| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jimmy Pennington (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Watson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Theodore Foster (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edwin Dawson (fresh) C - David Yohe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Elton Lyle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Silver (fresh) 3 stl. SF - Eric Gholston (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Terry Osterman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Greg Whitehorn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Eric Gholston inbounds the ball | 39-23 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Ohio | Eric Gholston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-23 |
| 19:31 | Drake | David Yohe lays it in on a nice dish by Edwin Dawson | 41-23 |
| 19:02 | Ohio | Terry Osterman knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-26 |
| 18:40 | Drake | Greg Whitehorn is called for the reach on Edwin Dawson - foul #3 on Greg Whitehorn, team foul #1 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Drake | Brian Pinkley (SG), Valentin Esposito (SF), Earl Clark (PF), Henry Richardson (C) Anthony Watson, Theodore Foster, Edwin Dawson, David Yohe | |
| Subs | Ohio | Chad Moore (PG), James Townsend (SG), Ronald Washington (SF), Mark Elkins (PF), Doug Albrecht (C) Elton Lyle, George Silver, Eric Gholston, Terry Osterman, Greg Whitehorn | |
| 18:16 | Drake | Earl Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-26 |
| Subs | Drake | Jamie Mandell (PG) Jimmy Pennington | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 17:48 | Ohio | Brian Pinkley steals the ball from Chad Moore | 41-26 |
| 17:45 | Drake | Valentin Esposito lays it in set up by Brian Pinkley | 43-26 |
| 17:18 | Ohio | Ronald Washington clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-26 |
| 17:16 | Drake | Henry Richardson pulls down the rebound | 43-26 |
| 16:47 | Drake | Brian Pinkley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-26 |
| 16:46 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Ronald Washington | 43-26 |
| 16:39 | Ohio | Mark Elkins hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 43-26 |
| 16:38 | Ohio | Doug Albrecht snags the offensive board | 43-26 |
| 16:24 | Ohio | Mark Elkins comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 43-26 |
| 16:23 | Ohio | Mark Elkins grabs the offensive board | 43-26 |
| 16:09 | Ohio | James Townsend makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Chad Moore | 43-28 |
| 16:06 | Drake | Valentin Esposito's pass is intercepted by Ronald Washington in the backcourt | 43-28 |
| 16:04 | Ohio | Ronald Washington misses the easy layup | 43-28 |
| 16:02 | Drake | Henry Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-28 |
| 15:58 | Drake | Valentin Esposito is hacked by Chad Moore in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chad Moore, team foul #2 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Drake | Jimmy Pennington (PG), Anthony Watson (SG), Theodore Foster (SF), Edwin Dawson (PF), David Yohe (C) Jamie Mandell, Brian Pinkley, Valentin Esposito, Earl Clark, Henry Richardson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Elton Lyle (PG), George Silver (SG), Eric Gholston (SF), Terry Osterman (PF), Greg Whitehorn (C) Chad Moore, James Townsend, Ronald Washington, Mark Elkins, Doug Albrecht | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jimmy Pennington (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Watson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Theodore Foster (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edwin Dawson (fresh) C - David Yohe (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Elton Lyle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Silver (fresh) 3 stl. SF - Eric Gholston (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Terry Osterman (fresh) 7 pts. C - Greg Whitehorn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:30 | Drake | David Yohe misses the turnaround from close range | 43-28 |
| 15:29 | Ohio | Greg Whitehorn pulls down the rebound | 43-28 |
| 15:22 | Ohio | Terry Osterman misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-28 |
| 15:20 | Drake | David Yohe gets the rebound | 43-28 |
| 14:52 | Drake | David Yohe connects on the open floater from the left block set up by Jimmy Pennington | 45-28 |
| 14:36 | Ohio | Eric Gholston is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-28 |
| 14:34 | Ohio | Greg Whitehorn grabs the offensive board | 45-28 |
