| Lineup | Samford | PG - Charles Salls (fresh) SG - Daniel Langham (fresh) SF - Eddie Calhoun (fresh) PF - Prince Neville (fresh) C - Cody Rine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Wilson (fresh) SG - Warren Crawford (fresh) SF - Robert Locklin (fresh) PF - Kent Young (fresh) C - John Wray (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Kent Young wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:32 | Drake | Kent Young misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Drake | John Wilson hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Samford | Daniel Langham is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Locklin - foul #1 on Robert Locklin, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Samford | Cody Rine is hacked by John Wray - foul #1 on John Wray, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Samford | Daniel Langham hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Kent Young - foul #1 on Kent Young, team foul #3 | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Samford | Daniel Langham misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Samford | Daniel Langham misses the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Drake | Kent Young grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Drake | Warren Crawford knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Wilson | 0-5 |
| 18:17 | Samford | Cody Rine misses short on a jumper near the basket | 0-5 |
| 18:15 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun grabs the offensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:55 | Samford | Daniel Langham can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right side | 0-5 |
| 17:54 | Drake | John Wilson pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:50 | Drake | Robert Locklin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 17:48 | Samford | The rebound goes to Prince Neville | 0-5 |
| 17:32 | Samford | Cody Rine scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Daniel Langham | 2-5 |
| 17:25 | Drake | Kent Young knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from John Wray | 2-8 |
| 17:07 | Samford | Cody Rine drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Daniel Langham and he's hacked by John Wray - foul #2 on John Wray, team foul #4 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Drake | Jim Shaver (PG), Billy Wilson (SG), Steven Luker (SF), Charles Hesse (C) John Wilson, Warren Crawford, Robert Locklin, John Wray | |
| 17:07 | Samford | Cody Rine makes the free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:56 | Drake | Jim Shaver misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Cody Rine - foul #1 on Cody Rine, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| 16:56 | Drake | Jim Shaver makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 16:56 | Drake | Jim Shaver makes the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 16:35 | Samford | Daniel Langham clanks a 3 from the left corner | 5-10 |
| 16:33 | Samford | Prince Neville hits the follow up shot | 7-10 |
| 16:29 | Drake | Steven Luker clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Eddie Calhoun - foul #1 on Eddie Calhoun, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Drake | Ray Pham (PF) Kent Young | |
| 16:29 | Drake | Steven Luker makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 16:29 | Drake | Steven Luker misses the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 16:29 | Samford | Cody Rine pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| 16:27 | Samford | Daniel Langham's pass is intercepted by Jim Shaver in the backcourt | 7-11 |
| 16:15 | Drake | Steven Luker can't connect on a floater from the left side | 7-11 |
| 16:13 | Drake | Charles Hesse grabs the offensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 16:01 | Drake | Cody Rine is called for the reach on Jim Shaver - foul #2 on Cody Rine, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Samford | Calvin Wells (SF), Garry Hudspeth (PF), John Jacinto (C) Eddie Calhoun, Prince Neville, Cody Rine | |
| Subs | Drake | John Wilson (PG), Warren Crawford (SG), Robert Locklin (SF) Jim Shaver, Billy Wilson, Steven Luker | |
| 15:48 | Drake | Warren Crawford can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-11 |
