| Lineup | Drake | PG - Thomas Rudolph (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cory Suszynski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Walters (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Curtis (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Rohe (fresh) PF - Darryl Gable (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Gardener (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe inbounds the ball | 44-34 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 44-34 |
| 19:41 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson tips it back up and in | 44-36 |
| 19:28 | Drake | Paul Rose misses the jumper from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 19:27 | Drake | James Curtis hits the follow up shot | 46-36 |
| 19:06 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe is alone and drills a floater from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 18:44 | Drake | Cory Suszynski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-38 |
| 18:42 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Gardener | 46-38 |
| 18:23 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable can't finish the layup | 46-38 |
| 18:22 | Drake | The rebound goes to Bobby Walters | 46-38 |
| 18:01 | Drake | Paul Rose loses the ball out of bounds | 46-38 |
| Subs | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Clyde Murray (SF), Mitchell Singleton (PF) Cory Suszynski, Paul Rose, Bobby Walters | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Erik Joyce (SF), Nicholas Price (PF), Paul Davis (C) Lewis Rohe, Darryl Gable, Edward Gardener | |
| 17:56 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee is hacked by Clyde Murray in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clyde Murray, team foul #1 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Drake | Eric Miles (SF), Oscar Corcoran (C) Clyde Murray, James Curtis | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 17:35 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 46-38 |
| 17:34 | Southern Illinois | Erik Joyce tips it back up and in | 46-40 |
| 17:16 | Drake | Eric Miles's floater is tipped away by Paul Davis | 46-40 |
| 17:14 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 16:59 | Southern Illinois | Eric Miles is called for the reach on Erik Joyce - foul #2 on Eric Miles, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Drake | Paul Rose (SF), James Curtis (C) Thomas Rudolph, Oscar Corcoran | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes (PG), Dane Nickerson (SG), Lewis Rohe (SF), Darryl Gable (PF) John Wilson, Robert Lee, Erik Joyce, Paul Davis | |
| 16:47 | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 46-40 |
| 16:46 | Drake | James Curtis snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 16:30 | Drake | James Curtis can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 46-40 |
| 16:28 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 16:10 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price misses short on a jump hook from close range | 46-40 |
| 16:09 | Drake | Paul Rose grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 15:45 | Drake | James Curtis can't finish the layup | 46-40 |
| 15:44 | Drake | Paul Rose tips it back up and in | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Ivan Wnukowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Miles (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Rose (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mitchell Singleton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Curtis (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Shad Gerdes (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dane Nickerson (fresh) SF - Lewis Rohe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darryl Gable (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Nicholas Price (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:22 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Nicholas Price | 48-43 |
| 15:06 | Drake | James Curtis clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-43 |
| 15:04 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Mitchell Singleton | 48-43 |
| 14:47 | Drake | James Curtis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ivan Wnukowski | 50-43 |
| 14:30 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Ivan Wnukowski - foul #1 on Ivan Wnukowski, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Rudolph (PG), Cory Suszynski (SG), Clyde Murray (SF), Bobby Walters (PF), Oscar Corcoran (C) Ivan Wnukowski, Eric Miles, Paul Rose, Mitchell Singleton, James Curtis | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Wilson (PG), Robert Lee (SG), Paul Davis (PF), Edward Gardener (C) Shad Gerdes, Dane Nickerson, Darryl Gable, Nicholas Price | |
| 14:30 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 14:30 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 14:17 | Drake | Clyde Murray misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 14:16 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 14:11 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener misses the easy open layup but he's hacked by Oscar Corcoran - foul #1 on Oscar Corcoran, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Erik Joyce (SF) Lewis Rohe | |
| 14:11 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 14:11 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 14:11 | Drake | Bobby Walters snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 13:56 | Drake | Oscar Corcoran hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Rudolph and the foul's on John Wilson - foul #2 on John Wilson, team foul #1 | 52-46 |
| 13:56 | Drake | Oscar Corcoran makes the free throw | 53-46 |
| 13:45 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Corcoran is called for the reach on Robert Lee - foul #2 on Oscar Corcoran, team foul #5 | 53-46 |
| 13:32 | Southern Illinois | Erik Joyce is fouled on the floor by Clyde Murray - foul #4 on Clyde Murray, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Drake | James Carreno (SF) Clyde Murray | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:21 | Southern Illinois | Paul Davis can't finish the layup | 53-46 |
| 13:20 | Drake | Bobby Walters pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 12:58 | Drake | James Carreno misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-46 |
