| Lineup | Drake | PG - Gregory McCain (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Reiter (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Ridlon (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Dantonio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mike Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Carlos Hobbs (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Creager (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Ezell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Chau (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Brian Ridlon inbounds the ball | 20-31 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Drake | Brian Ridlon comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 20-31 |
| 19:39 | Ohio | Leonard Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 20-31 |
| 19:18 | Ohio | Joseph Chau can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Gregory McCain - foul #3 on Gregory McCain, team foul #1 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Drake | Max James (PG) Gregory McCain | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 19:18 | Ohio | Joseph Chau makes the 1st free throw | 20-32 |
| 19:18 | Ohio | Joseph Chau makes the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 19:07 | Drake | Mike Simmons is fouled on the floor by Leonard Allen - foul #2 on Leonard Allen, team foul #1 | 20-33 |
| 18:49 | Drake | Thomas Dantonio drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-33 |
| 18:32 | Ohio | Kenneth Ezell banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Creager | 22-35 |
| 18:20 | Drake | Mike Simmons scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Max James | 24-35 |
| 18:04 | Ohio | Joseph Chau double dribbles | 24-35 |
| 17:41 | Drake | Brian Ridlon hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mike Simmons | 26-35 |
| 17:12 | Ohio | John Reiter picks off the pass by Kenneth Ezell | 26-35 |
| 16:56 | Drake | Brian Ridlon comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Michael Creager - foul #2 on Michael Creager, team foul #2 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Cohee (PF), David Eudy (C) Thomas Dantonio, Mike Simmons | |
| Subs | Ohio | James King (C) Joseph Chau | |
| 16:56 | Drake | Brian Ridlon misses the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 16:56 | Drake | Brian Ridlon misses the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 16:56 | Ohio | James King grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 16:34 | Ohio | Leonard Allen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-35 |
| 16:32 | Ohio | Kenneth Ezell grabs the offensive board | 26-35 |
| 16:12 | Ohio | Michael Creager misses short on an open fadeaway from the left block | 26-35 |
| 16:10 | Drake | The rebound goes to Michael Cohee | 26-35 |
| 15:49 | Drake | Michael Cohee scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by John Reiter | 28-35 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Max James (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Reiter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Ridlon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Cohee (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Eudy (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Carlos Hobbs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Creager (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Ezell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James King (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Ohio | Leonard Allen clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 15:24 | Drake | Brian Ridlon gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 15:16 | Drake | John Reiter misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 28-35 |
| 15:15 | Drake | David Eudy tips it in | 30-35 |
| 14:48 | Ohio | Leonard Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-35 |
| Subs | Drake | Gregory McCain (PG), Matthew Shelby (SG), Larry Brown (SF), Thomas Dantonio (PF), Mike Simmons (C) Max James, John Reiter, Brian Ridlon, Michael Cohee, David Eudy | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jason Nguyen (PG), Joseph Turner (SG), Kenneth Golden (SF), Robert Copeland (PF), Joseph Chau (C) Carlos Hobbs, Leonard Allen, Michael Creager, Kenneth Ezell, James King | |
| 14:33 | Drake | Thomas Dantonio hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gregory McCain | 32-35 |
| 14:12 | Ohio | Jason Nguyen makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Joseph Turner | 32-37 |
| 13:54 | Drake | Joseph Chau is called for the reach on Mike Simmons - foul #2 on Joseph Chau, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Leonard Allen (SG) Kenneth Golden | |
| 13:43 | Drake | Larry Brown buries a shot from just outside the lane | 34-37 |
| 13:20 | Ohio | Leonard Allen is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 13:18 | Ohio | Joseph Turner pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 12:57 | Ohio | Jason Nguyen splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Gregory McCain - foul #4 on Gregory McCain, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Drake | Max James (PG), John Reiter (SG), Brian Ridlon (SF) Gregory McCain, Matthew Shelby, Larry Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Creager (SF), Kenneth Ezell (PF) Joseph Turner, Robert Copeland | |
| 12:57 | Ohio | Jason Nguyen misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 12:57 | Ohio | Jason Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 12:36 | Drake | John Reiter is called for traveling | 34-38 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs (PG) Jason Nguyen | |
| 12:12 | Ohio | Joseph Chau connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 34-40 |
| 11:57 | Drake | Max James can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Creager - foul #3 on Michael Creager, team foul #4 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Cohee (PF), David Eudy (C) Thomas Dantonio, Mike Simmons | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 11:57 | Drake | Max James makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 11:57 | Drake | Max James makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 11:41 | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 11:39 | Ohio | Joseph Chau tips it in | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Max James (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Reiter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Ridlon (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Cohee (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Eudy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Carlos Hobbs (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Creager (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Ezell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Chau (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Drake | Kenneth Ezell picks off the pass by Brian Ridlon | 36-42 |
| 10:46 | Ohio | Joseph Chau misses short on an open runner from the left block | 36-42 |
| 10:45 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Chau | 36-42 |
