| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Wilson (fresh) SG - Warren Crawford (fresh) SF - Steven Luker (fresh) PF - Kent Young (fresh) C - John Wray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Carl Myers (fresh) SG - James Corn (fresh) SF - Leonard Magers (fresh) PF - Sean Staley (fresh) C - James Kelly (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:57 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Drake | Steven Luker comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Drake | John Wray snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Drake | John Wray can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Kelly - foul #1 on James Kelly, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Drake | John Wray makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:36 | Drake | John Wray makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers is fouled in the backcourt by Kent Young - foul #1 on Kent Young, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Southern Illinois | Warren Crawford steps in front of the James Corn pass | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Drake | John Wray scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by John Wilson | 4-0 |
| 18:54 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 4-0 |
| 18:53 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:32 | Southern Illinois | Carl Myers buries a floater from the left wing and he's hacked by John Wilson - foul #1 on John Wilson, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 18:32 | Southern Illinois | Carl Myers makes the free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:18 | Drake | Steven Luker misses badly on a floater from the right block | 4-3 |
| 18:16 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 18:11 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers is hacked by Warren Crawford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Warren Crawford, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| 18:01 | Southern Illinois | Carl Myers travels with the ball | 4-3 |
| 17:45 | Drake | Kent Young banks in the layup | 6-3 |
| 17:36 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson takes the ball from James Kelly | 6-3 |
| 17:33 | Drake | Steven Luker can't finish the layup | 6-3 |
| 17:32 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers grabs the board | 6-3 |
| 17:07 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-3 |
| 17:05 | Drake | Kent Young grabs the board | 6-3 |
| 16:58 | Drake | Leonard Magers steps in front of the John Wilson pass | 6-3 |
| 16:46 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers clanks a jumper in the paint | 6-3 |
| 16:45 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly grabs the offensive board | 6-3 |
| 16:29 | Southern Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Leonard Magers is blocked by Kent Young | 6-3 |
| 16:27 | Drake | John Wray pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:21 | Drake | John Wilson is hacked by Carl Myers - foul #1 on Carl Myers, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Drake | Jim Shaver (PG), Billy Wilson (SG), Robert Locklin (SF), Lino Pavlikowski (PF), Charles Hesse (C) John Wilson, Warren Crawford, Steven Luker, Kent Young, John Wray | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson (PG), Bernard Alston (SG), Sam Dejesus (SF), Robert Nicodemus (PF), Peter James (C) Carl Myers, James Corn, Leonard Magers, Sean Staley, James Kelly | |
| 16:05 | Drake | Billy Wilson knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jim Shaver | 9-3 |
| 15:49 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-3 |
| 15:48 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston can't tip it in | 9-3 |
| 15:46 | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski grabs the board | 9-3 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jim Shaver (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Locklin (fresh) PF - Lino Pavlikowski (fresh) C - Charles Hesse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Lawrence Jackson (fresh) SG - Bernard Alston (fresh) SF - Sam Dejesus (fresh) PF - Robert Nicodemus (fresh) C - Peter James (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Drake | Billy Wilson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Bernard Alston - foul #1 on Bernard Alston, team foul #3 | 9-3 |
| 15:41 | Drake | Billy Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 10-3 |
| 15:41 | Drake | Billy Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-3 |
| 15:17 | Southern Illinois | Robert Locklin steals it from Lawrence Jackson | 11-3 |
| 15:08 | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski hits the finger roll set up by Billy Wilson | 13-3 |
| 15:06 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston is called for traveling in the backcourt | 13-3 |
| 15:01 | Drake | Charles Hesse clanks a floater in the paint | 13-3 |
| 15:00 | Drake | Charles Hesse can't tip it in | 13-3 |
| 14:59 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus snags the defensive board | 13-3 |
| 14:51 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 13-3 |
| 14:50 | Drake | Robert Locklin grabs the board | 13-3 |
| 14:45 | Drake | Billy Wilson is whistled for traveling | 13-3 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Randall Russell (PG), Leonard Magers (SF), Sean Staley (PF) Bernard Alston, Robert Nicodemus, Peter James | |
| 14:28 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Leonard Magers | 13-5 |
| 14:16 | Drake | Charles Hesse is denied on a layup by Sean Staley | 13-5 |
