| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Cole (fresh) SG - Randall Leblanc (fresh) SF - Michael Brown (fresh) PF - Christopher Stowell (fresh) C - Donald Todd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Kenneth Boser (fresh) SG - Charles Davis (fresh) SF - James Carreno (fresh) PF - Oscar Corcoran (fresh) C - Travis Bennett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Oscar Corcoran wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | Drake | Charles Davis banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Kenneth Boser | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Sam Houston State | John Cole misses long on an open floater from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Drake | Oscar Corcoran snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Drake | Kenneth Boser is whistled for a carry | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Sam Houston State | Travis Bennett takes the ball from Donald Todd | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Drake | Charles Davis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Donald Todd | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Stowell loses the dribble to Kenneth Boser in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | Drake | Charles Davis makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Boser | 0-5 |
| 18:18 | Sam Houston State | Michael Brown misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 0-5 |
| 18:16 | Sam Houston State | John Cole grabs the offensive board | 0-5 |
| 17:57 | Sam Houston State | Randall Leblanc connects on the open shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Cole | 2-5 |
| 17:41 | Drake | Charles Davis is fouled on the floor by John Cole - foul #1 on John Cole, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Tim Powell (PG), Steven Clark (SG), Richard Arndt (SF), Joe Kogut (PF), James Hock (C) John Cole, Randall Leblanc, Michael Brown, Christopher Stowell, Donald Todd | |
| Subs | Drake | Jordan Bishop (PG), Steven Schenck (SG), John Williams (SF), Matthew Binns (PF), John Barcenas (C) Kenneth Boser, Charles Davis, James Carreno, Oscar Corcoran, Travis Bennett | |
| 17:33 | Drake | Matthew Binns misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Arndt - foul #1 on Richard Arndt, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 17:33 | Drake | Matthew Binns makes the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:33 | Drake | Matthew Binns makes the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:09 | Sam Houston State | Joe Kogut misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jordan Bishop - foul #1 on Jordan Bishop, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| 17:09 | Sam Houston State | Joe Kogut makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:09 | Sam Houston State | Joe Kogut misses the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:09 | Drake | John Barcenas grabs the defensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 17:07 | Drake | Richard Arndt is called for the reach on John Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Arndt, team foul #3 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Brown (SF) Richard Arndt | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 16:58 | Drake | John Barcenas connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 3-9 |
| 16:33 | Sam Houston State | Tim Powell connects on the floater from the right side set up by Michael Brown | 5-9 |
| 16:31 | Drake | Matthew Binns throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-9 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Frederick Simpson (PG), Dale Lucas (SG), Christopher Stowell (PF), Donald Todd (C) Tim Powell, Steven Clark, Joe Kogut, James Hock | |
| Subs | Drake | Scotty Ladd (PG), James Carreno (SF), Oscar Corcoran (PF) Jordan Bishop, John Williams, John Barcenas | |
| 16:18 | Sam Houston State | Dale Lucas buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Frederick Simpson | 8-9 |
| 16:08 | Drake | Steven Schenck scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-12 |
| 15:55 | Sam Houston State | Dale Lucas clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-12 |
| 15:53 | Drake | The rebound goes to Scotty Ladd | 8-12 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Frederick Simpson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dale Lucas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Brown (tiring) PF - Christopher Stowell (tiring) C - Donald Todd (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Scotty Ladd (fresh) SG - Steven Schenck (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Carreno (tiring) PF - Oscar Corcoran (tiring) C - Matthew Binns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Drake | Steven Schenck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-12 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Randall Leblanc (SG) Dale Lucas | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Boser (PG), Charles Davis (SG), Travis Bennett (C) Scotty Ladd, Steven Schenck, Matthew Binns | |
| 15:37 | Sam Houston State | Frederick Simpson is hacked by Oscar Corcoran in the backcourt - foul #1 on Oscar Corcoran, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Cole (PG) Frederick Simpson | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 15:11 | Sam Houston State | John Cole is fouled on the floor by Charles Davis - foul #1 on Charles Davis, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Steven Clark (SF), Joe Kogut (PF) Michael Brown, Christopher Stowell | |
| Subs | Drake | Matthew Binns (PF) Oscar Corcoran | |
| 14:52 | Sam Houston State | Joe Kogut is fouled on the floor by Travis Bennett - foul #1 on Travis Bennett, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Frederick Simpson (PG), James Hock (C) John Cole, Donald Todd | |
| Subs | Drake | Jordan Bishop (PG), Steven Schenck (SF) Kenneth Boser, James Carreno | |
| 14:26 | Sam Houston State | Steven Clark misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 14:25 | Drake | The rebound goes to Steven Schenck | 8-12 |
| 14:07 | Drake | The jumper by Matthew Binns is denied by Joe Kogut | 8-12 |
