| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Reiter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Max James (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Cohee (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Dantonio (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Mike Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Leigh Reis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Julian Tyree (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Visosky (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - William Wright (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Michael Cohee inbounds the ball | 38-31 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Drake | Mike Simmons banks in the layup on a great pass from John Reiter | 40-31 |
| 19:40 | Evansville | Julian Tyree is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 40-31 |
| Subs | Drake | Scott Doris (SG), Larry Brown (SF) Max James, Michael Cohee | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 19:26 | Drake | Larry Brown is fouled on the floor by James Visosky - foul #2 on James Visosky, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Drake | Vincent Fleisher (SF) Scott Doris | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 19:07 | Drake | Mike Simmons hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 40-31 |
| 19:06 | Drake | Thomas Dantonio grabs the offensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 18:48 | Drake | John Reiter misses the shot from the baseline | 40-31 |
| 18:46 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Leigh Reis | 40-31 |
| 18:33 | Evansville | William Wright dunks the ball and he's hacked by Mike Simmons - foul #1 on Mike Simmons, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Drake | Gregory McCain (PG), Scott Doris (SG) John Reiter, Vincent Fleisher | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 18:33 | Evansville | William Wright makes the free throw | 40-34 |
| 18:17 | Drake | Thomas Dantonio misses the lay-in | 40-34 |
| 18:16 | Evansville | The rebound goes to William Wright | 40-34 |
| 18:14 | Evansville | Gregory McCain is called for the reach on Leigh Reis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory McCain, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Max Millwood (PG), Kenneth Hunter (SG), James Blanchette (SF), Dean Head (PF) Leigh Reis, Julian Tyree, James Visosky, Daniel Hughes | |
| 17:57 | Evansville | Kenneth Hunter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 17:55 | Drake | Thomas Dantonio grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 17:40 | Drake | Larry Brown clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Kenneth Hunter - foul #2 on Kenneth Hunter, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Drake | John Reiter (PG), Max James (SG) Gregory McCain, Scott Doris | |
| Subs | Evansville | Daniel Hughes (PF) William Wright | |
| 17:40 | Drake | Larry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 17:40 | Drake | Larry Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 17:38 | Evansville | Thomas Dantonio steals it from James Blanchette in the backcourt | 42-34 |
| 17:33 | Drake | Larry Brown double dribbles | 42-34 |
| Subs | Drake | Gregory McCain (PG), Matthew Shelby (SG) John Reiter, Max James | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 17:13 | Evansville | Kenneth Hunter is open and scores on a jumper from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 16:56 | Drake | Mike Simmons misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by James Blanchette - foul #2 on James Blanchette, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Drake | John Reiter (PG), Max James (SG), Vincent Fleisher (SF), Michael Cohee (PF) Gregory McCain, Matthew Shelby, Larry Brown, Thomas Dantonio | |
| Subs | Evansville | Leigh Reis (PG), Julian Tyree (SG) Max Millwood, Daniel Hughes | |
| 16:56 | Drake | Mike Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 16:56 | Drake | Mike Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 16:56 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Dean Head | 43-36 |
| 16:34 | Evansville | Kenneth Hunter misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Vincent Fleisher - foul #1 on Vincent Fleisher, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Drake | Gregory McCain (PG), Scott Doris (SG), Larry Brown (SF), David Eudy (PF) John Reiter, Max James, Vincent Fleisher, Michael Cohee | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Visosky (SF), Daniel Hughes (PF), William Wright (C) Julian Tyree, Dean Head, James Blanchette | |
| 16:34 | Evansville | Kenneth Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 16:34 | Evansville | Kenneth Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 16:34 | Drake | Mike Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 16:13 | Drake | Larry Brown misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-36 |