| 15:46 | Samford | John Jacinto snags the defensive board | 7-11 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Charles Salls (fairly fresh) SG - Daniel Langham (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Calvin Wells (fresh) PF - Garry Hudspeth (fresh) C - John Jacinto (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Crawford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Locklin (fresh) PF - Ray Pham (fresh) C - Charles Hesse (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Samford | John Wilson is called for the reach on Charles Salls in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Wilson, team foul #5 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Samford | Maurice Wyatt (PG), Dave Donohue (C) Charles Salls, Daniel Langham | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 15:33 | Samford | Calvin Wells misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-11 |
| 15:32 | Samford | Dave Donohue hits the follow up shot | 9-11 |
| 15:28 | Drake | Robert Locklin hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by John Wilson | 9-14 |
| 15:09 | Samford | Dave Donohue misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 9-14 |
| 15:08 | Drake | Charles Hesse gets the rebound | 9-14 |
| 15:02 | Drake | Robert Locklin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-14 |
| 15:01 | Samford | Calvin Wells grabs the board | 9-14 |
| 14:55 | Samford | John Jacinto is hacked by Ray Pham - foul #1 on Ray Pham, team foul #6 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Langham (SG), Eddie Calhoun (SF) Calvin Wells, Dave Donohue | |
| Subs | Drake | Jim Shaver (PG), Billy Wilson (SG), Steven Luker (SF), Kent Young (PF), Lino Pavlikowski (C) John Wilson, Warren Crawford, Robert Locklin, Ray Pham, Charles Hesse | |
| 14:38 | Samford | Maurice Wyatt misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-14 |
| 14:36 | Drake | Kent Young gets the rebound | 9-14 |
| 14:31 | Drake | Kent Young comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-14 |
| 14:30 | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski tips it in | 9-16 |
| 14:28 | Samford | Daniel Langham's pass is intercepted by Steven Luker in the backcourt | 9-16 |
| 14:13 | Drake | Jim Shaver is hacked by Maurice Wyatt - foul #1 on Maurice Wyatt, team foul #4 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Salls (PG), Prince Neville (PF), Dave Donohue (C) Maurice Wyatt, Garry Hudspeth, John Jacinto | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 13:54 | Drake | Charles Salls is called for the reach on Billy Wilson - foul #1 on Charles Salls, team foul #5 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Samford | Calvin Wells (SF) Eddie Calhoun | |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Locklin (SF) Steven Luker | |
| 13:46 | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Billy Wilson and he's fouled by Dave Donohue - foul #1 on Dave Donohue, team foul #6 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Samford | Maurice Wyatt (SG) Daniel Langham | |
| Subs | Drake | John Wilson (PG) Jim Shaver | |
| 13:46 | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski misses the free throw | 9-18 |
| 13:46 | Drake | Kent Young gets the offensive rebound | 9-18 |
| 13:36 | Drake | Billy Wilson clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 9-18 |
| 13:35 | Samford | Dave Donohue pulls down the rebound | 9-18 |
| 13:30 | Samford | Calvin Wells misses short on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Robert Locklin - foul #2 on Robert Locklin, team foul #7 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Drake | Warren Crawford (SG), Stanley Stamm (SF) Billy Wilson, Robert Locklin | |
| 13:30 | Samford | Calvin Wells makes the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 13:30 | Samford | Calvin Wells misses the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 13:30 | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski grabs the board | 10-18 |
| 13:14 | Drake | Stanley Stamm's pass is intercepted by Maurice Wyatt | 10-18 |
| 13:10 | Samford | Prince Neville lays it up and in on a nice dish by Maurice Wyatt | 12-18 |
| 12:49 | Drake | Stanley Stamm knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Lino Pavlikowski | 12-20 |
| 12:39 | Samford | Maurice Wyatt drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-20 |
| 12:24 | Drake | Kent Young knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by John Wilson | 15-22 |
| 12:14 | Samford | Charles Salls comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 15-22 |
| 12:12 | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski snags the defensive board | 15-22 |
| 12:07 | Drake | Stanley Stamm clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-22 |
| 12:06 | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-22 |
| 11:43 | Drake | Dave Donohue takes the ball from Warren Crawford | 15-22 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Charles Salls (fairly fresh) SG - Maurice Wyatt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Wells (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Prince Neville (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dave Donohue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Warren Crawford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stanley Stamm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kent Young (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lino Pavlikowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Samford | Calvin Wells is hacked by Stanley Stamm in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stanley Stamm, team foul #8 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Langham (SG), Eddie Calhoun (SF), Garry Hudspeth (PF), John Jacinto (C) Charles Salls, Maurice Wyatt, Prince Neville, Dave Donohue | |
| Subs | Drake | Jim Shaver (PG), Billy Wilson (SG), Steven Luker (SF), Ray Pham (PF), Charles Hesse (C) John Wilson, Warren Crawford, Stanley Stamm, Kent Young, Lino Pavlikowski | |
| 11:38 | Samford | Calvin Wells makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 11:38 | Samford | Calvin Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 11:30 | Drake | Steven Luker drills a floater from the left wing set up by Jim Shaver | 17-24 |
| 11:13 | Samford | John Jacinto's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-24 |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Salls (PG) Calvin Wells | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 10:53 | Drake | Jim Shaver hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 17-24 |
| 10:52 | Samford | John Jacinto pulls down the rebound | 17-24 |
| 10:35 | Samford | Garry Hudspeth comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-24 |
| 10:34 | Drake | Jim Shaver grabs the board | 17-24 |
| 10:30 | Drake | Jim Shaver misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 17-24 |
| 10:29 | Samford | Daniel Langham snags the defensive board | 17-24 |
| 10:10 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-24 |
| 10:01 | Drake | Charles Hesse hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 20-24 |
| 10:00 | Samford | The rebound goes to John Jacinto | 20-24 |
| 09:55 | Samford | Daniel Langham misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 20-24 |
| 09:53 | Drake | Charles Hesse gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 09:36 | Drake | Steven Luker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 20-24 |
| 09:35 | Samford | John Jacinto pulls down the rebound | 20-24 |
| 09:14 | Samford | Garry Hudspeth misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-24 |
| 09:12 | Drake | Jim Shaver grabs the board | 20-24 |
| 09:08 | Drake | Jim Shaver loses the ball out of bounds | 20-24 |
| Subs | Samford | Maurice Wyatt (PG), John Miler (SF), Prince Neville (PF), Dave Donohue (C) Charles Salls, Eddie Calhoun, Garry Hudspeth, John Jacinto | |
| Subs | Drake | John Wilson (PG), Warren Crawford (SG), Stanley Stamm (SF), Kent Young (PF), Lino Pavlikowski (C) Jim Shaver, Billy Wilson, Steven Luker, Ray Pham, Charles Hesse | |
| 08:45 | Samford | John Miler misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 20-24 |
| 08:44 | Drake | Kent Young pulls down the rebound | 20-24 |
| 08:40 | Drake | Daniel Langham steals the ball from Warren Crawford | 20-24 |
| 08:24 | Samford | John Miler misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kent Young - foul #2 on Kent Young, team foul #9 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Samford | Calvin Wells (SG) Daniel Langham | |
| Subs | Drake | Ray Pham (PF) Kent Young | |
| 08:24 | Samford | John Miler misses the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 08:24 | Samford | John Miler makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 08:06 | Drake | Stanley Stamm can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-24 |
| 08:04 | Samford | Dave Donohue snags the defensive board | 21-24 |
| 08:01 | Samford | Maurice Wyatt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-24 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Drake | Billy Wilson (SG) Warren Crawford | |
| 07:45 | Drake | Stanley Stamm is hacked by Dave Donohue - foul #2 on Dave Donohue, team foul #7 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Samford | Eddie Calhoun (SF), John Jacinto (C) John Miler, Dave Donohue | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 07:45 | Drake | Stanley Stamm makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 07:45 | Drake | Stanley Stamm makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Maurice Wyatt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Wells (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eddie Calhoun (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Prince Neville (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Jacinto (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stanley Stamm (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ray Pham (fairly fresh) C - Lino Pavlikowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Samford | John Jacinto blows the wide open dunk | 21-26 |
