Barta | 34-32 |
| 17:35 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Antony Giordano | 34-35 |
| 17:15 | Drake | The jump hook by Charles Wakeland is blocked by Timothy Nickerson | 34-35 |
| 17:13 | Drake | Hubert Williams can't tip it in | 34-35 |
| 17:11 | Drake | Eddie Goodwin grabs the offensive board | 34-35 |
| 16:50 | Drake | Robert Landry comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-35 |
| 16:49 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 16:30 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 16:28 | Drake | The rebound goes to Robert Landry | 34-35 |
| 16:02 | Drake | Robert Landry is fouled on the floor by Timothy Nickerson - foul #3 on Timothy Nickerson, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Drake | George Turpen (PG), Harold Kyle (SG), Paul Flowers (SF), Joseph Shockley (PF), Russel Stern (C) Hubert Williams, Robert Landry, Eddie Goodwin, Keith McQuaig, Charles Wakeland | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG), William Smith (SG), Morris Frances (SF), Hubert Reichard (PF), Raymond Collar (C) Dean Lustig, Dewey Lee, Joseph Barta, Antony Giordano, Timothy Nickerson | |
| 15:43 | Drake | A charge is called on Paul Flowers - foul #1 on Paul Flowers, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - George Turpen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Kyle (fresh) SF - Paul Flowers (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joseph Shockley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Russel Stern (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Curtis Foltz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Morris Frances (fresh) PF - Hubert Reichard (fresh) C - Raymond Collar (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-38 |
| 14:58 | Drake | Paul Flowers misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-38 |
| 14:57 | Drake | Harold Kyle pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 14:35 | Drake | William Smith steps in front of the Russel Stern pass | 34-38 |
| 14:24 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Morris Frances | 34-40 |
| 14:01 | Drake | Harold Kyle can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Morris Frances - foul #2 on Morris Frances, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Landry (PG), Eddie Goodwin (SF), Keith McQuaig (PF), Charles Wakeland (C) George Turpen, Paul Flowers, Joseph Shockley, Russel Stern | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee (SG), Joseph Barta (SF), Antony Giordano (PF), Timothy Nickerson (C) William Smith, Morris Frances, Hubert Reichard, Raymond Collar | |
| 14:01 | Drake | Harold Kyle makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 14:01 | Drake | Harold Kyle makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 13:48 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 13:47 | Drake | Harold Kyle gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 13:27 | Drake | Charles Wakeland is hacked by Joseph Barta - foul #1 on Joseph Barta, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Drake | Shaun Elder (PG) Harold Kyle | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bennie Ahmad (PG) Curtis Foltz | |
| 13:12 | Drake | Keith McQuaig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-40 |
| Subs | Drake | Hubert Williams (PG), Russel Stern (C) Shaun Elder, Charles Wakeland | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:07 | Southern Illinois | Bennie Ahmad is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bennie Ahmad, team foul #4 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG) Bennie Ahmad | |
| 12:46 | Drake | Eddie Goodwin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-40 |
| 12:44 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 12:39 | Southern Illinois | Robert Landry steals it from Dean Lustig | 36-40 |
| 12:21 | Drake | Robert Landry misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 12:20 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Antony Giordano | 36-40 |
| 12:00 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 36-40 |
| 11:59 | Drake | Eddie Goodwin grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 11:44 | Drake | Hubert Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-40 |
| 11:42 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson grabs the board | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Hubert Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Landry (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eddie Goodwin (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Keith McQuaig (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Russel Stern (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dewey Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Barta (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Antony Giordano (tiring) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Nickerson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:40 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta is hacked by Hubert Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Hubert Williams, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Drake | George Turpen (PG), Paul Flowers (SF), Joseph Shockley (PF), Charles Wakeland (C) Hubert Williams, Eddie Goodwin, Keith McQuaig, Russel Stern | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG), William Smith (SG), Morris Frances (SF), Hubert Reichard (PF), Raymond Collar (C) Dean Lustig, Dewey Lee, Joseph Barta, Antony Giordano, Timothy Nickerson | |
| 11:35 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar is open but comes up short on the floater from the right side | 36-40 |
| 11:34 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 11:20 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar misses the dunk but he's hacked by George Turpen - foul #2 on George Turpen, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Kyle (SG) Robert Landry | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 11:20 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar misses the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 11:20 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar misses the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 11:20 | Drake | Joseph Shockley gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 11:01 | Drake | Hubert Reichard picks off the pass by Harold Kyle | 36-40 |
| 10:41 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Raymond Collar | 36-42 |
| 10:14 | Drake | Harold Kyle throws it down on a great pass from Paul Flowers | 38-42 |
| 10:12 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-42 |
| Subs | Drake | Hubert Williams (PG), Robert Landry (SG), Russel Stern (C) George Turpen, Harold Kyle, Charles Wakeland | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), Timothy Nickerson (C) Morris Frances, Raymond Collar | |
| 09:55 | Drake | Hubert Williams connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Flowers | 41-42 |
| 09:36 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 41-42 |
| 09:34 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard snags the offensive board | 41-42 |
| 09:25 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard loses the dribble to Robert Landry | 41-42 |
| 09:08 | Drake | Hubert Williams misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-42 |
| 09:06 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 08:57 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Russel Stern - foul #3 on Russel Stern, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Drake | George Turpen (PG), Eddie Goodwin (SF), Keith McQuaig (PF) Hubert Williams, Paul Flowers, Joseph Shockley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee (SG), Joseph Barta (SF), Raymond Collar (PF) Dean Lustig, William Smith, Hubert Reichard | |
| 08:57 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 08:57 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 08:38 | Drake | Robert Landry can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 08:37 | Drake | Eddie Goodwin gets the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 08:18 | Drake | Russel Stern hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Robert Landry and the foul's on Curtis Foltz - foul #1 on Curtis Foltz, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Christopher Volpe (C) Curtis Foltz, Timothy Nickerson | |
| 08:18 | Drake | Russel Stern makes the free throw | 44-44 |
| 07:49 | Southern Illinois | Bennie Ahmad is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Christopher Volpe | 44-46 |
| 07:26 | Drake | Robert Landry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Hubert Williams (PG), Harold Kyle (SG), Charles Wakeland (C) George Turpen, Robert Landry, Russel Stern | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), Morris Frances (PF) Bennie Ahmad, Raymond Collar | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Hubert Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Kyle (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eddie Goodwin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Keith McQuaig (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Wakeland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dewey Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Barta (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Morris Frances (fresh) 3 pts. C - Christopher Volpe (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Southern Illinois | Harold Kyle picks off the pass by Dewey Lee in the backcourt | 44-46 |
| 07:00 | Drake | Hubert Williams clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-46 |
| 06:59 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 06:43 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta is wide open but clanks a 3 from straight away | 44-46 |
| 06:41 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances tips it back up and in | 44-48 |
| 06:17 | Drake | Eddie Goodwin misses the jumper from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 06:15 | Drake | Keith McQuaig tips it in | 46-48 |
| 06:12 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Williams picks off the pass by Dean Lustig in the backcourt | 46-48 |
| 05:58 | Drake | Keith McQuaig hits a shot near the basket set up by Hubert Williams | 48-48 |
| 05:56 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee's pass is intercepted by Charles Wakeland in the backcourt | 48-48 |
| 05:37 | Drake | Eddie Goodwin hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Dewey Lee - foul #1 on Dewey Lee, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Drake | George Turpen (PG), Robert Landry (SG), Joseph Shockley (PF) Hubert Williams, Harold Kyle, Keith McQuaig | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG), Bennie Ahmad (SG), William Smith (SF), Antony Giordano (PF), Timothy Nickerson (C) Dean Lustig, Dewey Lee, Joseph Barta, Morris Frances, Christopher Volpe | |
| 05:37 | Drake | Eddie Goodwin makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 05:24 | Southern Illinois | Eddie Goodwin is called for the reach on William Smith - foul #2 on Eddie Goodwin, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Paul Flowers (SF), Russel Stern (C) Eddie Goodwin, Charles Wakeland | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 05:03 | Southern Illinois | Bennie Ahmad drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Antony Giordano | 51-51 |
| 04:43 | Drake | Joseph Shockley is fouled on the floor by Curtis Foltz - foul #2 on Curtis Foltz, team foul #7 | 51-51 |
| 04:43 | Drake | Joseph Shockley makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 04:43 | Drake | Joseph Shockley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 04:14 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 53-51 |
| 04:12 | Drake | Robert Landry pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 04:02 | Drake | Robert Landry scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Flowers and he's fouled by Bennie Ahmad - foul #2 on Bennie Ahmad, team foul #8 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Hubert Williams (PG), Charles Wakeland (C) George Turpen, Russel Stern | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), Dewey Lee (SG), Joseph Barta (SF) Curtis Foltz, Bennie Ahmad, William Smith | |
| 04:02 | Drake | Robert Landry makes the free throw | 56-51 |
| 03:53 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 56-51 |
| 03:52 | Drake | Charles Wakeland gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 03:31 | Drake | Hubert Williams buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Flowers | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:13 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson's floater is tipped away by Paul Flowers | 59-51 |
| 03:11 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Antony Giordano | 59-51 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Hubert Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Landry (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Paul Flowers (fairly fresh) 5 ast. PF - Joseph Shockley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Wakeland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dewey Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Barta (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Antony Giordano (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Nickerson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig misses short on an open 3 from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 03:02 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson hits the follow up shot | 59-53 |
| 02:40 | Drake | Robert Landry loses the ball out of bounds | 59-53 |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Kyle (SG), Eddie Goodwin (SF), Keith McQuaig (PF), Russel Stern (C) Robert Landry, Paul Flowers, Joseph Shockley, Charles Wakeland | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG), William Smith (SG), Morris Frances (SF), Hubert Reichard (PF), Raymond Collar (C) Dean Lustig, Dewey Lee, Joseph Barta, Antony Giordano, Timothy Nickerson | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:38 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz is hacked by Hubert Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hubert Williams, team foul #6 | 59-53 |
| 02:21 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 02:20 | Drake | Keith McQuaig grabs the board | 59-53 |
| 02:02 | Drake | Hubert Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 02:00 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar grabs the board | 59-53 |
| 02:00 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-53 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Landry (SG), Charles Wakeland (C) Harold Kyle, Russel Stern | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), Dewey Lee (SG), Joseph Barta (SF), Antony Giordano (PF), Timothy Nickerson (C) Curtis Foltz, William Smith, Morris Frances, Hubert Reichard, Raymond Collar | |
| 01:42 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-53 |
| 01:16 | Drake | Eddie Goodwin buries a jumper from the right wing | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:59 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-53 |
| 00:57 | Drake | Charles Wakeland snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Drake | Charles Wakeland is fouled in the backcourt by Dewey Lee - foul #2 on Dewey Lee, team foul #9 | 61-53 |
| 00:55 | Drake | Charles Wakeland makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:55 | Drake | Charles Wakeland misses the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:55 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson grabs the board | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig misses the 3 from the left corner | 62-53 |
| 00:48 | Drake | Eddie Goodwin grabs the board | 62-53 |
| 00:47 | Drake | Eddie Goodwin is hacked by Dean Lustig in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dean Lustig, team foul #10 | 62-53 |
| 00:47 | Drake | Eddie Goodwin makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:47 | Drake | Eddie Goodwin makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:44 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta is hacked by Eddie Goodwin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eddie Goodwin, team foul #7 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Drake | George Turpen (PG), Harold Kyle (SG), Paul Flowers (SF), Joseph Shockley (PF), Russel Stern (C) Hubert Williams, Robert Landry, Eddie Goodwin, Keith McQuaig, Charles Wakeland | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG), William Smith (SG), Hubert Reichard (PF), Raymond Collar (C) Dean Lustig, Dewey Lee, Antony Giordano, Timothy Nickerson | |
| 00:44 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta misses the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:44 | Drake | Joseph Shockley grabs the defensive rebound | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Drake | Paul Flowers scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by George Turpen | 66-53 |
| 00:20 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-53 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances (SF) Joseph Barta | |
| 00:00 | Drake | George Turpen runs out the clock | 66-53 |