| 14:15 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers grabs the defensive rebound | 13-5 |
| 14:10 | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sam Dejesus, team foul #4 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Talton (SG), James Kelly (C) Sam Dejesus, Lawrence Jackson | |
| 14:02 | Drake | Jim Shaver misses the easy layup but the foul's on Leonard Magers - foul #1 on Leonard Magers, team foul #5 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Drake | Warren Crawford (SG) Billy Wilson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 14:02 | Drake | Jim Shaver makes the 1st free throw | 14-5 |
| 14:02 | Drake | Jim Shaver misses the 2nd free throw | 14-5 |
| 14:02 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers snags the defensive board | 14-5 |
| 13:40 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley misses short on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Warren Crawford - foul #2 on Warren Crawford, team foul #4 | 14-5 |
| Subs | Drake | Billy Wilson (SG), Kent Young (PF), Ray Pham (C) Warren Crawford, Lino Pavlikowski, Charles Hesse | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus (C) James Kelly | |
| 13:40 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley makes the 1st free throw | 14-6 |
| 13:40 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley makes the 2nd free throw | 14-7 |
| 13:31 | Drake | Ray Pham comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Robert Nicodemus - foul #1 on Robert Nicodemus, team foul #6 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Carl Myers (PG), Peter James (C) Randall Russell, Sean Staley | |
| 13:31 | Drake | Ray Pham makes the 1st free throw | 15-7 |
| 13:31 | Drake | Ray Pham misses the 2nd free throw | 15-7 |
| 13:31 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Leonard Magers | 15-7 |
| 13:20 | Southern Illinois | Robert Talton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 15-7 |
| 13:19 | Drake | Robert Locklin gets the rebound | 15-7 |
| 13:14 | Drake | Jim Shaver is hacked by Carl Myers - foul #2 on Carl Myers, team foul #7 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Drake | Steven Luker (SF) Robert Locklin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston (PG) Carl Myers | |
| 13:14 | Drake | Jim Shaver misses the 1st free throw | 15-7 |
| 13:14 | Southern Illinois | Peter James pulls down the rebound | 15-7 |
| 12:57 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 15-7 |
| 12:55 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers tips it in | 15-9 |
| 12:48 | Drake | Steven Luker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-9 |
| Subs | Drake | John Wilson (PG), John Wray (C) Jim Shaver, Ray Pham | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus (SG), James Kelly (C) Robert Talton, Robert Nicodemus | |
| 12:46 | Southern Illinois | Billy Wilson is called for the reach on Sam Dejesus in the backcourt - foul #1 on Billy Wilson, team foul #5 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski (PF) Kent Young | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson (PG) Leonard Magers | |
| 12:35 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson connects on the 3 from the left corner | 15-12 |
| 12:17 | Drake | Steven Luker comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Sam Dejesus - foul #2 on Sam Dejesus, team foul #8 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Randall Russell (PG), James Corn (SG), Leonard Magers (SF), Sean Staley (PF) Bernard Alston, Sam Dejesus, Peter James, James Kelly | |
| 12:17 | Drake | Steven Luker makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 12:17 | Drake | Steven Luker makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 12:02 | Southern Illinois | Randall Russell clanks a floater from the free throw line | 17-12 |
| 12:00 | Drake | Steven Luker grabs the defensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 11:53 | Drake | Steven Luker connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Billy Wilson | 19-12 |
| 11:50 | Southern Illinois | Randall Russell is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 19-12 |
| Subs | Drake | Jim Shaver (PG), Robert Locklin (SF), Kent Young (PF), Charles Hesse (C) John Wilson, Steven Luker, Lino Pavlikowski, John Wray | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 11:41 | Drake | Kent Young is fouled on the floor by Leonard Magers - foul #2 on Leonard Magers, team foul #9 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Kelly (C) Leonard Magers | |
| 11:41 | Drake | Kent Young makes the 1st free throw | 20-12 |
| 11:41 | Drake | Kent Young makes the 2nd free throw | 21-12 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jim Shaver (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Locklin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kent Young (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Hesse (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Randall Russell (fresh) SG - James Corn (fairly fresh) SF - Lawrence Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sean Staley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-12 |
| 11:15 | Drake | Kent Young pulls down the rebound | 21-12 |
| 11:10 | Drake | Billy Wilson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-12 |
| 11:08 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Kent Young | 21-12 |