| 10:25 | Ohio | Leonard Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-42 |
| Subs | Drake | Matthew Shelby (SG), Thomas Dantonio (PF), Mike Simmons (C) John Reiter, Michael Cohee, David Eudy | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jason Nguyen (SG), Joseph Turner (SF), Robert Copeland (PF), James King (C) Leonard Allen, Michael Creager, Kenneth Ezell, Joseph Chau | |
| 10:13 | Drake | Brian Ridlon makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 09:59 | Ohio | Joseph Turner hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by James King | 39-44 |
| 09:38 | Drake | Matthew Shelby misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-44 |
| 09:36 | Ohio | Jason Nguyen gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 09:09 | Ohio | Robert Copeland hits a jumper from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 09:05 | Drake | Max James can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-46 |
| 09:03 | Ohio | Robert Copeland grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 08:34 | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Turner | 39-49 |
| 08:11 | Drake | Matthew Shelby buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 07:49 | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Nguyen | 42-52 |
| 07:35 | Drake | Mike Simmons blows the layup | 42-52 |
| 07:34 | Ohio | Robert Copeland pulls down the rebound | 42-52 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Max James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Shelby (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Ridlon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Thomas Dantonio (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Mike Simmons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Carlos Hobbs (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Nguyen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Copeland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James King (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs is fouled on the floor by Max James - foul #2 on Max James, team foul #3 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Drake | Gregory McCain (PG), John Reiter (SG), Larry Brown (SF), Michael Cohee (PF), David Eudy (C) Max James, Matthew Shelby, Brian Ridlon, Thomas Dantonio, Mike Simmons | |
| Subs | Ohio | Leonard Allen (SG), Michael Creager (SF), Kenneth Ezell (PF), Joseph Chau (C) Jason Nguyen, Joseph Turner, Robert Copeland, James King | |
| 06:59 | Ohio | Kenneth Ezell misses the lay-in | 42-52 |
| 06:57 | Drake | John Reiter gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| 06:42 | Drake | Larry Brown clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 42-52 |
| 06:41 | Ohio | Kenneth Ezell grabs the defensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 06:14 | Ohio | Leonard Allen scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Creager | 42-55 |
| 05:53 | Drake | John Reiter misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 42-55 |
| 05:51 | Drake | David Eudy tips it but misses | 42-55 |
| 05:49 | Drake | Michael Cohee tips it in | 44-55 |
| 05:20 | Ohio | Leonard Allen is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-55 |
| 05:19 | Ohio | Kenneth Ezell snags the offensive board | 44-55 |
| 04:58 | Ohio | Joseph Chau hits a wide open turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Carlos Hobbs out of a doubleteam | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:39 | Drake | Gregory McCain can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-57 |
| 04:37 | Ohio | Kenneth Ezell gets the rebound | 44-57 |
| 04:16 | Ohio | Kenneth Ezell misses the wide open jumper from the left wing | 44-57 |
| 04:15 | Ohio | Michael Creager grabs the offensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 03:52 | Ohio | Kenneth Ezell blows the dunk but he's hacked by Michael Cohee - foul #2 on Michael Cohee, team foul #4 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Drake | Max James (PG), Matthew Shelby (SG), Brian Ridlon (SF), Thomas Dantonio (PF), Mike Simmons (C) Gregory McCain, John Reiter, Larry Brown, Michael Cohee, David Eudy | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jason Nguyen (PG), Joseph Turner (SF), James King (C) Carlos Hobbs, Michael Creager, Joseph Chau | |
| 03:52 | Ohio | Kenneth Ezell makes the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 03:52 | Ohio | Kenneth Ezell makes the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| 03:32 | Drake | Brian Ridlon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-59 |
| 03:31 | Ohio | Kenneth Ezell pulls down the rebound | 44-59 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Max James (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Shelby (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Ridlon (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Thomas Dantonio (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Mike Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jason Nguyen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leonard Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Ezell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - James King (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Ohio | Leonard Allen scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Joseph Turner | 44-62 |
| 02:56 | Drake | Brian Ridlon buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:33 | Ohio | Leonard Allen misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-62 |
| 02:32 | Drake | Thomas Dantonio pulls down the rebound | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:24 | Drake | Max James is fouled on the floor by Jason Nguyen - foul #1 on Jason Nguyen, team foul #5 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Drake | Gregory McCain (PG), John Reiter (SG) Max James, Matthew Shelby | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Golden (SF), Robert Copeland (PF) Leonard Allen, Kenneth Ezell | |
| 02:13 | Drake | John Reiter knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 49-62 |
| 01:44 | Ohio | Kenneth Golden lays it up and in | 49-64 |
| 01:23 | Drake | Gregory McCain comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-64 |
| 01:21 | Drake | Brian Ridlon tips it home | 51-64 |
| 00:59 | Ohio | Robert Copeland can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-64 |
| 00:57 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Copeland | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Ohio | Mike Simmons steals the ball from Jason Nguyen | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:25 | Drake | John Reiter can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-64 |
| 00:23 | Drake | John Reiter grabs the offensive board | 51-64 |
| 00:19 | Drake | Thomas Dantonio blows the layup but he's fouled by Jason Nguyen - foul #2 on Jason Nguyen, team foul #6 | 51-64 |
| 00:19 | Drake | Thomas Dantonio misses the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 00:19 | Drake | Thomas Dantonio makes the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Jason Nguyen runs out the clock | 52-64 |