| 14:15 | Ohio | Jimmy Pennington is called for the reach on Elton Lyle - foul #1 on Jimmy Pennington, team foul #1 | 45-28 |
| Subs | Drake | Timothy Pou (SF) Theodore Foster | |
| Subs | Ohio | David Dalton (PF) Terry Osterman | |
| 14:08 | Ohio | Elton Lyle makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-30 |
| 13:50 | Drake | Jimmy Pennington clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-30 |
| 13:49 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Eric Gholston | 45-30 |
| 13:37 | Ohio | Eric Gholston clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 45-30 |
| 13:35 | Drake | The rebound goes to David Yohe | 45-30 |
| 13:31 | Drake | Jimmy Pennington is fouled in the backcourt by Elton Lyle - foul #3 on Elton Lyle, team foul #3 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Terry Osterman (PF) Greg Whitehorn | |
| 13:08 | Drake | Jimmy Pennington misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 45-30 |
| 13:06 | Ohio | Terry Osterman gets the rebound | 45-30 |
| 12:49 | Ohio | Timothy Pou is called for the reach on Elton Lyle - foul #2 on Timothy Pou, team foul #2 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Drake | Jamie Mandell (PG), Brian Pinkley (SG), Theodore Foster (SF), Henry Richardson (C) Jimmy Pennington, Anthony Watson, Timothy Pou, David Yohe | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ronald Washington (SG), Greg Whitehorn (C) George Silver, David Dalton | |
| 12:31 | Ohio | Greg Whitehorn misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 45-30 |
| 12:30 | Drake | The rebound goes to Brian Pinkley | 45-30 |
| 12:01 | Drake | Edwin Dawson misses the easy layup | 45-30 |
| 11:59 | Drake | Henry Richardson pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 11:47 | Drake | Jamie Mandell is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Henry Richardson | 48-30 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jamie Mandell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Pinkley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Theodore Foster (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Edwin Dawson (tiring) C - Henry Richardson (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Elton Lyle (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Washington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Eric Gholston (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Osterman (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Whitehorn (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 11:36 | Ohio | Elton Lyle can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 48-30 |
| 11:35 | Drake | Henry Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-30 |
| 11:33 | Drake | Brian Pinkley is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 48-30 |
| Subs | Drake | Jimmy Pennington (PG), Timothy Pou (SF), Earl Clark (PF), David Yohe (C) Jamie Mandell, Theodore Foster, Edwin Dawson, Henry Richardson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Chad Moore (PG), George Silver (SG), Mark Elkins (PF) Elton Lyle, Eric Gholston, Terry Osterman | |
| 11:20 | Ohio | Ronald Washington buries a 3 from the right wing | 48-33 |
| 10:55 | Drake | Jimmy Pennington scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Timothy Pou | 50-33 |
| 10:40 | Ohio | Ronald Washington comes up short on the shot from the right side | 50-33 |
| 10:39 | Drake | The rebound goes to David Yohe | 50-33 |
| 10:33 | Drake | Brian Pinkley misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-33 |
| 10:32 | Ohio | Ronald Washington snags the defensive board | 50-33 |
| 10:28 | Ohio | Earl Clark is called for the reach on Chad Moore in the backcourt - foul #1 on Earl Clark, team foul #3 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Drake | Anthony Watson (SG), Valentin Esposito (SF), Henry Richardson (C) Brian Pinkley, Timothy Pou, David Yohe | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Townsend (SG), Doug Albrecht (PF), David Dalton (C) George Silver, Mark Elkins, Greg Whitehorn | |
| 10:23 | Ohio | Doug Albrecht blows the dunk | 50-33 |
| 10:22 | Ohio | Chad Moore gets the offensive rebound | 50-33 |
| 10:08 | Ohio | Ronald Washington misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 50-33 |
| 10:07 | Ohio | Doug Albrecht grabs the offensive board | 50-33 |
| 10:00 | Ohio | James Townsend misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 50-33 |
| 09:59 | Drake | Jimmy Pennington gets the rebound | 50-33 |
| 09:37 | Drake | Henry Richardson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 50-33 |