| 12:56 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Gardener | 53-46 |
| 12:50 | Southern Illinois | Cory Suszynski steals it from John Wilson | 53-46 |
| 12:46 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Cory Suszynski | 55-46 |
| 12:30 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-46 |
| 12:29 | Southern Illinois | Erik Joyce grabs the offensive board | 55-46 |
| 12:19 | Southern Illinois | The refs have stopped play. Robert Lee is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 55-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Darrell Morley (SG), Paul Rose (SF), James Curtis (C) Cory Suszynski, James Carreno, Oscar Corcoran | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes (SG), Dane Nickerson (SF), Nicholas Price (PF), Ralph Parker (C) Robert Lee, Erik Joyce, Paul Davis, Edward Gardener | |
| 12:09 | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes makes the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Dane Nickerson | 55-49 |
| 11:58 | Drake | Darrell Morley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-49 |
| 11:56 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| 11:52 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Rudolph takes the ball from John Wilson in the backcourt | 55-49 |
| 11:35 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph dunks the ball on a nice dish by Paul Rose | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Thomas Rudolph (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Darrell Morley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bobby Walters (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - James Curtis (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Wilson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shad Gerdes (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dane Nickerson (fresh) PF - Nicholas Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Parker (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes is whistled for a carry | 57-49 |
| Subs | Drake | Eric Miles (PG), Mitchell Singleton (PF) Thomas Rudolph, Bobby Walters | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe (SF), Darryl Gable (PF) John Wilson, Ralph Parker | |
| 11:12 | Drake | Lewis Rohe is called for the reach on Paul Rose - foul #1 on Lewis Rohe, team foul #2 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Drake | James Carreno (SF) Paul Rose | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ralph Parker (C) Nicholas Price | |
| 10:53 | Drake | James Carreno clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 57-49 |
| 10:51 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Parker grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 10:49 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-49 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Davis (C) Ralph Parker | |
| 10:43 | Drake | Eric Miles knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Darrell Morley and the foul's on Shad Gerdes - foul #3 on Shad Gerdes, team foul #3 | 59-49 |
| 10:43 | Drake | Eric Miles makes the free throw | 60-49 |
| 10:36 | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-49 |
| 10:35 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| 10:14 | Drake | Eric Miles misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 10:13 | Southern Illinois | Paul Davis grabs the board | 60-49 |
| 09:58 | Southern Illinois | James Curtis picks off the pass by Shad Gerdes | 60-49 |
| 09:50 | Drake | James Curtis misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 09:48 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Darrell Morley | 60-49 |
| 09:40 | Drake | Eric Miles can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-49 |
| 09:39 | Southern Illinois | Paul Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 09:28 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe makes the wide open jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Shad Gerdes | 60-51 |
| 09:19 | Drake | James Curtis hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-51 |
| 09:03 | Southern Illinois | Dane Nickerson is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-51 |
| 09:01 | Drake | James Curtis grabs the board | 63-51 |
| 08:35 | Drake | Eric Miles can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Lewis Rohe - foul #2 on Lewis Rohe, team foul #4 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Cory Suszynski (SG), Paul Rose (SF), Bobby Walters (PF), Oscar Corcoran (C) Darrell Morley, James Carreno, Mitchell Singleton, James Curtis | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Wilson (PG), Erik Joyce (SF), Nicholas Price (PF), Edward Gardener (C) Dane Nickerson, Lewis Rohe, Darryl Gable, Paul Davis | |
| 08:35 | Drake | Eric Miles misses the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 08:35 | Drake | Eric Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 08:19 | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Wilson | 64-54 |
| 08:12 | Drake | Cory Suszynski connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Rose | 66-54 |
| 08:04 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price lays it up and in set up by Edward Gardener | 66-56 |
| 07:48 | Drake | Bobby Walters connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Rose | 68-56 |
| 07:44 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 68-56 |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Rudolph (PG), Clyde Murray (PF) Eric Miles, Bobby Walters | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee (SG) Shad Gerdes | |
| 07:22 | Drake | Paul Rose connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 70-56 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Thomas Rudolph (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Cory Suszynski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Rose (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clyde Murray (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Oscar Corcoran (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erik Joyce (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nicholas Price (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Gardener (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:56 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 70-56 |
| 06:55 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener tips it back up and in | 70-58 |