| 07:28 | Drake | Stanley Stamm grabs the board | 21-26 |
| 07:22 | Drake | Calvin Wells steps in front of the Billy Wilson pass | 21-26 |
| 07:04 | Samford | Maurice Wyatt is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Maurice Wyatt, team foul #8 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Salls (PG), Daniel Langham (SG) Maurice Wyatt, Calvin Wells | |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Hesse (C) Ray Pham | |
| 06:47 | Drake | Billy Wilson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Salls - foul #2 on Charles Salls, team foul #9 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Samford | Calvin Wells (PG) Charles Salls | |
| Subs | Drake | Jim Shaver (PG) John Wilson | |
| 06:47 | Drake | Billy Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 06:47 | Drake | Billy Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 06:28 | Samford | Prince Neville scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Eddie Calhoun and he's hacked by Lino Pavlikowski - foul #1 on Lino Pavlikowski, team foul #10 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Samford | Garry Hudspeth (PG), John Miler (SF) Calvin Wells, Eddie Calhoun | |
| Subs | Drake | Warren Crawford (SG), Robert Locklin (SF), Kent Young (PF), John Wray (C) Billy Wilson, Stanley Stamm, Lino Pavlikowski, Charles Hesse | |
| 06:28 | Samford | Prince Neville misses the free throw | 23-28 |
| 06:28 | Drake | Kent Young grabs the defensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 06:16 | Drake | Warren Crawford makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Wray | 23-31 |
| 05:58 | Samford | Robert Locklin steals it from Prince Neville | 23-31 |
| 05:51 | Drake | John Wray misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-31 |
| 05:49 | Samford | Prince Neville pulls down the rebound | 23-31 |
| 05:43 | Samford | Prince Neville misses long on an open driving attempt near the basket | 23-31 |
| 05:41 | Drake | Kent Young grabs the defensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 05:36 | Drake | Warren Crawford misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-31 |
| 05:34 | Drake | Robert Locklin hits the follow up shot | 23-33 |
| 05:18 | Samford | Prince Neville can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 23-33 |
| 05:16 | Drake | Jim Shaver grabs the defensive rebound | 23-33 |
| 05:13 | Drake | Jim Shaver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-33 |
| Subs | Samford | Calvin Wells (PG), Eddie Calhoun (SF) John Miler, Prince Neville | |
| Subs | Drake | Stanley Stamm (PG), Billy Wilson (SG) Jim Shaver, Warren Crawford | |
| 04:52 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun loses the dribble to Billy Wilson | 23-33 |
| 04:49 | Drake | Billy Wilson lays it up and in | 23-35 |
| 04:26 | Samford | Garry Hudspeth can't finish the layup | 23-35 |
| 04:25 | Drake | Kent Young grabs the board | 23-35 |
| 04:19 | Drake | Robert Locklin makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Billy Wilson | 23-38 |
| 04:00 | Samford | Calvin Wells misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 23-38 |
| 03:59 | Drake | Robert Locklin grabs the board | 23-38 |
| 03:54 | Drake | Billy Wilson is hacked by Calvin Wells - foul #1 on Calvin Wells, team foul #10 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Salls (PG), Maurice Wyatt (SG), Dave Donohue (PF), Cody Rine (C) Calvin Wells, Daniel Langham, Garry Hudspeth, John Jacinto | |
| Subs | Drake | Warren Crawford (SG), Steven Luker (SF), Ray Pham (PF), Charles Hesse (C) Stanley Stamm, Robert Locklin, Kent Young, John Wray | |
| 03:54 | Drake | Billy Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 23-39 |
| 03:54 | Drake | Billy Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 23-39 |
| 03:54 | Samford | Cody Rine gets the rebound | 23-39 |