| 14:05 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Randall Leblanc | 8-12 |
| 13:49 | Sam Houston State | James Hock comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Jordan Bishop - foul #2 on Jordan Bishop, team foul #5 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Tim Powell (PG), Dale Lucas (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Christopher Stowell (PF) Frederick Simpson, Randall Leblanc, Steven Clark, Joe Kogut | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Boser (PG), Scotty Ladd (SG), John Williams (SF), Oscar Corcoran (PF), John Barcenas (C) Jordan Bishop, Charles Davis, Steven Schenck, Matthew Binns, Travis Bennett | |
| 13:49 | Sam Houston State | James Hock makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:49 | Sam Houston State | James Hock makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:30 | Drake | Kenneth Boser misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Dale Lucas - foul #1 on Dale Lucas, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Cole (PG), Donald Todd (C) Michael Brown, James Hock | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 13:30 | Drake | Kenneth Boser makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 13:30 | Drake | Kenneth Boser makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 13:20 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Stowell blows the wide open layup | 10-14 |
| 13:18 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Stowell pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 13:11 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Stowell misses long on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Oscar Corcoran - foul #2 on Oscar Corcoran, team foul #6 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Davis (SG), James Carreno (SF) Scotty Ladd, Oscar Corcoran | |
| 13:11 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Stowell makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 13:11 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Stowell makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 13:06 | Drake | Charles Davis is called for traveling in the backcourt | 12-14 |
| 12:48 | Sam Houston State | Dale Lucas drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Cole | 14-14 |
| 12:37 | Drake | John Barcenas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-14 |
| 12:35 | Sam Houston State | Dale Lucas snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 12:33 | Sam Houston State | Dale Lucas's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Boser in the backcourt | 14-14 |
| 12:32 | Drake | James Carreno hits the finger roll set up by Kenneth Boser | 14-16 |
| 12:18 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Stowell hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by John Cole | 16-16 |
| 12:02 | Drake | Charles Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-16 |
| 12:00 | Drake | James Carreno tips it back up and in | 16-18 |
| 11:50 | Sam Houston State | Tim Powell is fouled on the floor by James Carreno - foul #1 on James Carreno, team foul #7 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Frederick Simpson (PG), Michael Brown (SF), Joe Kogut (PF) John Cole, Dale Lucas, Christopher Stowell | |
| Subs | Drake | Steven Schenck (SG), Matthew Binns (PF), Travis Bennett (C) Charles Davis, John Williams, John Barcenas | |
| 11:50 | Sam Houston State | Tim Powell makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 11:50 | Sam Houston State | Tim Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Frederick Simpson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tim Powell (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) PF - Joe Kogut (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Donald Todd (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Kenneth Boser (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Schenck (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Carreno (tired) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Binns (tiring) 2 pts. C - Travis Bennett (tiring) | |
| 11:31 | Drake | Matthew Binns misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 18-18 |
| 11:30 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Bennett | 18-18 |
| 11:18 | Drake | Steven Schenck comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Brown - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Steven Clark (SG), James Hock (C) Tim Powell, Donald Todd | |
| Subs | Drake | Scotty Ladd (SG) James Carreno | |
| 11:18 | Drake | Steven Schenck makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 11:18 | Drake | Steven Schenck misses the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 11:18 | Sam Houston State | Joe Kogut pulls down the rebound | 18-19 |
| 10:54 | Sam Houston State | Michael Brown makes the wide open shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steven Clark | 20-19 |
| 10:36 | Drake | Kenneth Boser hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-19 |
| 10:35 | Sam Houston State | James Hock gets the rebound | 20-19 |
| 10:15 | Sam Houston State | Frederick Simpson hits a turnaround from close range set up by Michael Brown and he's fouled by Steven Schenck - foul #1 on Steven Schenck, team foul #8 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Randall Leblanc (SG), Christopher Stowell (PF), Donald Todd (C) Steven Clark, Joe Kogut, James Hock | |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Davis (SG), John Barcenas (C) Kenneth Boser, Travis Bennett | |
| 10:15 | Sam Houston State | Frederick Simpson misses the free throw | 22-19 |
| 10:15 | Drake | John Barcenas pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| 10:13 | Drake | Randall Leblanc is called for the reach on Charles Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Randall Leblanc, team foul #6 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Cole (PG) Frederick Simpson | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 09:55 | Drake | Scotty Ladd comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-19 |
| 09:53 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Stowell pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| 09:27 | Sam Houston State | Michael Brown knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by John Cole and he's fouled by John Barcenas - foul #1 on John Barcenas, team foul #9 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Joe Kogut (PF) Christopher Stowell | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Boser (PG), James Carreno (SF), John Williams (PF), Travis Bennett (C) Scotty Ladd, Steven Schenck, Matthew Binns, John Barcenas | |
| 09:27 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 24-19 |
| 09:27 | Sam Houston State | Michael Brown makes the free throw | 25-19 |
| 09:07 | Drake | John Williams hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Davis | 25-21 |
| 09:03 | Sam Houston State | Michael Brown is hacked by Kenneth Boser in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Boser, team foul #10 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Frederick Simpson (PG) John Cole | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 09:03 | Sam Houston State | Michael Brown misses the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 09:03 | Sam Houston State | Michael Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 09:03 | Drake | The rebound goes to John Williams | 25-21 |
| 08:51 | Drake | Charles Davis scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Williams | 25-24 |
| 08:35 | Sam Houston State | Michael Brown is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Michael Brown, team foul #7 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dale Lucas (SG), Steven Clark (SF), Christopher Stowell (PF), James Hock (C) Randall Leblanc, Michael Brown, Joe Kogut, Donald Todd | |
| Subs | Drake | Steven Schenck (SG), John Barcenas (C) Charles Davis, Travis Bennett | |
| 08:09 | Drake | Steven Schenck drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Kenneth Boser | 25-26 |
| 07:51 | Sam Houston State | Steven Clark misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Boser - foul #2 on Kenneth Boser, team foul #11 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Randall Leblanc (SG), Donald Todd (C) Frederick Simpson, Christopher Stowell | |
| Subs | Drake | Scotty Ladd (PG), Matthew Binns (PF), Travis Bennett (C) Kenneth Boser, John Williams, John Barcenas | |
| 07:51 | Sam Houston State | Steven Clark misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 07:51 | Sam Houston State | Steven Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Dale Lucas (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Randall Leblanc (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Clark (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Hock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Todd (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Scotty Ladd (fairly fresh) SG - Steven Schenck (tiring) 6 pts. SF - James Carreno (tired) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Binns (tiring) 2 pts. C - Travis Bennett (tired) | |
| 07:35 | Drake | Steven Schenck blows the layup | 26-26 |
| 07:33 | Sam Houston State | Dale Lucas snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 07:29 | Sam Houston State | Randall Leblanc is fouled in the backcourt by Travis Bennett - foul #2 on Travis Bennett, team foul #12 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Cole (PG) Dale Lucas | |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Davis (SG), John Barcenas (C) James Carreno, Travis Bennett | |
| 07:29 | Sam Houston State | Randall Leblanc makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 07:29 | Sam Houston State | Randall Leblanc makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 07:27 | Drake | Randall Leblanc steps in front of the Steven Schenck pass in the backcourt | 28-26 |
| 07:09 | Sam Houston State | James Hock is by himself and knocks in the runner in the paint set up by John Cole | 30-26 |
| 06:56 | Drake | Steven Schenck connects on the floater in the paint | 30-28 |
| 06:51 | Sam Houston State | Steven Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Schenck - foul #2 on Steven Schenck, team foul #13 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Joe Kogut (PF) James Hock | |
| Subs | Drake | James Carreno (SF), John Williams (PF) Steven Schenck, John Barcenas | |
| 06:51 | Sam Houston State | Steven Clark misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 06:51 | Sam Houston State | Steven Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 06:30 | Drake | Scotty Ladd is called for traveling | 31-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Tim Powell (SF) Steven Clark | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 06:15 | Sam Houston State | Tim Powell is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-28 |
| 06:13 | Drake | Matthew Binns is hacked by Donald Todd in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Todd, team foul #8 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Frederick Simpson (PG), Christopher Stowell (PF), James Hock (C) John Cole, Joe Kogut, Donald Todd | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 06:13 | Drake | Matthew Binns misses the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 06:13 | Drake | James Carreno grabs the offensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 05:59 | Drake | Charles Davis misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 05:57 | Sam Houston State | Randall Leblanc grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 05:52 | Sam Houston State | Tim Powell makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Frederick Simpson and he's fouled by James Carreno - foul #2 on James Carreno, team foul #14 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dale Lucas (SG) Randall Leblanc | |
| Subs | Drake | John Barcenas (C) James Carreno | |
| 05:52 | Sam Houston State | Tim Powell misses the free throw | 36-28 |
| 05:52 | Drake | John Williams snags the defensive board | 36-28 |
| 05:31 | Drake | Charles Davis clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-28 |
| 05:29 | Drake | John Barcenas snags the offensive board | 36-28 |