| 06:39 | Drake | Edward Gardener is called for the reach on Oscar Corcoran - foul #2 on Edward Gardener, team foul #5 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Bobby Walters (PF), James Curtis (C) Cory Suszynski, Paul Rose, Oscar Corcoran | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe (SF), Darryl Gable (PF), Ralph Parker (C) Erik Joyce, Nicholas Price, Edward Gardener | |
| 06:24 | Drake | Clyde Murray misses the floater from the baseline | 70-58 |
| 06:22 | Drake | Bobby Walters snags the offensive board | 70-58 |
| 06:07 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-58 |
| 06:05 | Drake | James Curtis grabs the offensive rebound | 70-58 |
| 05:50 | Drake | Bobby Walters misses the floater from the left side | 70-58 |
| 05:49 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby Walters | 70-58 |
| 05:36 | Drake | John Wilson takes the ball from Thomas Rudolph | 70-58 |
| 05:33 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee lays it in on a great pass from John Wilson | 70-60 |
| 05:19 | Drake | James Curtis buries a shot from the right wing set up by Clyde Murray | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:01 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe is alone and drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Lee | 72-62 |
| 04:40 | Drake | The pull-up jumper by Bobby Walters is blocked by Ralph Parker | 72-62 |
| 04:39 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable grabs the board | 72-62 |
| 04:27 | Southern Illinois | James Curtis swats the shot by Robert Lee | 72-62 |
| 04:25 | Drake | The rebound goes to Bobby Walters | 72-62 |
| 04:20 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph misses the 3 from the right corner | 72-62 |
| 04:18 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Parker gets the rebound | 72-62 |
| 04:14 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee double dribbles | 72-62 |
| Subs | Drake | Darrell Morley (PG), Cory Suszynski (SG), Paul Rose (SF), Mitchell Singleton (PF), Oscar Corcoran (C) Thomas Rudolph, Ivan Wnukowski, Clyde Murray, Bobby Walters, James Curtis | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes (PG), Dane Nickerson (SG), Erik Joyce (SF), Nicholas Price (PF), Edward Gardener (C) John Wilson, Robert Lee, Lewis Rohe, Darryl Gable, Ralph Parker | |
| 03:45 | Drake | Cory Suszynski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:31 | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes is open and scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Erik Joyce | 72-65 |
| 03:19 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton is called for traveling | 72-65 |
| Subs | Drake | Eric Miles (PG) Darrell Morley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Eric Miles (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Suszynski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Rose (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mitchell Singleton (fresh) 4 reb. C - Oscar Corcoran (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Shad Gerdes (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dane Nickerson (fresh) SF - Erik Joyce (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Nicholas Price (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Gardener (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:58 | Southern Illinois | Eric Miles picks off the pass by Nicholas Price | 72-65 |
| 02:55 | Drake | Paul Rose misses the lay-in | 72-65 |
| 02:53 | Southern Illinois | Dane Nickerson grabs the board | 72-65 |
| 02:53 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-65 |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Rudolph (PG), James Curtis (C) Eric Miles, Oscar Corcoran | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Wilson (PG), Robert Lee (SG), Lewis Rohe (SF), Darryl Gable (PF) Shad Gerdes, Dane Nickerson, Erik Joyce, Nicholas Price | |
| 02:32 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener double dribbles | 72-65 |
| Subs | Drake | Bobby Walters (PF) Mitchell Singleton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 02:29 | Drake | John Wilson takes the ball from Thomas Rudolph in the backcourt | 72-65 |
| 02:03 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Wilson | 72-68 |
| 01:42 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Rose | 74-68 |
| 01:23 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener's floater is tipped away by James Curtis | 74-68 |
| 01:22 | Drake | James Curtis grabs the defensive rebound | 74-68 |
| 01:06 | Drake | Edward Gardener is called for the reach on Bobby Walters - foul #3 on Edward Gardener, team foul #6 | 74-68 |
| 00:40 | Drake | Paul Rose misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Lewis Rohe - foul #3 on Lewis Rohe, team foul #7 | 74-68 |
| 00:40 | Drake | Paul Rose misses the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:40 | Drake | Paul Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee misses short on a 3 from straight away | 75-68 |
| 00:32 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Darryl Gable | 75-68 |
| 00:28 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener loses the dribble to Thomas Rudolph | 75-68 |
| 00:24 | Drake | Cory Suszynski can't finish the layup | 75-68 |
| 00:23 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable pulls down the rebound | 75-68 |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Drake | John Wilson is called for the reach on Thomas Rudolph in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Wilson, team foul #8 | 75-71 |
| 00:14 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph misses the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:14 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener grabs the board | 75-71 |
| 00:06 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 75-71 |
| 00:05 | Drake | James Curtis grabs the board | 75-71 |
| 00:03 | Drake | Robert Lee is called for the reach on James Curtis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Lee, team foul #9 | 75-71 |
| 00:03 | Drake | James Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:03 | Drake | James Curtis misses the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener pulls down the rebound | 76-71 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener misses the halfcourt shot | 76-71 |