| Lineup | UAB | PG - Darrell Vandergriff (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenny Mouzon (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Ware (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Sloan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jerry Wolfsberger (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Stephenson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Preston Higginbotham (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Troche (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. C - John Delaney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Charles Ware inbounds the ball | 47-42 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:37 | UAB | Kenny Mouzon misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 19:35 | Drake | The rebound goes to Preston Higginbotham | 47-42 |
| 19:25 | Drake | John Sloan is called for the reach on Preston Higginbotham - foul #2 on John Sloan, team foul #1 | 47-42 |
| 19:08 | Drake | Donald Stephenson misses badly on a floater in the lane | 47-42 |
| 19:07 | Drake | John Delaney gets the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 18:46 | Drake | John Delaney clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 18:45 | UAB | The rebound goes to Charles Ware | 47-42 |
| 18:38 | UAB | Darrell Vandergriff is fouled on the floor by Preston Higginbotham - foul #1 on Preston Higginbotham, team foul #1 | 47-42 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Drake | Matthew Brown (SG), Jim Folsom (SF), Javier Garcia (C) Donald Stephenson, Preston Higginbotham, John Delaney | |
| 18:30 | UAB | Kenny Mouzon misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 18:28 | Drake | Jim Folsom pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 18:06 | Drake | Matthew Brown misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 18:05 | Drake | Javier Garcia hits the follow up shot | 47-44 |
| 17:45 | UAB | John Sloan loses the dribble to Javier Garcia | 47-44 |
| 17:28 | Drake | Kenneth Troche misses the floater in the paint | 47-44 |
| 17:27 | UAB | John Sloan grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 17:21 | UAB | Kenny Mouzon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 17:20 | Drake | Javier Garcia snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 17:01 | Drake | Matthew Brown drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Javier Garcia | 47-47 |
| 16:41 | UAB | Kenny Mouzon is called for traveling | 47-47 |
| Subs | UAB | James Reeves (PG), James McGarrell (SG), Victor Spillers (SF), Roger Jackson (PF), Bobby Graybill (C) Darrell Vandergriff, Kenny Mouzon, Charles Ware, John Bailey, John Sloan | |
| Subs | Drake | Bryan Farren (PG), Donald Stephenson (SG), Preston Higginbotham (SF), Patrick Wallace (PF), John Delaney (C) Jerry Wolfsberger, Matthew Brown, Jim Folsom, Kenneth Troche, Javier Garcia | |
| 16:21 | Drake | Patrick Wallace is whistled for traveling | 47-47 |
| 16:19 | UAB | James McGarrell is hacked by Donald Stephenson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Stephenson, team foul #2 | 47-47 |
| 16:07 | UAB | James McGarrell misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-47 |
| 16:06 | Drake | Patrick Wallace snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 15:45 | Drake | Donald Stephenson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-47 |
| 15:44 | UAB | The rebound goes to Roger Jackson | 47-47 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - James Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James McGarrell (fresh) SF - Victor Spillers (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Roger Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bobby Graybill (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Bryan Farren (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Stephenson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Preston Higginbotham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Wallace (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Delaney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | UAB | James McGarrell is open and scores on a jumper from close range set up by Roger Jackson | 49-47 |
| 15:14 | Drake | John Delaney can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-47 |
| 15:13 | UAB | Roger Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 15:11 | UAB | John Delaney takes the ball from James Reeves in the backcourt | 49-47 |
| 14:46 | Drake | James Reeves is called for the reach on Donald Stephenson - foul #1 on James Reeves, team foul #2 | 49-47 |
| Subs | UAB | Darrell Vandergriff (PG), Kenny Mouzon (SG), Larry Schwaner (SF), John Bailey (PF), Jesus Soto (C) James Reeves, James McGarrell, Victor Spillers, Roger Jackson, Bobby Graybill | |
| Subs | Drake | Matthew Brown (PG), Ron Bates (SG), Javier Garcia (SF), Kenneth Troche (PF) Bryan Farren, Donald Stephenson, Preston Higginbotham, Patrick Wallace | |