| 11:03 | Drake | Charles Hesse knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Kent Young and he's fouled by James Corn - foul #1 on James Corn, team foul #10 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Drake | Stanley Stamm (SG), Lino Pavlikowski (PF) Billy Wilson, Kent Young | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston (PG), Robert Talton (SG), Robert Nicodemus (PF), Peter James (C) Randall Russell, James Corn, Sean Staley, James Kelly | |
| 11:03 | Drake | Charles Hesse makes the free throw | 24-12 |
| 10:53 | Southern Illinois | Peter James is hacked by Jim Shaver - foul #1 on Jim Shaver, team foul #6 | 24-12 |
| Subs | Drake | Ray Pham (C) Charles Hesse | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 10:37 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston knocks in the runner from close range | 24-14 |
| 10:32 | Drake | Robert Nicodemus denies the turnaround by Stanley Stamm | 24-14 |
| 10:31 | Southern Illinois | Peter James snags the defensive board | 24-14 |
| 10:24 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus misses the driving attempt from the left block | 24-14 |
| 10:23 | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski gets the rebound | 24-14 |
| 10:17 | Drake | Stanley Stamm misses short on a shot from the left wing | 24-14 |
| 10:15 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Nicodemus | 24-14 |
| 10:08 | Southern Illinois | Peter James is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Peter James, team foul #11 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Drake | John Wilson (PG), Kent Young (PF), John Wray (C) Jim Shaver, Robert Locklin, Lino Pavlikowski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley (PF) Peter James | |
| 09:55 | Drake | The jump hook by Stanley Stamm is blocked by Bernard Alston | 24-14 |
| 09:54 | Drake | Ray Pham snags the offensive board | 24-14 |
| 09:47 | Drake | John Wilson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-14 |
| 09:46 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Lawrence Jackson | 24-14 |
| 09:41 | Southern Illinois | Robert Talton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 24-14 |
| 09:40 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus tips it home | 24-16 |
| 09:31 | Drake | John Wilson can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 24-16 |
| 09:29 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus gets the rebound | 24-16 |
| 09:08 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 24-16 |
| 09:06 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-16 |
| 08:53 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ray Pham - foul #1 on Ray Pham, team foul #7 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Drake | Billy Wilson (SG), Steven Luker (SF), Lino Pavlikowski (PF), Charles Hesse (C) John Wilson, Ray Pham, Kent Young, John Wray | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Randall Russell (PG), James Corn (SG), Peter James (PF), James Kelly (C) Lawrence Jackson, Robert Talton, Sean Staley, Robert Nicodemus | |
| 08:53 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston misses the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 08:53 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 08:41 | Drake | Charles Hesse misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 24-17 |
| 08:39 | Southern Illinois | Peter James grabs the defensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 08:25 | Southern Illinois | Peter James makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by James Corn and he's fouled by Billy Wilson - foul #2 on Billy Wilson, team foul #8 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Drake | Jim Shaver (PG) Billy Wilson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson (SF) Bernard Alston | |
| 08:25 | Southern Illinois | Peter James makes the free throw | 24-20 |
| 08:14 | Drake | Randall Russell is called for the reach on Steven Luker - foul #1 on Randall Russell, team foul #12 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Drake | Ray Pham (C) Charles Hesse | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 08:14 | Drake | Steven Luker makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 08:14 | Drake | Steven Luker misses the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 08:14 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Kelly | 25-20 |
| 08:01 | Southern Illinois | James Corn makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 25-22 |
| 07:36 | Drake | Peter James is called for the reach on Steven Luker - foul #2 on Peter James, team foul #13 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Drake | John Wilson (PG) Jim Shaver | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston (SF), Sean Staley (PF) Randall Russell, Peter James | |
| 07:36 | Drake | Steven Luker makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 07:36 | Drake | Steven Luker misses the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 07:36 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly snags the defensive board | 26-22 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stanley Stamm (tiring) SF - Steven Luker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lino Pavlikowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Pham (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Lawrence Jackson (tiring) 5 pts. SG - James Corn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Alston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Staley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Kelly (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Steven Luker - foul #1 on Steven Luker, team foul #9 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Locklin (SF) Steven Luker | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 07:26 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 07:26 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 07:18 | Drake | John Wilson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Lawrence Jackson - foul #1 on Lawrence Jackson, team foul #14 | 26-24 |