| 16:12 | Evansville | Daniel Hughes snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 15:56 | Evansville | Daniel Hughes connects on the open driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by William Wright | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Gregory McCain (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Doris (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Larry Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Eudy (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. C - Mike Simmons (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Leigh Reis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kenneth Hunter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Visosky (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Hughes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - William Wright (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Drake | Larry Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-38 |
| 15:49 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Daniel Hughes | 43-38 |
| 15:25 | Evansville | James Visosky is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Leigh Reis | 43-41 |
| 15:02 | Drake | David Eudy knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Gregory McCain | 45-41 |
| 14:41 | Evansville | William Wright misses short on an open jump hook from the right block | 45-41 |
| 14:40 | Evansville | Kenneth Hunter hits the follow up shot | 45-43 |
| 14:23 | Drake | Mike Simmons drills a runner from the right block set up by Scott Doris | 47-43 |
| 14:21 | Evansville | Kenneth Hunter is called for traveling in the backcourt | 47-43 |
| Subs | Drake | John Reiter (PG), Max James (SG), Brian Ridlon (SF), Thomas Dantonio (PF), Michael Cohee (C) Gregory McCain, Scott Doris, Larry Brown, David Eudy, Mike Simmons | |
| Subs | Evansville | Max Millwood (PG), Julian Tyree (SG), James Blanchette (SF), Dean Head (PF), Ronald Parker (C) Leigh Reis, Kenneth Hunter, James Visosky, Daniel Hughes, William Wright | |
| 14:08 | Drake | John Reiter knocks in the floater from close range | 49-43 |
| 13:44 | Evansville | James Blanchette knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 49-45 |
| 13:31 | Drake | Michael Cohee scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Max James | 51-45 |
| 13:08 | Evansville | James Blanchette hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Max James - foul #3 on Max James, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Drake | Vincent Fleisher (SF), Mike Simmons (C) Brian Ridlon, Michael Cohee | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 13:08 | Evansville | James Blanchette makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 13:08 | Evansville | James Blanchette misses the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 13:08 | Drake | Vincent Fleisher gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 12:55 | Drake | Max James buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Reiter | 54-46 |
| 12:38 | Evansville | Dean Head is fouled on the floor by Thomas Dantonio - foul #3 on Thomas Dantonio, team foul #5 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Gregory McCain (PG), Brian Ridlon (SF), Michael Cohee (C) John Reiter, Thomas Dantonio, Mike Simmons | |
| Subs | Evansville | Leigh Reis (PG), Daniel Borrego (SF), Daniel Hughes (PF), William Wright (C) Max Millwood, James Blanchette, Dean Head, Ronald Parker | |
| 12:23 | Evansville | Daniel Borrego scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 54-48 |
| 12:14 | Drake | Max James misses long on a 3 from straight away | 54-48 |
| 12:13 | Evansville | Leigh Reis snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 12:11 | Evansville | Gregory McCain is called for the reach on Leigh Reis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory McCain, team foul #6 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Drake | John Reiter (PG), Matthew Shelby (SG), Thomas Dantonio (PF), Mike Simmons (C) Gregory McCain, Max James, Brian Ridlon, Vincent Fleisher | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Visosky (SF) Julian Tyree | |
| 11:54 | Evansville | Mike Simmons picks off the pass by Leigh Reis | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Reiter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Shelby (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Cohee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Dantonio (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Mike Simmons (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Leigh Reis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Borrego (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Visosky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Hughes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - William Wright (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Drake | Thomas Dantonio knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Matthew Shelby | 56-48 |
| 11:25 | Evansville | Michael Cohee takes the ball from Leigh Reis in the backcourt | 56-48 |
| 11:22 | Drake | Matthew Shelby misses the easy layup | 56-48 |
| 11:21 | Evansville | Daniel Borrego grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 11:03 | Evansville | James Visosky connects on the floater from the right block set up by Leigh Reis and the foul's on Thomas Dantonio - foul #4 on Thomas Dantonio, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Gregory McCain (PG), Max James (SG), Brian Ridlon (SF), Vincent Fleisher (PF) John Reiter, Matthew Shelby, Michael Cohee, Thomas Dantonio | |
| Subs | Evansville | Max Millwood (PG), Julian Tyree (SG), Dean Head (PF), Ronald Parker (C) Leigh Reis, Daniel Borrego, Daniel Hughes, William Wright | |
| 11:03 | Evansville | James Visosky misses the free throw | 56-50 |
| 11:03 | Drake | Vincent Fleisher grabs the board | 56-50 |
| 10:41 | Drake | Gregory McCain misses long on a floater from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 10:40 | Evansville | Julian Tyree gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| 10:14 | Evansville | Mike Simmons steps in front of the Max Millwood pass | 56-50 |
| 09:55 | Drake | Mike Simmons drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Gregory McCain | 58-50 |
| 09:37 | Evansville | Julian Tyree is called for traveling | 58-50 |
| Subs | Drake | John Reiter (PG), Scott Doris (SG), Larry Brown (SF), David Eudy (PF), Michael Cohee (C) Gregory McCain, Max James, Brian Ridlon, Vincent Fleisher, Mike Simmons | |
| Subs | Evansville | Kenneth Hunter (SG), James Blanchette (SF) Julian Tyree, James Visosky | |
| 09:19 | Drake | John Reiter comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-50 |
| 09:18 | Drake | Larry Brown tips it in | 60-50 |
| 08:56 | Evansville | Dean Head comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-50 |
| 08:55 | Drake | John Reiter pulls down the rebound | 60-50 |
| 08:32 | Drake | David Eudy misses the fadeaway in the lane | 60-50 |
| 08:30 | Evansville | The rebound goes to James Blanchette | 60-50 |
| 08:27 | Evansville | Max Millwood is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Brown - foul #2 on Larry Brown, team foul #8 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Gregory McCain (PG), Max James (SG), Brian Ridlon (SF), Mike Simmons (C) John Reiter, Scott Doris, Larry Brown, Michael Cohee | |
| Subs | Evansville | Leigh Reis (PG), William Wright (C) Dean Head, Ronald Parker | |
| 08:27 | Evansville | Max Millwood misses the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 08:27 | Drake | David Eudy gets the rebound | 60-50 |
| 08:08 | Drake | David Eudy hits the finger roll set up by Gregory McCain | 62-50 |
| 07:39 | Evansville | Mike Simmons denies the turnaround by Max Millwood | 62-50 |
| 07:38 | Drake | Max James grabs the board | 62-50 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Gregory McCain (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Max James (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Ridlon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Eudy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Mike Simmons (tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Leigh Reis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Max Millwood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Hunter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Blanchette (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Wright (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Drake | Max James can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-50 |
| 07:32 | Drake | David Eudy tips it home | 64-50 |
| 07:09 | Evansville | Max Millwood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-50 |
| Subs | Drake | John Reiter (PG), Larry Brown (SG), Vincent Fleisher (SF), Thomas Dantonio (PF), Michael Cohee (C) Gregory McCain, Max James, Brian Ridlon, David Eudy, Mike Simmons | |
| Subs | Evansville | Julian Tyree (SG), Daniel Borrego (SF), Daniel Hughes (PF) Max Millwood, Kenneth Hunter, James Blanchette | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:40 | Drake | Daniel Hughes blocks the jumper by Michael Cohee | 64-50 |
| 06:39 | Evansville | Daniel Hughes gets the rebound | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:31 | Evansville | Leigh Reis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner but the foul's on Michael Cohee - foul #2 on Michael Cohee, team foul #9 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Mike Simmons (C) Vincent Fleisher | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 06:31 | Evansville | Leigh Reis misses the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 06:31 | Evansville | Leigh Reis misses the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 06:31 | Evansville | Leigh Reis misses the 3rd free throw | 64-50 |
| 06:31 | Drake | The rebound goes to Michael Cohee | 64-50 |
| 06:11 | Drake | Thomas Dantonio slams it home on a nice dish by John Reiter | 66-50 |
| 06:09 | Evansville | Larry Brown is called for the reach on Julian Tyree in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Brown, team foul #10 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Matthew Shelby (PG), Brian Ridlon (SF) John Reiter, Michael Cohee | |
| Subs | Evansville | Dean Head (PF), Ronald Parker (C) Daniel Hughes, William Wright | |
| 06:09 | Evansville | Julian Tyree makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 06:09 | Evansville | Julian Tyree makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 05:40 | Drake | Matthew Shelby scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Brian Ridlon | 69-52 |
| 05:21 | Evansville | Daniel Borrego hits a jumper from the right block | 69-54 |
| 04:58 | Drake | Larry Brown can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 69-54 |
| 04:56 | Evansville | Dean Head gets the rebound | 69-54 |
| 04:47 | Evansville | Julian Tyree misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Mike Simmons - foul #2 on Mike Simmons, team foul #11 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Drake | Gregory McCain (PG), Max James (SG), Vincent Fleisher (SF), David Eudy (PF), Michael Cohee (C) Matthew Shelby, Larry Brown, Brian Ridlon, Thomas Dantonio, Mike Simmons | |
| Subs | Evansville | Kenneth Hunter (PG), James Visosky (SF), Daniel Hughes (PF), James Blanchette (C) Leigh Reis, Daniel Borrego, Dean Head, Ronald Parker | |
| 04:47 | Evansville | Julian Tyree makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 04:47 | Evansville | Julian Tyree makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 04:31 | Drake | Michael Cohee is fouled on the floor by James Blanchette - foul #3 on James Blanchette, team foul #4 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Drake | John Reiter (PG), Scott Doris (SG), Thomas Dantonio (C) Gregory McCain, Max James, Vincent Fleisher | |
| Subs | Evansville | William Wright (C) Julian Tyree | |
| 04:12 | Drake | John Reiter makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Cohee | 71-56 |
| 04:08 | Evansville | James Blanchette throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-56 |
| Subs | Drake | Gregory McCain (PG), Max James (SG), Vincent Fleisher (SF) John Reiter, Scott Doris, Michael Cohee | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 03:44 | Drake | Thomas Dantonio misses short on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by William Wright - foul #2 on William Wright, team foul #5 | 71-56 |
| Subs | Drake | John Reiter (PG), Scott Doris (SG), Michael Cohee (SF), Mike Simmons (C) Gregory McCain, Max James, Vincent Fleisher, David Eudy | |
| Subs | Evansville | Max Millwood (PG), Dean Head (PF), Ronald Parker (C) James Blanchette, Daniel Hughes, William Wright | |
| 03:44 | Drake | Thomas Dantonio makes the 1st free throw | 72-56 |
| 03:44 | Drake | Thomas Dantonio makes the 2nd free throw | 73-56 |
| 03:28 | Evansville | Dean Head banks in the wide open layup set up by Kenneth Hunter | 73-58 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Reiter (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Scott Doris (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael Cohee (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Dantonio (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Mike Simmons (very tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Max Millwood (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Hunter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Visosky (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dean Head (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:07 | Drake | Scott Doris is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Hunter - foul #3 on Kenneth Hunter, team foul #6 | 73-58 |
| Subs | Drake | Gregory McCain (PG), Max James (SG), Vincent Fleisher (SF), David Eudy (PF) John Reiter, Scott Doris, Michael Cohee, Thomas Dantonio | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Blanchette (SF) James Visosky | |
| 02:40 | Drake | Ronald Parker denies the turnaround by Mike Simmons | 73-58 |
| 02:38 | Evansville | Kenneth Hunter pulls down the rebound | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:24 | Evansville | Kenneth Hunter misses short on a floater in the lane | 73-58 |
| 02:22 | Evansville | Dean Head hits the follow up shot | 73-60 |
| 01:57 | Drake | Ronald Parker steals it from David Eudy | 73-60 |
| 01:37 | Evansville | Ronald Parker misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Eudy - foul #1 on David Eudy, team foul #12 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Drake | John Reiter (PG), Michael Cohee (SF), Thomas Dantonio (PF) Gregory McCain, Vincent Fleisher, David Eudy | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 01:37 | Evansville | Ronald Parker makes the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 01:37 | Evansville | Ronald Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 01:16 | Drake | John Reiter is hacked by Max Millwood - foul #1 on Max Millwood, team foul #7 | 73-62 |
| 01:16 | Drake | John Reiter makes the 1st free throw | 74-62 |
| 01:16 | Drake | John Reiter makes the 2nd free throw | 75-62 |
| 01:08 | Evansville | Ronald Parker travels with the ball | 75-62 |
| 00:46 | Drake | James Blanchette takes the ball from Michael Cohee | 75-62 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Evansville | Max Millwood hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 75-62 |
| 00:36 | Drake | Michael Cohee grabs the defensive rebound | 75-62 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Drake | Max Millwood steals it from Michael Cohee | 75-62 |
| 00:01 | Evansville | James Blanchette hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 75-62 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Michael Cohee snags the defensive board | 75-62 |