| 14:38 | Drake | The short jumper by Javier Garcia is denied by John Bailey | 49-47 |
| 14:36 | Drake | John Delaney pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 14:17 | Drake | John Delaney steps out of bounds on the sideline | 49-47 |
| Subs | UAB | Charles Ware (SF) Kenny Mouzon | |
| Subs | Drake | Preston Higginbotham (SF) John Delaney | |
| 14:06 | UAB | John Bailey clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-47 |
| 14:05 | Drake | Javier Garcia grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 13:44 | Drake | Ron Bates can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 49-47 |
| 13:42 | UAB | John Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 13:23 | UAB | John Bailey makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Jesus Soto | 51-47 |
| 13:09 | Drake | Javier Garcia lays it in on a great pass from Ron Bates | 51-49 |
| 12:43 | UAB | John Bailey misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 12:41 | Drake | Javier Garcia pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 12:28 | Drake | Preston Higginbotham scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ron Bates and he's fouled by Larry Schwaner - foul #1 on Larry Schwaner, team foul #3 | 51-51 |
| Subs | UAB | Victor Spillers (PG), Kenny Mouzon (SG), Bobby Graybill (SF), Roger Jackson (PF), John Sloan (C) Darrell Vandergriff, Larry Schwaner, Charles Ware, John Bailey, Jesus Soto | |
| Subs | Drake | Jerry Wolfsberger (PG), Donald Stephenson (SG), Jim Folsom (C) Matthew Brown, Ron Bates, Javier Garcia | |
| 12:28 | Drake | Preston Higginbotham misses the free throw | 51-51 |
| 12:28 | UAB | John Sloan pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 12:08 | UAB | Kenny Mouzon drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Roger Jackson | 53-51 |
| 11:53 | Drake | Preston Higginbotham scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Jerry Wolfsberger | 53-53 |
| 11:34 | UAB | Kenny Mouzon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-53 |
| 11:33 | Drake | Kenneth Troche grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Victor Spillers (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kenny Mouzon (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Bobby Graybill (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Roger Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Sloan (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jerry Wolfsberger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Stephenson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Preston Higginbotham (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Troche (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. C - Jim Folsom (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Drake | Jim Folsom throws it down | 53-55 |
| 11:20 | UAB | Victor Spillers double dribbles in the backcourt | 53-55 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Drake | Patrick Wallace (PF), John Delaney (C) Preston Higginbotham, Kenneth Troche | |
| 11:08 | Drake | Patrick Wallace misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Roger Jackson - foul #1 on Roger Jackson, team foul #4 | 53-55 |
| Subs | UAB | James Reeves (PG) Roger Jackson | |
| Subs | Drake | Bryan Farren (SG) Donald Stephenson | |
| 11:08 | Drake | Patrick Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 11:08 | Drake | Patrick Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 10:53 | UAB | Kenny Mouzon is hacked by Jim Folsom - foul #3 on Jim Folsom, team foul #3 | 53-56 |
| Subs | UAB | James McGarrell (SG) Kenny Mouzon | |
| Subs | Drake | Donald Stephenson (SG) Jerry Wolfsberger | |
| 10:40 | UAB | John Sloan's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Wallace | 53-56 |
| 10:38 | UAB | John Sloan tips it back up and in | 55-56 |
| 10:22 | Drake | John Delaney clanks a driving attempt from close range | 55-56 |
| 10:21 | Drake | John Delaney tips it back up and in | 55-58 |
| 10:03 | UAB | James Reeves is hacked by Jim Folsom - foul #4 on Jim Folsom, team foul #4 | 55-58 |
| Subs | UAB | Charles Ware (SF), Larry Schwaner (PF) Victor Spillers, Bobby Graybill | |
| Subs | Drake | Matthew Brown (SG), Ron Bates (SF), Kenneth Troche (PF), Javier Garcia (C) Donald Stephenson, Jim Folsom, Patrick Wallace, John Delaney | |
| 09:45 | UAB | James McGarrell clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-58 |
| 09:44 | UAB | Charles Ware can't tip it in | 55-58 |
| 09:42 | Drake | Javier Garcia gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 09:37 | Drake | Kenneth Troche misses the lay-in | 55-58 |
| 09:36 | UAB | Larry Schwaner snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 09:10 | UAB | John Sloan hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-58 |
| 08:49 | Drake | Ron Bates loses the ball out of bounds | 57-58 |
| Subs | UAB | Darrell Vandergriff (PG), Kenny Mouzon (SG), Victor Spillers (SF), John Bailey (PF), Roger Jackson (C) James Reeves, James McGarrell, Charles Ware, Larry Schwaner, John Sloan | |