| 07:18 | Drake | John Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 07:18 | Drake | John Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 07:13 | Southern Illinois | Lino Pavlikowski picks off the pass by Bernard Alston in the backcourt | 28-24 |
| 07:07 | Drake | Stanley Stamm misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 07:06 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| 07:00 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by John Wilson - foul #2 on John Wilson, team foul #10 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Drake | Jim Shaver (PG), Kent Young (PF), John Wray (C) John Wilson, Lino Pavlikowski, Ray Pham | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 07:00 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 07:00 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 06:58 | Drake | Lawrence Jackson steps in front of the Jim Shaver pass in the backcourt | 28-26 |
| 06:44 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Sean Staley | 28-28 |
| 06:36 | Drake | Stanley Stamm makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jim Shaver | 31-28 |
| 06:32 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-28 |
| Subs | Drake | Billy Wilson (PG), Warren Crawford (SG) Jim Shaver, Stanley Stamm | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Randall Russell (PG) Bernard Alston | |
| 06:22 | Drake | Sean Staley picks off the pass by Kent Young | 31-28 |
| 06:19 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-28 |
| Subs | Drake | Ray Pham (SF), Charles Hesse (C) Robert Locklin, John Wray | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 06:14 | Drake | Charles Hesse lays it in on a nice dish by Warren Crawford | 33-28 |
| 06:00 | Southern Illinois | Randall Russell buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 05:44 | Drake | Kent Young knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Warren Crawford | 36-31 |
| 05:42 | Southern Illinois | James Corn is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Crawford - foul #3 on Warren Crawford, team foul #11 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Drake | Jim Shaver (PG), Steven Luker (SF), Lino Pavlikowski (PF), John Wray (C) Warren Crawford, Ray Pham, Kent Young, Charles Hesse | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston (SF), Robert Nicodemus (C) Lawrence Jackson, James Kelly | |
| 05:42 | Southern Illinois | James Corn makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 05:42 | Southern Illinois | James Corn misses the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 05:42 | Drake | John Wray pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 05:37 | Drake | Billy Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-32 |
| 05:35 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 05:33 | Southern Illinois | Billy Wilson takes the ball from Robert Nicodemus in the backcourt | 36-32 |
| 05:23 | Drake | John Wray misses the turnaround in the paint | 36-32 |
| 05:21 | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski hits the follow up shot | 38-32 |
| 05:19 | Southern Illinois | Randall Russell is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Luker - foul #2 on Steven Luker, team foul #12 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Drake | John Wilson (PG) Jim Shaver | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Talton (SG) James Corn | |
| 05:19 | Southern Illinois | Randall Russell misses the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 05:19 | Southern Illinois | Randall Russell misses the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 05:19 | Drake | The rebound goes to John Wray | 38-32 |
| 05:14 | Drake | Bernard Alston picks off the pass by Steven Luker | 38-32 |
| 05:04 | Southern Illinois | Robert Talton is called for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Talton, team foul #15 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson (SF) Randall Russell | |
| 04:52 | Drake | Steven Luker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-32 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Locklin (SF), Ray Pham (C) Steven Luker, John Wray | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 04:42 | Southern Illinois | Robert Locklin is called for the reach on Sean Staley - foul #1 on Robert Locklin, team foul #13 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Drake | Jim Shaver (PG), Kent Young (PF) John Wilson, Lino Pavlikowski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 04:42 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley misses the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 04:42 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 04:26 | Drake | Jim Shaver misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Talton - foul #2 on Robert Talton, team foul #16 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Hesse (C) Kent Young | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Randall Russell (PG), James Corn (SG), James Kelly (C) Robert Talton, Bernard Alston, Sean Staley | |
| 04:26 | Drake | Jim Shaver misses the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 04:26 | Drake | Jim Shaver misses the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 04:26 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 04:24 | Southern Illinois | Billy Wilson steals it from Randall Russell in the backcourt | 38-33 |