| 05:14 | Drake | Dale Lucas swats the short shot by Matthew Binns | 36-28 |
| 05:13 | Sam Houston State | Tim Powell snags the defensive board | 36-28 |
| 05:08 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Binns is called for the reach on Tim Powell - foul #1 on Matthew Binns, team foul #15 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Cole (PG), Randall Leblanc (SG), Joe Kogut (PF), Donald Todd (C) Frederick Simpson, Dale Lucas, Christopher Stowell, James Hock | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 05:08 | Sam Houston State | Tim Powell makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 05:08 | Sam Houston State | Tim Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 05:06 | Drake | Scotty Ladd throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Steven Clark (SF) Tim Powell | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 04:51 | Sam Houston State | John Cole is called for traveling | 38-28 |
| 04:23 | Drake | Matthew Binns misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 38-28 |
| 04:21 | Drake | John Barcenas gets the offensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 04:03 | Drake | Matthew Binns can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 04:02 | Sam Houston State | Steven Clark pulls down the rebound | 38-28 |
| 03:47 | Sam Houston State | Steven Clark can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 38-28 |
| 03:45 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Kogut | 38-28 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Cole (tiring) 5 ast. SG - Randall Leblanc (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Steven Clark (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Joe Kogut (tired) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Todd (tired) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Scotty Ladd (very tired) SG - Charles Davis (very tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Williams (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Binns (very tired) 2 pts. C - John Barcenas (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Sam Houston State | Randall Leblanc comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-28 |
| 03:27 | Drake | John Barcenas grabs the defensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 03:25 | Drake | John Cole steps in front of the Charles Davis pass in the backcourt | 38-28 |
| 03:23 | Sam Houston State | Steven Clark hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Cole | 40-28 |
| 03:04 | Drake | John Barcenas hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 40-28 |
| 03:03 | Sam Houston State | Steven Clark gets the rebound | 40-28 |
| 03:03 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Frederick Simpson (PG), Dale Lucas (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Richard Arndt (PF), James Hock (C) John Cole, Randall Leblanc, Steven Clark, Joe Kogut, Donald Todd | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Boser (PG), Jordan Bishop (SG), Steven Schenck (SF), Oscar Corcoran (PF), Travis Bennett (C) Scotty Ladd, Charles Davis, John Williams, Matthew Binns, John Barcenas | |
| 02:43 | Sam Houston State | Michael Brown misses the lay-in | 40-28 |
| 02:42 | Sam Houston State | James Hock grabs the offensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 02:22 | Sam Houston State | Dale Lucas misses the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 40-28 |
| 02:20 | Drake | Travis Bennett snags the defensive board | 40-28 |
| 02:01 | Drake | Oscar Corcoran buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Boser | 40-30 |
| 01:36 | Sam Houston State | Michael Brown misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-30 |
| 01:34 | Sam Houston State | Michael Brown misses the tip | 40-30 |
| 01:33 | Drake | Oscar Corcoran pulls down the rebound | 40-30 |
| 01:28 | Drake | Kenneth Boser hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-30 |
| 01:27 | Sam Houston State | Dale Lucas gets the rebound | 40-30 |
| 01:12 | Sam Houston State | Frederick Simpson is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 40-30 |
| 01:11 | Drake | Oscar Corcoran grabs the board | 40-30 |
| 01:07 | Drake | Jordan Bishop buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 01:05 | Sam Houston State | Dale Lucas is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dale Lucas, team foul #9 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Tim Powell (PG), Randall Leblanc (SG), Christopher Stowell (PF), Donald Todd (C) Frederick Simpson, Dale Lucas, Richard Arndt, James Hock | |
| Subs | Drake | James Carreno (SF) Steven Schenck | |
| 00:53 | Drake | James Carreno misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-32 |
| 00:52 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Donald Todd | 40-32 |
| 00:35 | Sam Houston State | Donald Todd is hacked by Kenneth Boser - foul #3 on Kenneth Boser, team foul #16 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Cole (PG) Randall Leblanc | |
| Subs | Drake | Steven Schenck (SG) Kenneth Boser | |
| 00:35 | Sam Houston State | Donald Todd makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 00:35 | Sam Houston State | Donald Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 00:18 | Drake | John Cole is called for the reach on Oscar Corcoran - foul #2 on John Cole, team foul #10 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Randall Leblanc (SG), Richard Arndt (PF) Tim Powell, Christopher Stowell | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:18 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 42-32 |
| 00:18 | Drake | Oscar Corcoran misses the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 00:18 | Drake | Oscar Corcoran misses the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 00:18 | Sam Houston State | Randall Leblanc gets the rebound | 42-32 |
| 00:05 | Sam Houston State | Donald Todd misses badly on the uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 42-32 |
| 00:04 | Drake | James Carreno snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| 00:00 | Drake | James Carreno misses long on a halfcourt shot | 42-32 |