| Subs | Drake | Jerry Wolfsberger (PG), Donald Stephenson (SG), John Delaney (C) Bryan Farren, Matthew Brown, Ron Bates | |
| 08:42 | UAB | Kenny Mouzon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-58 |
| 08:41 | Drake | Javier Garcia gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 08:36 | Drake | Jerry Wolfsberger can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-58 |
| 08:34 | Drake | John Delaney hits the follow up shot | 57-60 |
| 08:32 | UAB | Darrell Vandergriff travels in the backcourt | 57-60 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Drake | Preston Higginbotham (SF) Javier Garcia | |
| 08:25 | Drake | Donald Stephenson misses badly on a floater from the left side | 57-60 |
| 08:23 | Drake | Kenneth Troche grabs the offensive board | 57-60 |
| 08:11 | Drake | John Delaney hits the finger roll set up by Donald Stephenson | 57-62 |
| 07:55 | UAB | Darrell Vandergriff is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Victor Spillers | 59-62 |
| 07:41 | Drake | Kenneth Troche hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Stephenson | 59-64 |
| 07:19 | UAB | Darrell Vandergriff knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kenny Mouzon | 62-64 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Darrell Vandergriff (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenny Mouzon (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Spillers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Bailey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Roger Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jerry Wolfsberger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Stephenson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Preston Higginbotham (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Troche (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Delaney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 06:54 | Drake | Donald Stephenson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-64 |
| 06:52 | UAB | John Bailey grabs the board | 62-64 |
| 06:41 | UAB | John Bailey scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Victor Spillers | 64-64 |
| 06:24 | Drake | Donald Stephenson clanks a shot from the right block | 64-64 |
| 06:23 | Drake | Preston Higginbotham snags the offensive board | 64-64 |
| 06:14 | Drake | Preston Higginbotham clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 64-64 |
| 06:13 | UAB | The rebound goes to Kenny Mouzon | 64-64 |
| 06:11 | UAB | Kenny Mouzon is hacked by Jerry Wolfsberger in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Wolfsberger, team foul #5 | 64-64 |
| Subs | UAB | James McGarrell (SG), Charles Ware (SF), Bobby Graybill (PF), Jesus Soto (C) Kenny Mouzon, Victor Spillers, John Bailey, Roger Jackson | |
| Subs | Drake | Matthew Brown (PG), Ron Bates (SG), Jim Folsom (SF), Javier Garcia (PF), Patrick Wallace (C) Jerry Wolfsberger, Donald Stephenson, Preston Higginbotham, Kenneth Troche, John Delaney | |
| 05:50 | UAB | Bobby Graybill clanks a shot from the left side | 64-64 |
| 05:48 | Drake | Jim Folsom pulls down the rebound | 64-64 |
| 05:35 | Drake | Matthew Brown buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Javier Garcia | 64-66 |
| 05:12 | UAB | Jesus Soto makes the shot near the basket set up by Darrell Vandergriff | 66-66 |
| 05:06 | Drake | Javier Garcia scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Matthew Brown | 66-68 |
| 05:00 | UAB | Bobby Graybill buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Darrell Vandergriff | 68-68 |
| 04:44 | Drake | Ron Bates double dribbles | 68-68 |
| Subs | UAB | James Reeves (PG), John Sloan (C) Darrell Vandergriff, Jesus Soto | |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Clark (PG), Bryan Farren (SG), Kenneth Troche (PF) Matthew Brown, Ron Bates, Patrick Wallace | |
| 04:42 | UAB | James McGarrell is hacked by Bryan Farren in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bryan Farren, team foul #6 | 68-68 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Drake | Donald Stephenson (SG) Robert Clark | |
| 04:29 | UAB | James Reeves's fadeaway is rejected by Jim Folsom | 68-68 |
| 04:28 | Drake | Kenneth Troche grabs the board | 68-68 |
| 04:15 | Drake | Jim Folsom misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 68-68 |
| 04:13 | Drake | Jim Folsom gets the offensive rebound | 68-68 |
| 03:56 | Drake | Javier Garcia can't connect on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Charles Ware - foul #2 on Charles Ware, team foul #5 | 68-68 |
| Subs | UAB | Kenny Mouzon (SG), Victor Spillers (SF), John Bailey (PF) James McGarrell, Charles Ware, Bobby Graybill | |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Clark (PG), John Delaney (C) Donald Stephenson, Jim Folsom | |
