| Lineup | Drake | PG - Phillip Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Harrell (fresh) PF - Jimmie Breslin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Earnest Dawson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - George Riggins (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Lloyd (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Harty (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Isaacson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Lyle Williams (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | James Harrell inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Drake | James Harrell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-36 |
| 19:40 | Drake | Jimmie Breslin grabs the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 19:26 | Drake | Phillip Thomas misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 19:24 | Samford | Thomas Isaacson grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 19:03 | Samford | Jason Lloyd connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from George Riggins | 34-38 |
| 18:56 | Drake | James Harrell is whistled for traveling | 34-38 |
| 18:35 | Samford | George Riggins buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Lyle Williams | 34-41 |
| 18:16 | Drake | Phillip Thomas clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-41 |
| 18:14 | Samford | Benjamin Harty snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 17:59 | Samford | George Riggins makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-43 |
| 17:42 | Drake | Earnest Dawson misses long on a floater from the left wing | 34-43 |
| 17:41 | Drake | Earnest Dawson grabs the offensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 17:29 | Drake | John Smith misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 34-43 |
| 17:28 | Samford | Thomas Isaacson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 17:07 | Samford | Jason Lloyd clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-43 |
| 17:06 | Drake | James Harrell grabs the defensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 16:46 | Drake | James Harrell is called for traveling | 34-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Abel Imai (PG), David Alley (SG), Peter Aguinaldo (SF), Daniel West (PF), Peter Hardy (C) Phillip Thomas, John Smith, James Harrell, Jimmie Breslin, Earnest Dawson | |
| Subs | Samford | Arthur Bradley (PG), Michael Heaton (SG), John Talty (SF), Timothy Bagley (PF), Samuel Williams (C) George Riggins, Jason Lloyd, Benjamin Harty, Thomas Isaacson, Lyle Williams | |
| 16:43 | Samford | Timothy Bagley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-43 |
| 16:28 | Drake | Daniel West misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-43 |
| 16:27 | Samford | Samuel Williams pulls down the rebound | 34-43 |
| 16:21 | Samford | Peter Hardy is called for the reach on Samuel Williams - foul #1 on Peter Hardy, team foul #1 | 34-43 |
| 16:13 | Samford | Peter Hardy denies the turnaround by Timothy Bagley | 34-43 |
| 16:11 | Drake | Peter Hardy gets the rebound | 34-43 |
| 15:54 | Drake | Abel Imai makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Abel Imai (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Alley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Aguinaldo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel West (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Arthur Bradley (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Heaton (fresh) SF - John Talty (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Bagley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Williams (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Samford | John Talty misses the dunk but the foul's on Peter Aguinaldo - foul #2 on Peter Aguinaldo, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| 15:37 | Samford | John Talty misses the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 15:37 | Samford | John Talty misses the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 15:37 | Drake | Daniel West grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 15:21 | Drake | Abel Imai misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-43 |
| 15:19 | Samford | John Talty gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 15:14 | Samford | Arthur Bradley drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Talty | 37-46 |
| 15:03 | Drake | Samuel Williams blocks the jumper by Peter Aguinaldo | 37-46 |
| 15:01 | Drake | Peter Hardy grabs the offensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 14:48 | Drake | David Alley clanks a shot from the left side | 37-46 |
| 14:46 | Drake | Daniel West tips it back up and in | 39-46 |
| 14:33 | Samford | Timothy Bagley hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Arthur Bradley | 39-48 |
| 14:09 | Drake | Peter Hardy hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 39-48 |
| 14:08 | Drake | Peter Aguinaldo grabs the offensive board | 39-48 |
| 13:53 | Drake | Abel Imai is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Abel Imai, team foul #3 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Phillip Thomas (PG), John Smith (SG), Roger Reiser (SF), Jimmie Breslin (PF), Earnest Dawson (C) Abel Imai, David Alley, Peter Aguinaldo, Daniel West, Peter Hardy | |
| Subs | Samford | George Riggins (PG), Jason Lloyd (SG), Benjamin Harty (SF), Thomas Isaacson (PF), Lyle Williams (C) Arthur Bradley, Michael Heaton, John Talty, Timothy Bagley, Samuel Williams | |
| 13:27 | Samford | Jason Lloyd drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by George Riggins | 39-50 |
| 13:02 | Drake | Phillip Thomas is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Phillip Thomas, team foul #4 | 39-50 |
| 12:47 | Samford | Earnest Dawson takes the ball from Benjamin Harty | 39-50 |
| 12:37 | Drake | Earnest Dawson is whistled for a carry | 39-50 |
| Subs | Drake | James Harrell (SF) Roger Reiser | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:13 | Samford | Phillip Thomas steals it from Jason Lloyd | 39-50 |
| 12:09 | Drake | John Smith lays it in set up by Phillip Thomas | 41-50 |
| 11:50 | Samford | The short jumper by Lyle Williams is denied by Jimmie Breslin | 41-50 |
| 11:49 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to George Riggins | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Phillip Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Harrell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jimmie Breslin (tiring) 4 reb. C - Earnest Dawson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - George Riggins (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jason Lloyd (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Harty (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Isaacson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Lyle Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Samford | Jason Lloyd clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-50 |
| 11:33 | Drake | Earnest Dawson snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 11:24 | Drake | John Smith is fouled on the floor by George Riggins - foul #1 on George Riggins, team foul #1 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Drake | David Alley (SG), Roger Reiser (SF), Daniel West (PF) John Smith, James Harrell, Jimmie Breslin | |
| Subs | Samford | Arthur Bradley (PG), Michael Heaton (SG), John Talty (SF) George Riggins, Jason Lloyd, Benjamin Harty | |
| 11:08 | Drake | Daniel West is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Daniel West, team foul #5 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Peter Hardy (PF) Daniel West | |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Bagley (C) Lyle Williams | |
| 10:39 | Samford | Timothy Bagley clanks a shot from the right side | 41-50 |
| 10:38 | Samford | Michael Heaton tips it home | 41-52 |
| 10:27 | Drake | Phillip Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-52 |
| 10:26 | Samford | Thomas Isaacson snags the defensive board | 41-52 |
| 10:11 | Samford | Timothy Bagley dunks the ball | 41-54 |
| 09:51 | Drake | Earnest Dawson connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Phillip Thomas and he's hacked by Timothy Bagley - foul #1 on Timothy Bagley, team foul #2 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Drake | Abel Imai (PG), Peter Aguinaldo (SG), James Harrell (SF), Daniel West (PF) Phillip Thomas, David Alley, Roger Reiser, Peter Hardy | |
| Subs | Samford | George Riggins (PG), Jason Lloyd (SG), Samuel Williams (PF), Lyle Williams (C) Arthur Bradley, John Talty, Thomas Isaacson, Timothy Bagley | |
| 09:51 | Drake | Earnest Dawson makes the free throw | 44-54 |
| 09:36 | Samford | George Riggins is called for traveling | 44-54 |
| 09:14 | Drake | Earnest Dawson misses the fadeaway in the lane | 44-54 |
| 09:13 | Samford | Lyle Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 09:09 | Samford | Abel Imai steals the ball from George Riggins in the backcourt | 44-54 |
| 09:05 | Drake | Abel Imai hits the finger roll | 46-54 |
| 08:48 | Samford | Michael Heaton is whistled for a carry | 46-54 |
| Subs | Drake | John Smith (SG), Jimmie Breslin (PF) James Harrell, Earnest Dawson | |
| Subs | Samford | Benjamin Harty (SF) Michael Heaton | |
| 08:29 | Drake | Peter Aguinaldo misses the driving attempt in the lane | 46-54 |
| 08:27 | Samford | The rebound goes to Samuel Williams | 46-54 |
| 08:24 | Samford | Lyle Williams loses the dribble to John Smith in the backcourt | 46-54 |
| 08:11 | Drake | Abel Imai can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 08:09 | Samford | Samuel Williams grabs the board | 46-54 |
| 08:05 | Samford | John Smith is called for the reach on Jason Lloyd in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #6 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Drake | David Alley (PG), Roger Reiser (SF), Peter Hardy (PF) Abel Imai, Peter Aguinaldo, Jimmie Breslin | |
| Subs | Samford | John Talty (SG), Thomas Isaacson (PF), Timothy Bagley (C) Jason Lloyd, Samuel Williams, Lyle Williams | |
| 07:58 | Samford | Thomas Isaacson is alone and drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Timothy Bagley | 46-56 |
| 07:46 | Drake | Roger Reiser knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Smith | 48-56 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - David Alley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roger Reiser (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel West (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - George Riggins (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Talty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Benjamin Harty (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Isaacson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Timothy Bagley (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Samford | George Riggins can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 48-56 |
| 07:27 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Bagley | 48-56 |
| 07:03 | Samford | George Riggins misses the easy open layup | 48-56 |
| 07:01 | Samford | George Riggins hits the follow up shot | 48-58 |
| 06:38 | Drake | John Smith connects on the shot from the right wing | 50-58 |
| 06:21 | Samford | George Riggins misses long on a shot near the basket | 50-58 |
| 06:20 | Samford | Thomas Isaacson tips it in | 50-60 |
| 06:08 | Drake | David Alley knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Roger Reiser and he's hacked by George Riggins - foul #2 on George Riggins, team foul #3 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Drake | Phillip Thomas (PG), James Harrell (SF), Jimmie Breslin (PF), Earnest Dawson (C) John Smith, Roger Reiser, Peter Hardy, Daniel West | |
| Subs | Samford | Arthur Bradley (PG), Jason Lloyd (SG), Michael Heaton (SF), Samuel Williams (PF), Lyle Williams (C) George Riggins, John Talty, Benjamin Harty, Thomas Isaacson, Timothy Bagley | |
| 06:08 | Drake | David Alley misses the free throw | 52-60 |
| 06:08 | Drake | Jimmie Breslin gets the offensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 05:50 | Drake | James Harrell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 52-60 |
| 05:49 | Drake | Earnest Dawson gets the offensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 05:37 | Drake | Jimmie Breslin is fouled on the floor by Samuel Williams - foul #1 on Samuel Williams, team foul #4 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Drake | Peter Aguinaldo (SG) David Alley | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 05:26 | Drake | Jimmie Breslin misses the lay-in | 52-60 |
| 05:24 | Drake | Earnest Dawson grabs the offensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 05:01 | Drake | Jimmie Breslin loses the ball out of bounds | 52-60 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Isaacson (PF) Lyle Williams | |
| 04:35 | Samford | Jason Lloyd misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 52-60 |
| 04:34 | Samford | Michael Heaton grabs the offensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 04:20 | Samford | Samuel Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-60 |
| 04:19 | Drake | Jimmie Breslin pulls down the rebound | 52-60 |
| 03:53 | Drake | Jimmie Breslin misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-60 |
| 03:51 | Drake | Earnest Dawson pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Drake | Earnest Dawson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-60 |
| 03:34 | Drake | James Harrell grabs the offensive board | 52-60 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Phillip Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Peter Aguinaldo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Harrell (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jimmie Breslin (tired) 6 reb. C - Earnest Dawson (tiring) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Arthur Bradley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Lloyd (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Heaton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Isaacson (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Samuel Williams (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Drake | Earnest Dawson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-60 |
| 03:25 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to James Harrell | 52-60 |
| 03:09 | Drake | Peter Aguinaldo misses long on a floater from the left side | 52-60 |
| 03:08 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jason Lloyd | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:44 | Samford | Arthur Bradley is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Arthur Bradley, team foul #5 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Drake | Abel Imai (PG), John Smith (SG), Roger Reiser (SF), Peter Hardy (PF), Daniel West (C) Phillip Thomas, Peter Aguinaldo, James Harrell, Jimmie Breslin, Earnest Dawson | |
| Subs | Samford | George Riggins (PG), John Talty (SG), Benjamin Harty (SF), Timothy Bagley (PF), Lyle Williams (C) Arthur Bradley, Jason Lloyd, Michael Heaton, Thomas Isaacson, Samuel Williams | |
| 02:21 | Drake | John Smith clanks a 3 from the left wing | 52-60 |
| 02:20 | Drake | Roger Reiser pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 02:12 | Drake | Peter Hardy drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by John Smith and he's fouled by Timothy Bagley - foul #2 on Timothy Bagley, team foul #6 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Drake | David Alley (PG) Abel Imai | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 02:12 | Drake | Peter Hardy makes the free throw | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:55 | Samford | George Riggins misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 01:53 | Drake | Daniel West snags the defensive board | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:37 | Drake | John Smith is hacked by Timothy Bagley - foul #3 on Timothy Bagley, team foul #7 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Drake | Phillip Thomas (PG), James Harrell (SF), Jimmie Breslin (PF), Earnest Dawson (C) David Alley, Roger Reiser, Peter Hardy, Daniel West | |
| Subs | Samford | Jason Lloyd (SG), Thomas Isaacson (PF) John Talty, Timothy Bagley | |
| 01:37 | Drake | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 01:37 | Drake | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 01:21 | Samford | Thomas Isaacson comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 57-60 |
| 01:20 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to George Riggins | 57-60 |
| 01:02 | Samford | Thomas Isaacson loses the ball out of bounds | 57-60 |
| 00:37 | Drake | Jimmie Breslin drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Harrell | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Samford | Phillip Thomas is called for the reach on Benjamin Harty in the backcourt - foul #3 on Phillip Thomas, team foul #7 | 59-60 |
| 00:36 | Samford | Benjamin Harty misses the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 00:36 | Drake | Jimmie Breslin grabs the board | 59-60 |
| 00:23 | Drake | Lyle Williams is called for the reach on Earnest Dawson - foul #3 on Lyle Williams, team foul #8 | 59-60 |
| 00:23 | Drake | Earnest Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 00:23 | Drake | Earnest Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Samford | Jimmie Breslin is called for the reach on Thomas Isaacson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jimmie Breslin, team foul #8 | 61-60 |
| 00:18 | Samford | Thomas Isaacson misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:18 | Drake | James Harrell grabs the board | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Drake | George Riggins is called for the reach on James Harrell in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Riggins, team foul #9 | 61-60 |
| 00:16 | Drake | James Harrell misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:16 | Samford | Benjamin Harty gets the rebound | 61-60 |
| 00:07 | Samford | Benjamin Harty misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-60 |
| 00:05 | Drake | The rebound goes to Earnest Dawson | 61-60 |
| 00:02 | Drake | George Riggins is called for the reach on Earnest Dawson in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Riggins, team foul #10 | 61-60 |
| 00:02 | Drake | Earnest Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:02 | Drake | Earnest Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:02 | Samford | Samford calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Jason Lloyd comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 63-60 |