| Lineup | Evansville | PG - James Sisco (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Brinegar (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Morais (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Sharp (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Preston Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jerry Wolfsberger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Stephenson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Kenneth Troche (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Oscar Seeley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Robert Smith inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Drake | Preston Smith is called for the reach on Oscar Seeley - foul #1 on Preston Smith, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| 19:25 | Drake | Kenneth Troche misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 30-34 |
| 19:24 | Drake | Kenneth Troche pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 19:02 | Drake | Donald Stephenson scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-37 |
| 18:46 | Evansville | Jeffrey Morais knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Brinegar | 33-37 |
| 18:21 | Drake | Kenneth Troche connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Jerry Wolfsberger and he's hacked by Preston Smith - foul #2 on Preston Smith, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Evansville | Roy Giddens (PG), Edwin Ayoub (SG), Leon Guice (SF) James Sisco, John Brinegar, Jeffrey Morais | |
| Subs | Drake | Matthew Brown (PG), Ron Bates (SG), Javier Garcia (SF), Jim Folsom (C) Jerry Wolfsberger, Donald Stephenson, Robert Smith, Oscar Seeley | |
| 18:21 | Drake | Kenneth Troche misses the free throw | 33-39 |
| 18:21 | Evansville | The rebound goes to James Sharp | 33-39 |
| 18:07 | Evansville | James Sharp is open and scores on a shot in the lane | 35-39 |
| 17:42 | Drake | Javier Garcia can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 17:40 | Evansville | Preston Smith grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 17:17 | Evansville | Roy Giddens knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Edwin Ayoub | 38-39 |
| 16:56 | Drake | Ron Bates is fouled on the floor by Edwin Ayoub - foul #2 on Edwin Ayoub, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Sisco (PG), John Brinegar (SG), Robert Gammon (PF), Floyd Kaiser (C) Roy Giddens, Edwin Ayoub, James Sharp, Preston Smith | |
| Subs | Drake | Jerry Wolfsberger (PG), Donald Stephenson (SG), Robert Smith (SF), John Delaney (C) Matthew Brown, Ron Bates, Javier Garcia, Jim Folsom | |
| 16:32 | Drake | Donald Stephenson is hacked by Floyd Kaiser - foul #1 on Floyd Kaiser, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Evansville | Virgil Mattia (SF) Leon Guice | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 16:19 | Drake | Kenneth Troche lays it up and in set up by Donald Stephenson | 38-41 |
| 15:55 | Evansville | Robert Gammon misses long on a shot near the basket | 38-41 |
| 15:53 | Drake | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - James Sisco (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Brinegar (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Virgil Mattia (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Gammon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Floyd Kaiser (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jerry Wolfsberger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Stephenson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Troche (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - John Delaney (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Drake | Robert Gammon blocks the jumper by Donald Stephenson | 38-41 |
| 15:38 | Drake | John Delaney tips it back up and in | 38-43 |
| 15:32 | Evansville | John Brinegar clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 15:31 | Evansville | Virgil Mattia snags the offensive board | 38-43 |
| 15:15 | Evansville | Virgil Mattia scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 40-43 |
| 14:58 | Drake | John Delaney buries a turnaround from close range | 40-45 |
| 14:44 | Evansville | Jerry Wolfsberger picks off the pass by John Brinegar | 40-45 |
| 14:27 | Drake | Robert Smith is hacked by Virgil Mattia - foul #1 on Virgil Mattia, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Evansville | Roy Giddens (PG), Edwin Ayoub (SG), Jeffrey Morais (SF), James Sharp (PF), Preston Smith (C) James Sisco, John Brinegar, Virgil Mattia, Robert Gammon, Floyd Kaiser | |
| Subs | Drake | Matthew Brown (PG), Ron Bates (SG), Javier Garcia (SF), Jim Folsom (PF), Oscar Seeley (C) Jerry Wolfsberger, Donald Stephenson, Robert Smith, Kenneth Troche, John Delaney | |
| 14:12 | Drake | Ron Bates misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 14:11 | Drake | Javier Garcia grabs the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 13:48 | Drake | Matthew Brown misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-45 |
| 13:47 | Evansville | The rebound goes to James Sharp | 40-45 |
| 13:20 | Evansville | Edwin Ayoub hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 12:51 | Drake | Oscar Seeley lays it in and he's hacked by Preston Smith - foul #3 on Preston Smith, team foul #6 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Evansville | Leon Guice (SF), John Shephard (C) Jeffrey Morais, Preston Smith | |
| Subs | Drake | Harry Reed (PG), Preston Higginbotham (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Kenneth Troche (PF) Matthew Brown, Ron Bates, Javier Garcia, Jim Folsom | |
| 12:51 | Drake | Oscar Seeley makes the free throw | 43-48 |
| 12:30 | Evansville | Leon Guice is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-48 |
| 12:28 | Evansville | John Shephard grabs the offensive board | 43-48 |
| 12:16 | Evansville | Roy Giddens clanks a 3 from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 12:15 | Evansville | Leon Guice gets the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 11:58 | Evansville | Leon Guice throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-48 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Sisco (PG), John Brinegar (SG), Floyd Kaiser (PF) Roy Giddens, Edwin Ayoub, James Sharp | |
| Subs | Drake | Jerry Wolfsberger (PG) Harry Reed | |
| 11:36 | Drake | Kenneth Troche blows the layup | 43-48 |
| 11:35 | Evansville | John Brinegar pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - James Sisco (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Brinegar (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leon Guice (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Floyd Kaiser (fresh) C - John Shephard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jerry Wolfsberger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Preston Higginbotham (fresh) SF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Troche (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Oscar Seeley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:12 | Evansville | John Brinegar misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-48 |
| 11:10 | Drake | Preston Higginbotham grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 11:06 | Drake | Jerry Wolfsberger loses the dribble to John Brinegar | 43-48 |
| 11:03 | Evansville | John Brinegar lays it in | 45-48 |
| 10:49 | Drake | Kenneth Troche knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 45-50 |
| 10:33 | Evansville | John Shephard can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 45-50 |
| 10:32 | Drake | Oscar Seeley pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 10:14 | Drake | Robert Smith misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-50 |
| 10:13 | Evansville | Floyd Kaiser snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 09:53 | Evansville | John Shephard can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-50 |
| 09:51 | Drake | Kenneth Troche snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 09:47 | Drake | Jerry Wolfsberger can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by John Brinegar - foul #2 on John Brinegar, team foul #7 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Evansville | Roy Giddens (PG), Edwin Ayoub (SG), Jeffrey Morais (SF), James Sharp (PF), Preston Smith (C) James Sisco, John Brinegar, Leon Guice, Floyd Kaiser, John Shephard | |
| Subs | Drake | Donald Stephenson (SG), Javier Garcia (SF), Jim Folsom (PF), John Delaney (C) Preston Higginbotham, Robert Smith, Kenneth Troche, Oscar Seeley | |
| 09:47 | Drake | Jerry Wolfsberger misses the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 09:47 | Drake | Jerry Wolfsberger misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 09:47 | Evansville | Edwin Ayoub pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 09:18 | Evansville | Preston Smith buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Edwin Ayoub | 47-50 |
| 09:01 | Drake | Jerry Wolfsberger can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 08:59 | Evansville | James Sharp snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 08:57 | Evansville | Roy Giddens is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Wolfsberger - foul #1 on Jerry Wolfsberger, team foul #1 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Drake | Matthew Brown (PG) Jerry Wolfsberger | |
| 08:43 | Evansville | Roy Giddens travels with the ball | 47-50 |
| 08:27 | Drake | John Delaney misses the lay-in | 47-50 |
| 08:26 | Evansville | Roy Giddens grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 08:21 | Evansville | John Delaney takes the ball from Jeffrey Morais | 47-50 |
| 08:03 | Drake | John Delaney misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Preston Smith - foul #4 on Preston Smith, team foul #8 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Sisco (PG), John Brinegar (SG), Virgil Mattia (SF), Robert Gammon (C) Roy Giddens, Edwin Ayoub, Jeffrey Morais, Preston Smith | |
| Subs | Drake | Harry Reed (PG), Ron Bates (SF), Kenneth Troche (PF) Donald Stephenson, Javier Garcia, Jim Folsom | |
| 08:03 | Drake | John Delaney makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 08:03 | Drake | John Delaney makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 07:43 | Evansville | Robert Gammon scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from James Sharp and the foul's on Kenneth Troche - foul #2 on Kenneth Troche, team foul #2 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Drake | Jim Folsom (C) John Delaney | |
| 07:43 | Evansville | Robert Gammon makes the free throw | 50-52 |
| 07:35 | Drake | Harry Reed is fouled on the floor by James Sisco - foul #1 on James Sisco, team foul #9 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Evansville | Leon Guice (SF) Virgil Mattia | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 07:35 | Drake | Harry Reed misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 07:35 | Evansville | Robert Gammon gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - James Sisco (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Brinegar (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leon Guice (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Sharp (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Gammon (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harry Reed (fresh) SG - Matthew Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ron Bates (fresh) PF - Kenneth Troche (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jim Folsom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Evansville | Leon Guice lays it in | 52-52 |
| 07:09 | Drake | Ron Bates makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Harry Reed | 52-54 |
| 06:54 | Evansville | Ron Bates steals the ball from Leon Guice | 52-54 |
| 06:27 | Drake | Ron Bates hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by John Brinegar - foul #3 on John Brinegar, team foul #10 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Evansville | Roy Giddens (PG), Edwin Ayoub (SG), Virgil Mattia (SF), Floyd Kaiser (PF), Preston Smith (C) James Sisco, John Brinegar, Leon Guice, James Sharp, Robert Gammon | |
| Subs | Drake | Jerry Wolfsberger (PG), Donald Stephenson (SG), Javier Garcia (PF), Oscar Seeley (C) Harry Reed, Matthew Brown, Kenneth Troche, Jim Folsom | |
| 06:27 | Drake | Ron Bates makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 06:27 | Drake | Ron Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 06:07 | Evansville | Virgil Mattia hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-56 |
| 06:06 | Drake | Oscar Seeley grabs the board | 52-56 |
| 05:51 | Drake | Floyd Kaiser takes the ball from Ron Bates | 52-56 |
| 05:36 | Evansville | Floyd Kaiser is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-56 |
| 05:25 | Drake | Javier Garcia's pass is intercepted by Edwin Ayoub | 55-56 |
| 05:10 | Evansville | Preston Smith misses the jumper from the baseline | 55-56 |
| 05:08 | Evansville | Floyd Kaiser snags the offensive board | 55-56 |
| 04:52 | Evansville | Preston Smith hits a shot in the lane | 57-56 |
| 04:27 | Drake | Preston Smith steals the ball from Oscar Seeley | 57-56 |
| 04:27 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Sisco (PG), John Brinegar (SG), Jeffrey Morais (SF), James Sharp (PF) Roy Giddens, Edwin Ayoub, Virgil Mattia, Floyd Kaiser | |
| Subs | Drake | Matthew Brown (PG), Robert Smith (SF), Kenneth Troche (PF), John Delaney (C) Jerry Wolfsberger, Ron Bates, Javier Garcia, Oscar Seeley | |
| 04:12 | Evansville | John Brinegar can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 04:10 | Drake | Donald Stephenson gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 04:06 | Drake | Donald Stephenson can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Sisco - foul #2 on James Sisco, team foul #11 | 57-56 |
| 04:06 | Drake | Donald Stephenson makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 04:06 | Drake | Donald Stephenson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 04:06 | Evansville | The rebound goes to James Sharp | 57-57 |
| 03:52 | Evansville | Preston Smith connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by James Sisco | 59-57 |
| 03:27 | Drake | Matthew Brown misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Sisco - foul #3 on James Sisco, team foul #12 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Drake | Harry Reed (PG), Jim Folsom (C) Donald Stephenson, John Delaney | |
| 03:27 | Drake | Matthew Brown makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 03:27 | Drake | Matthew Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - James Sisco (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Brinegar (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Morais (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Sharp (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Preston Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harry Reed (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Troche (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jim Folsom (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Evansville | John Brinegar drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by James Sharp and he's fouled by Matthew Brown - foul #2 on Matthew Brown, team foul #3 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Gammon (C) Preston Smith | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 03:11 | Evansville | John Brinegar misses the free throw | 61-59 |
| 03:11 | Drake | Jim Folsom grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 02:50 | Drake | Harry Reed connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Matthew Brown | 61-62 |
| 02:48 | Evansville | Matthew Brown picks off the pass by Jeffrey Morais in the backcourt | 61-62 |
| 02:48 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-62 |
| Subs | Evansville | Preston Smith (C) Robert Gammon | |
| Subs | Drake | Jerry Wolfsberger (PG) Harry Reed | |
| 02:41 | Drake | Kenneth Troche hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 61-62 |
| 02:39 | Evansville | Preston Smith snags the defensive board | 61-62 |
| 02:37 | Evansville | Matthew Brown is called for the reach on James Sisco in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matthew Brown, team foul #4 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Drake | Donald Stephenson (SG) Matthew Brown | |
| 02:28 | Evansville | Preston Smith knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by James Sharp | 63-62 |
| 02:06 | Drake | Jim Folsom misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 02:04 | Drake | Kenneth Troche hits the follow up shot | 63-64 |
| 02:00 | Evansville | James Sisco is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Wolfsberger - foul #2 on Jerry Wolfsberger, team foul #5 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Drake | Oscar Seeley (C) Jim Folsom | |
| 01:42 | Evansville | Robert Smith steals the ball from John Brinegar | 63-64 |
| 01:34 | Drake | Kenneth Troche can't connect on a shot from the left block | 63-64 |
| 01:33 | Evansville | James Sharp grabs the board | 63-64 |
| 01:25 | Evansville | Jeffrey Morais hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Brinegar | 65-64 |
| 01:11 | Drake | Robert Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-64 |
| 01:10 | Drake | Kenneth Troche can't tip it in | 65-64 |
| 01:09 | Drake | Robert Smith tips it back up and in | 65-66 |
| 00:48 | Evansville | John Brinegar buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Morais | 68-66 |
| 00:44 | Drake | Jerry Wolfsberger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-66 |
| 00:42 | Evansville | Preston Smith grabs the board | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Evansville | Preston Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Troche - foul #3 on Kenneth Troche, team foul #6 | 68-66 |
| 00:16 | Evansville | Preston Smith misses long on an open runner in the paint | 68-66 |
| 00:15 | Drake | Jerry Wolfsberger snags the defensive board | 68-66 |
| 00:10 | Drake | Robert Smith's pass is intercepted by James Sisco | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Evansville | Jerry Wolfsberger is called for the reach on James Sisco in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Wolfsberger, team foul #7 | 68-66 |
| 00:07 | Evansville | James Sisco makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:07 | Evansville | James Sisco makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Drake | Robert Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-66 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | James Sharp gets the rebound | 70-66 |