| 04:13 | Drake | Charles Hesse loses the ball out of bounds | 38-33 |
| Subs | Drake | Kent Young (PF) Ray Pham | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 03:52 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly's layup is rejected by Kent Young | 38-33 |
| 03:50 | Drake | Charles Hesse snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 03:44 | Drake | Billy Wilson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 03:35 | Southern Illinois | Randall Russell misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 03:34 | Drake | Robert Locklin pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jim Shaver (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Wilson (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Locklin (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Kent Young (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Hesse (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Randall Russell (tiring) 3 pts. SG - James Corn (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Jackson (tired) 7 pts. PF - Robert Nicodemus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Kelly (tired) 5 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Drake | Robert Locklin comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 03:29 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Hesse | 41-33 |
| 03:23 | Drake | Kent Young buries a jumper from the left block set up by Robert Locklin | 43-33 |
| 03:23 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-33 |
| Subs | Drake | John Wilson (PG), Steven Luker (SF), John Wray (C) Jim Shaver, Robert Locklin, Charles Hesse | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Carl Myers (PG), Sam Dejesus (SG), Leonard Magers (SF), Sean Staley (PF), Peter James (C) Randall Russell, James Corn, Lawrence Jackson, Robert Nicodemus, James Kelly | |
| 03:20 | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus is hacked by Steven Luker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Luker, team foul #14 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Drake | Stanley Stamm (SF), Lino Pavlikowski (PF) Steven Luker, Kent Young | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 03:20 | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 03:20 | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 03:06 | Drake | John Wilson makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Wray | 45-35 |
| 02:47 | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 02:33 | Drake | John Wray is called for traveling | 45-37 |
| Subs | Drake | Ray Pham (SF) Billy Wilson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 02:26 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley misses the easy layup | 45-37 |
| 02:24 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley can't tip it in | 45-37 |
| 02:22 | Southern Illinois | Peter James gets the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 02:04 | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 02:02 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers gets the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 01:45 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers is hacked by Ray Pham - foul #2 on Ray Pham, team foul #15 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Drake | Jim Shaver (PG), Robert Locklin (SF), Kent Young (PF) John Wilson, Lino Pavlikowski, John Wray | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Talton (SG), Robert Nicodemus (PF), James Kelly (C) Sam Dejesus, Sean Staley, Peter James | |
| 01:45 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 01:45 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 01:35 | Drake | Jim Shaver misses long on a floater from the right side | 45-39 |
| 01:33 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Ray Pham | 45-39 |
| 01:22 | Drake | Kent Young is fouled on the floor by Robert Nicodemus - foul #2 on Robert Nicodemus, team foul #17 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Drake | Billy Wilson (SG), Charles Hesse (C) Stanley Stamm, Ray Pham | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 01:22 | Drake | Kent Young makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 01:22 | Drake | Kent Young makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 01:01 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers is called for traveling | 47-39 |
| 00:52 | Drake | Jim Shaver comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 00:50 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus grabs the board | 47-39 |
| 00:46 | Southern Illinois | Billy Wilson takes the ball from Carl Myers in the backcourt | 47-39 |
| 00:43 | Drake | Jim Shaver banks in the layup set up by Billy Wilson | 49-39 |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | Carl Myers is hacked by Kent Young - foul #2 on Kent Young, team foul #16 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Drake | Stanley Stamm (SF), Lino Pavlikowski (PF), Ray Pham (C) Robert Locklin, Kent Young, Charles Hesse | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus (SG), Sean Staley (PF) Robert Talton, Robert Nicodemus | |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | Carl Myers makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | Carl Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 00:01 | Drake | Billy Wilson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-41 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |