| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Steven Luker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kent Young (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Wray (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Freddy Morant (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ross Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ray Zazueta (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randall Keister (fresh) C - Willie Phelan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Ray Zazueta inbounds the ball | 33-35 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-35 |
| 19:30 | Drake | John Wray grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 19:11 | Drake | Warren Crawford misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-35 |
| 19:10 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 18:55 | Western Kentucky | Randall Keister drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Willie Phelan | 33-37 |
| 18:29 | Drake | Ray Zazueta is called for the reach on Steven Luker - foul #2 on Ray Zazueta, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| 18:11 | Drake | John Wilson misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Randall Keister - foul #3 on Randall Keister, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Franklin Keaton (PF) Randall Keister | |
| 18:11 | Drake | John Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 18:11 | Drake | John Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 18:03 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant is hacked by Kent Young - foul #1 on Kent Young, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| 17:58 | Western Kentucky | Ray Zazueta connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ross Thompson | 35-39 |
| 17:31 | Drake | John Wilson comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 17:30 | Western Kentucky | Ross Thompson gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 17:09 | Western Kentucky | Franklin Keaton double dribbles | 35-39 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Stephen Mosley (SF) Ray Zazueta | |
| 16:40 | Drake | Warren Crawford comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Ross Thompson - foul #1 on Ross Thompson, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Hesse (C) John Wray | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 16:40 | Drake | Warren Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 16:40 | Drake | Warren Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 16:22 | Western Kentucky | Steven Luker takes the ball from Willie Phelan | 37-39 |
| 16:19 | Drake | John Wilson dunks the ball set up by Steven Luker | 39-39 |
| 15:52 | Western Kentucky | Franklin Keaton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 15:51 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Franklin Keaton | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Crawford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Steven Luker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kent Young (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Charles Hesse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Freddy Morant (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ross Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Mosley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Franklin Keaton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Willie Phelan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Western Kentucky | Franklin Keaton buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Freddy Morant and the foul's on Kent Young - foul #2 on Kent Young, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Drake | Billy Wilson (SG), Lino Pavlikowski (PF), John Wray (C) Warren Crawford, Kent Young, Charles Hesse | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael May (SG), Ray Zazueta (SF) Ross Thompson, Stephen Mosley | |
| 15:39 | Western Kentucky | Franklin Keaton makes the free throw | 39-42 |
| 15:15 | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski loses the dribble to Freddy Morant | 39-42 |
| 15:12 | Western Kentucky | Franklin Keaton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Freddy Morant | 39-44 |
| 15:06 | Drake | Michael May picks off the pass by Billy Wilson | 39-44 |
| 14:57 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant connects on the floater in the lane set up by Michael May | 39-46 |
| 14:35 | Drake | Billy Wilson buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Wilson | 42-46 |
| 14:22 | Western Kentucky | Lino Pavlikowski steals the ball from Ray Zazueta | 42-46 |
| 14:03 | Drake | John Wray buries a jumper from the right side set up by Billy Wilson | 44-46 |
| 13:47 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ray Zazueta | 44-48 |
| 13:29 | Drake | Michael May steals the ball from Steven Luker | 44-48 |
| 13:05 | Western Kentucky | Ray Zazueta can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 13:04 | Drake | John Wray snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 12:48 | Drake | Ray Zazueta takes the ball from John Wilson | 44-48 |
| 12:33 | Western Kentucky | Ray Zazueta misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-48 |
| 12:32 | Drake | John Wray grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 12:09 | Drake | John Wray banks in the layup on a nice dish by Billy Wilson | 46-48 |
| 11:41 | Western Kentucky | The jumper by Willie Phelan is denied by John Wray | 46-48 |
| 11:39 | Western Kentucky | Franklin Keaton tips it back up and in | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Wilson (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Luker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lino Pavlikowski (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Wray (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Freddy Morant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael May (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ray Zazueta (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Franklin Keaton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Phelan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Drake | John Wray hits a 3 from the right corner | 49-50 |
| 10:56 | Western Kentucky | Franklin Keaton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 10:54 | Drake | Billy Wilson grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 10:33 | Drake | John Wray comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-50 |
| 10:31 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ray Zazueta | 49-50 |
| 10:11 | Western Kentucky | Franklin Keaton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Warren Crawford (SG), Kent Young (PF), Charles Hesse (C) Billy Wilson, Lino Pavlikowski, John Wray | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gonzalo Rossi (PG), Ross Thompson (SG), Stephen Mosley (SF), Randall Keister (PF), John Watkins (C) Freddy Morant, Michael May, Ray Zazueta, Franklin Keaton, Willie Phelan | |
| 09:46 | Drake | Gonzalo Rossi is called for the reach on John Wilson - foul #1 on Gonzalo Rossi, team foul #4 | 49-50 |
| 09:25 | Drake | Kent Young drills a turnaround from the baseline | 51-50 |
| 09:13 | Western Kentucky | Gonzalo Rossi misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-50 |
| 09:11 | Drake | Charles Hesse gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 08:42 | Drake | Steven Luker buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Warren Crawford and he's fouled by Ross Thompson - foul #2 on Ross Thompson, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| 08:42 | Drake | Steven Luker misses the free throw | 53-50 |