| 03:56 | Drake | Javier Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 03:56 | Drake | Javier Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 03:50 | UAB | Robert Clark is called for the reach on Victor Spillers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Clark, team foul #7 | 68-70 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Drake | Jerry Wolfsberger (PG), Matthew Brown (SG), Preston Higginbotham (SF) Robert Clark, Bryan Farren, Javier Garcia | |
| 03:50 | UAB | Victor Spillers misses the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 03:50 | UAB | John Bailey grabs the offensive rebound | 68-70 |
| 03:25 | UAB | Kenny Mouzon banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by James Reeves | 70-70 |
| 03:01 | Drake | Preston Higginbotham misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-70 |
| 02:59 | UAB | John Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 70-70 |
| 02:59 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Subs | UAB | Charles Ware (SF) James Reeves | |
| Subs | Drake | Javier Garcia (SF), Patrick Wallace (C) Preston Higginbotham, John Delaney | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Victor Spillers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenny Mouzon (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Ware (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Bailey (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - John Sloan (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jerry Wolfsberger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Javier Garcia (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kenneth Troche (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Patrick Wallace (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:57 | UAB | Patrick Wallace is called for the reach on Victor Spillers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Wallace, team foul #8 | 70-70 |
| 02:57 | UAB | Victor Spillers misses the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 02:57 | Drake | Patrick Wallace pulls down the rebound | 70-70 |
| 02:37 | Drake | Jerry Wolfsberger clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-70 |
| 02:36 | UAB | Charles Ware pulls down the rebound | 70-70 |
| 02:15 | UAB | John Bailey drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Victor Spillers | 72-70 |
| 01:51 | Drake | Matthew Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 72-70 |
| 01:49 | UAB | John Sloan snags the defensive board | 72-70 |
| 01:30 | UAB | Victor Spillers is fouled on the floor by Patrick Wallace - foul #3 on Patrick Wallace, team foul #9 | 72-70 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Drake | Donald Stephenson (SG), Preston Higginbotham (SF), John Delaney (C) Matthew Brown, Javier Garcia, Patrick Wallace | |
| 01:30 | UAB | Victor Spillers makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 01:30 | UAB | Victor Spillers makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 01:04 | Drake | John Sloan steals the ball from John Delaney | 74-70 |
| 00:48 | UAB | John Sloan lays it up and in and the foul's on Jerry Wolfsberger - foul #4 on Jerry Wolfsberger, team foul #10 | 76-70 |
| Subs | UAB | Darrell Vandergriff (PG) Victor Spillers | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:48 | UAB | John Sloan misses the free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:48 | Drake | The rebound goes to Kenneth Troche | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Drake | Donald Stephenson buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jerry Wolfsberger | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:16 | UAB | Kenny Mouzon is fouled on the floor by Donald Stephenson - foul #2 on Donald Stephenson, team foul #11 | 76-73 |
| Subs | UAB | Victor Spillers (SF) Charles Ware | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:16 | UAB | Kenny Mouzon misses the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:16 | UAB | Kenny Mouzon makes the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:10 | Drake | Donald Stephenson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 77-73 |
| 00:08 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Preston Higginbotham | 77-73 |
| 00:06 | Drake | Kenneth Troche is hacked by Kenny Mouzon - foul #2 on Kenny Mouzon, team foul #6 | 77-73 |
| Subs | UAB | Charles Ware (SF) Victor Spillers | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:04 | Drake | Donald Stephenson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-73 |
| Subs | UAB | Victor Spillers (SF) Charles Ware | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:02 | UAB | Jerry Wolfsberger is called for the reach on Darrell Vandergriff in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jerry Wolfsberger, team foul #12 | 77-73 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Drake | Matthew Brown (PG) Jerry Wolfsberger | |
| 00:02 | UAB | Darrell Vandergriff makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:02 | UAB | Darrell Vandergriff makes the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Preston Higginbotham misses short on a halfcourt shot | 79-73 |