| 03:35 | Samford | Charles Hesse picks off the pass by Cody Rine | 23-39 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Charles Salls (fresh) SG - Maurice Wyatt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Calhoun (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dave Donohue (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Cody Rine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Billy Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Crawford (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steven Luker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ray Pham (fresh) C - Charles Hesse (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Drake | Steven Luker loses the ball out of bounds | 23-39 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Drake | John Wilson (PG), Stanley Stamm (SG) Billy Wilson, Warren Crawford | |
| 03:10 | Samford | Maurice Wyatt double dribbles in the backcourt | 23-39 |
| Subs | Samford | John Miler (SF) Eddie Calhoun | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 02:59 | Drake | John Wilson misses the floater from the left wing | 23-39 |
| 02:57 | Samford | Cody Rine pulls down the rebound | 23-39 |
| 02:38 | Samford | Maurice Wyatt misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 23-39 |
| 02:37 | Samford | Cody Rine grabs the offensive board | 23-39 |
| 02:25 | Samford | John Miler can't connect on a floater from the left side | 23-39 |
| 02:23 | Samford | Cody Rine tips it in | 25-39 |
| 02:14 | Drake | Ray Pham misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Dave Donohue - foul #3 on Dave Donohue, team foul #11 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Eddie Calhoun (SF), Prince Neville (PF) John Miler, Dave Donohue | |
| Subs | Drake | Warren Crawford (SG), Lino Pavlikowski (C) Steven Luker, Charles Hesse | |
| 02:14 | Drake | Ray Pham makes the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 02:14 | Drake | Ray Pham makes the 2nd free throw | 25-41 |
| 02:02 | Samford | Prince Neville can't connect on an uncontested jumper near the basket | 25-41 |
| 02:01 | Drake | Stanley Stamm grabs the board | 25-41 |
| 01:56 | Drake | Stanley Stamm is fouled on the floor by Cody Rine - foul #3 on Cody Rine, team foul #12 | 25-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Langham (SG), Calvin Wells (SF), John Jacinto (C) Maurice Wyatt, Eddie Calhoun, Cody Rine | |
| Subs | Drake | Jim Shaver (PG), Kent Young (PF) John Wilson, Ray Pham | |
| 01:56 | Drake | Stanley Stamm misses the 1st free throw | 25-41 |
| 01:56 | Drake | Stanley Stamm makes the 2nd free throw | 25-42 |
| 01:54 | Samford | Calvin Wells is fouled in the backcourt by Jim Shaver - foul #1 on Jim Shaver, team foul #11 | 25-42 |
| 01:54 | Samford | Calvin Wells misses the 1st free throw | 25-42 |
| 01:54 | Samford | Calvin Wells misses the 2nd free throw | 25-42 |
| 01:54 | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski gets the rebound | 25-42 |
| 01:40 | Drake | Kent Young connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Lino Pavlikowski | 25-44 |
| 01:33 | Samford | Daniel Langham is whistled for a carry | 25-44 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Drake | Billy Wilson (SG), Robert Locklin (SF) Warren Crawford, Stanley Stamm | |
| 01:18 | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Locklin | 25-46 |
| 01:15 | Samford | John Jacinto is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Jacinto, team foul #13 | 25-46 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Drake | John Wray (C) Lino Pavlikowski | |
| 01:03 | Drake | Billy Wilson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-46 |
| 01:01 | Samford | The rebound goes to Prince Neville | 25-46 |
| 00:34 | Samford | Charles Salls makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Langham and he's fouled by John Wray - foul #3 on John Wray, team foul #12 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Maurice Wyatt (SG), John Miler (SF) Daniel Langham, Calvin Wells | |
| Subs | Drake | John Wilson (PG), Warren Crawford (SG), Steven Luker (SF), Lino Pavlikowski (C) Jim Shaver, Billy Wilson, Robert Locklin, John Wray | |
| 00:34 | Samford | Charles Salls makes the free throw | 28-46 |
| 00:14 | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Steven Luker and he's hacked by Maurice Wyatt - foul #3 on Maurice Wyatt, team foul #14 | 28-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Langham (SG), Garry Hudspeth (PF) Maurice Wyatt, Prince Neville | |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Hesse (C) Kent Young | |
| 00:14 | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski makes the free throw | 28-49 |
| 00:05 | Samford | Warren Crawford steps in front of the Daniel Langham pass | 28-49 |
| 00:01 | Drake | Steven Luker buries a driving attempt from the left block | 28-51 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Daniel Langham hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 28-51 |