| 08:42 | Western Kentucky | Randall Keister grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 08:30 | Western Kentucky | John Watkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-50 |
| 08:20 | Drake | Kent Young is called for traveling | 53-50 |
| 08:07 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Mosley hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Gonzalo Rossi | 53-52 |
| 07:42 | Drake | Charles Hesse buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Kent Young | 55-52 |
| 07:26 | Western Kentucky | Gonzalo Rossi can't finish the layup | 55-52 |
| 07:24 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Randall Keister | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Wilson (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Warren Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SF - Steven Luker (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kent Young (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Hesse (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Gonzalo Rossi (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ross Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Mosley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Keister (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Watkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Mosley clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Warren Crawford - foul #1 on Warren Crawford, team foul #3 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant (PG), Willie Phelan (C) Gonzalo Rossi, John Watkins | |
| 07:11 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Mosley makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 07:11 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Mosley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 06:52 | Drake | Steven Luker's fadeaway is rejected by Randall Keister | 55-54 |
| 06:50 | Western Kentucky | Randall Keister grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 06:33 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Mosley travels with the ball | 55-54 |
| Subs | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski (PF), John Wray (C) Kent Young, Charles Hesse | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael May (SG), Ray Zazueta (SF) Ross Thompson, Stephen Mosley | |
| 06:15 | Drake | Steven Luker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 06:06 | Western Kentucky | Randall Keister buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Freddy Morant | 58-56 |
| 05:43 | Drake | John Wray clanks a shot from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 05:42 | Drake | Steven Luker grabs the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 05:16 | Drake | John Wray misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 05:15 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ray Zazueta | 58-56 |
| 05:13 | Western Kentucky | John Wilson is called for the reach on Freddy Morant in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Wilson, team foul #4 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Drake | Billy Wilson (SG), Kent Young (PF) Warren Crawford, Lino Pavlikowski | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ross Thompson (SG), Gonzalo Rossi (SF), John Watkins (PF) Michael May, Ray Zazueta, Randall Keister | |
| 05:04 | Western Kentucky | Ross Thompson is hacked by Billy Wilson - foul #1 on Billy Wilson, team foul #5 | 58-56 |
| 04:44 | Western Kentucky | John Watkins makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Freddy Morant | 58-58 |
| 04:40 | Drake | John Wray buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Wilson | 61-58 |
| 04:15 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Gonzalo Rossi | 61-61 |
| 03:55 | Drake | John Wilson misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-61 |
| 03:54 | Western Kentucky | John Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 03:50 | Western Kentucky | Gonzalo Rossi comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 61-61 |
| 03:49 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Freddy Morant | 61-61 |
| 03:32 | Western Kentucky | John Wilson takes the ball from Gonzalo Rossi | 61-61 |
| 03:03 | Drake | Kent Young hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 03:02 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan pulls down the rebound | 61-61 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Wilson (tired) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Billy Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Luker (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kent Young (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Wray (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Freddy Morant (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. SG - Ross Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gonzalo Rossi (fresh) 2 ast. PF - John Watkins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Willie Phelan (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Subs | Drake | Warren Crawford (SG) Billy Wilson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ray Zazueta (SF), Randall Keister (PF) Gonzalo Rossi, John Watkins | |
| 02:44 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Phelan | 61-63 |
| 02:20 | Drake | Kent Young hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Steven Luker | 64-63 |
| 02:17 | Western Kentucky | John Wilson takes the ball from Freddy Morant in the backcourt | 64-63 |
| 01:59 | Drake | Kent Young makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Warren Crawford | 67-63 |
| 01:48 | Western Kentucky | Ross Thompson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 67-63 |
| 01:46 | Drake | John Wray gets the rebound | 67-63 |
| 01:19 | Drake | John Wilson is called for traveling | 67-63 |
| 01:04 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 67-63 |
| 01:03 | Drake | The rebound goes to John Wray | 67-63 |
| 00:40 | Drake | Willie Phelan denies the turnaround by Steven Luker | 67-63 |
| 00:38 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant grabs the board | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Western Kentucky | Randall Keister clanks a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Kent Young - foul #3 on Kent Young, team foul #6 | 67-63 |
| 00:33 | Western Kentucky | Randall Keister makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:33 | Western Kentucky | Randall Keister makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Drake | Ross Thompson is called for the reach on John Wray in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ross Thompson, team foul #6 | 67-65 |
| 00:28 | Drake | John Wray is hacked by Willie Phelan - foul #2 on Willie Phelan, team foul #7 | 67-65 |
| 00:28 | Drake | John Wray misses the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:28 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan gets the rebound | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Randall Keister | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Drake | Warren Crawford hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by John Wilson | 69-67 |
| 00:05 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Western Kentucky | Ross Thompson scores on a shot from the free throw line | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Drake | John Wilson misses short on a fullcourt shot | 69-69 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Wilson (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Warren Crawford (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SF - Steven Luker (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kent Young (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. C - John Wray (fresh) 19 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Freddy Morant (fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. SG - Ross Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ray Zazueta (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Randall Keister (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Willie Phelan (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan wins the tip | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:47 | Western Kentucky | Ross Thompson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ray Zazueta | 69-72 |
| 04:20 | Drake | Ray Zazueta is called for the reach on Steven Luker - foul #3 on Ray Zazueta, team foul #8 | 69-72 |
| 04:20 | Drake | Steven Luker makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 04:20 | Drake | Steven Luker misses the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 04:20 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Willie Phelan | 70-72 |
| 04:18 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant is hacked by John Wilson in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Wilson, team foul #7 | 70-72 |
| 04:18 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 04:18 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant makes the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 03:53 | Drake | John Wilson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-74 |
| 03:52 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan grabs the defensive rebound | 70-74 |
| 03:36 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan is hacked by John Wray - foul #3 on John Wray, team foul #8 | 70-74 |
| 03:36 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 03:36 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 03:13 | Drake | John Wray can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 70-76 |
| 03:12 | Western Kentucky | Ray Zazueta grabs the board | 70-76 |
| 02:56 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-76 |
| 02:54 | Drake | Kent Young snags the defensive board | 70-76 |
| 02:36 | Drake | John Wray comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-76 |
| 02:35 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ray Zazueta | 70-76 |
| 02:12 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Steven Luker - foul #4 on Steven Luker, team foul #9 | 70-76 |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Hesse (C) John Wray | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Stephen Mosley (SF) Ray Zazueta | |
| 02:12 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan makes the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 02:12 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan makes the 2nd free throw | 70-78 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:55 | Drake | Steven Luker misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 70-78 |
| 01:54 | Drake | Kent Young tips it back up and in | 72-78 |
| 01:32 | Western Kentucky | The pull-up jumper by Freddy Morant is blocked by Charles Hesse | 72-78 |
| 01:31 | Western Kentucky | Randall Keister hits the follow up shot | 72-80 |
| 01:12 | Drake | Randall Keister is called for the reach on Kent Young - foul #4 on Randall Keister, team foul #9 | 72-80 |
| Subs | Drake | John Wray (C) Charles Hesse | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ray Zazueta (SF) Stephen Mosley | |
| 01:12 | Drake | Kent Young misses the 1st free throw | 72-80 |
| 01:12 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Randall Keister | 72-80 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:10 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Crawford - foul #2 on Warren Crawford, team foul #10 | 72-80 |
| 01:10 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant makes the 1st free throw | 72-81 |
| 01:10 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant misses the 2nd free throw | 72-81 |
| 01:10 | Drake | Warren Crawford pulls down the rebound | 72-81 |
| 00:46 | Drake | Warren Crawford misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-81 |
| 00:45 | Western Kentucky | Ray Zazueta grabs the board | 72-81 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Wilson (tired) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Warren Crawford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SF - Steven Luker (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kent Young (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Wray (fresh) 19 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Freddy Morant (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 ast. SG - Ross Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ray Zazueta (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Randall Keister (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Willie Phelan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Western Kentucky | John Wilson is called for the reach on Ray Zazueta in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Wilson, team foul #11 | 72-81 |
| Subs | Drake | Jim Shaver (PG) John Wilson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 00:42 | Western Kentucky | Ray Zazueta makes the 1st free throw | 72-82 |
| 00:42 | Western Kentucky | Ray Zazueta makes the 2nd free throw | 72-83 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Drake | Warren Crawford connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Steven Luker | 74-83 |
| 00:33 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant is hacked by Jim Shaver in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jim Shaver, team foul #12 | 74-83 |
| 00:33 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant misses the 1st free throw | 74-83 |
| 00:33 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant misses the 2nd free throw | 74-83 |
| 00:33 | Drake | Kent Young grabs the defensive rebound | 74-83 |
| 00:27 | Drake | Kent Young makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Wray | 77-83 |
| 00:25 | Western Kentucky | Ross Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Jim Shaver - foul #4 on Jim Shaver, team foul #13 | 77-83 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael May (PG), Gonzalo Rossi (SF) Freddy Morant, Ray Zazueta | |
| 00:25 | Western Kentucky | Ross Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 77-84 |
| 00:25 | Western Kentucky | Ross Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-85 |
| 00:18 | Drake | John Wray is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on John Wray, team foul #14 | 77-85 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant (PG), Ray Zazueta (SF) Michael May, Gonzalo Rossi | |
| 00:17 | Western Kentucky | Ross Thompson is hacked by Warren Crawford in the backcourt - foul #3 on Warren Crawford, team foul #15 | 77-85 |
| 00:17 | Western Kentucky | Ross Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 77-86 |
| 00:17 | Western Kentucky | Ross Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-87 |
| 00:09 | Drake | Ray Zazueta denies the turnaround by Warren Crawford | 77-87 |
| 00:07 | Drake | John Wray tips it in | 79-87 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant runs out the clock | 79-87 |