| 09:36 | Drake | Jimmy Pennington grabs the offensive board | 50-33 |
| 09:07 | Drake | Earl Clark is whistled for a carry | 50-33 |
| Subs | Drake | Jamie Mandell (PG), Timothy Pou (SF), Edwin Dawson (PF), David Yohe (C) Jimmy Pennington, Valentin Esposito, Earl Clark, Henry Richardson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Elton Lyle (PG), George Silver (SG), Eric Gholston (SF), Terry Osterman (PF), Mark Elkins (C) Chad Moore, James Townsend, Ronald Washington, Doug Albrecht, David Dalton | |
| 09:05 | Ohio | Eric Gholston is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 50-33 |
| 08:51 | Drake | Terry Osterman steals the ball from Jamie Mandell | 50-33 |
| 08:37 | Ohio | George Silver misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 50-33 |
| 08:35 | Drake | Timothy Pou grabs the board | 50-33 |
| 08:33 | Drake | Mark Elkins steals it from Anthony Watson in the backcourt | 50-33 |
| 08:16 | Ohio | Terry Osterman misses badly on a runner near the basket | 50-33 |
| 08:15 | Drake | David Yohe grabs the board | 50-33 |
| 07:53 | Drake | Edwin Dawson clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Eric Gholston - foul #3 on Eric Gholston, team foul #4 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Drake | Brian Pinkley (SG), Theodore Foster (SF), Henry Richardson (C) Anthony Watson, Timothy Pou, David Yohe | |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Whitehorn (C) Mark Elkins | |
| 07:53 | Drake | Edwin Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 51-33 |
| 07:53 | Drake | Edwin Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-33 |
| 07:44 | Ohio | George Silver's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Richardson | 52-33 |
| 07:43 | Drake | Brian Pinkley pulls down the rebound | 52-33 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jamie Mandell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Pinkley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Theodore Foster (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edwin Dawson (tired) 2 pts. C - Henry Richardson (tiring) 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Elton Lyle (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Silver (tiring) 3 stl. SF - Eric Gholston (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Terry Osterman (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Greg Whitehorn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Drake | Jamie Mandell is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-33 |
| 07:17 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Edwin Dawson | 52-33 |
| 06:59 | Drake | Jamie Mandell can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 52-33 |
| 06:57 | Ohio | Greg Whitehorn gets the rebound | 52-33 |
| 06:40 | Ohio | Terry Osterman loses the dribble to Brian Pinkley | 52-33 |
| 06:38 | Drake | Brian Pinkley is fouled in the backcourt by George Silver - foul #1 on George Silver, team foul #5 | 52-33 |
| Subs | Drake | Jimmy Pennington (PG), Timothy Pou (PF), David Yohe (C) Jamie Mandell, Edwin Dawson, Henry Richardson | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Townsend (SG), Ronald Washington (SF), Doug Albrecht (PF), David Dalton (C) George Silver, Eric Gholston, Terry Osterman, Greg Whitehorn | |
| 06:16 | Drake | 3 seconds is called on David Yohe | 52-33 |
| Subs | Drake | Earl Clark (PF) Theodore Foster | |
| Subs | Ohio | Chad Moore (PG) Elton Lyle | |
| 06:12 | Ohio | David Dalton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-33 |
| 05:57 | Drake | David Yohe misses the shot from the left block but the foul's on David Dalton - foul #1 on David Dalton, team foul #6 | 52-33 |
| Subs | Drake | Anthony Watson (SG) Brian Pinkley | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Elkins (SF) James Townsend | |
| 05:57 | Drake | David Yohe makes the 1st free throw | 53-33 |
| 05:57 | Drake | David Yohe makes the 2nd free throw | 54-33 |
| 05:44 | Ohio | Doug Albrecht buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Chad Moore | 54-35 |
| 05:41 | Drake | Timothy Pou is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Elkins - foul #1 on Mark Elkins, team foul #7 | 54-35 |
| Subs | Drake | Valentin Esposito (SF) Earl Clark | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Townsend (SG) David Dalton | |
| 05:41 | Drake | Timothy Pou makes the 1st free throw | 55-35 |
| 05:41 | Drake | Timothy Pou makes the 2nd free throw | 56-35 |
| 05:34 | Ohio | Mark Elkins misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-35 |
| 05:32 | Drake | Valentin Esposito pulls down the rebound | 56-35 |
| 05:28 | Drake | Jimmy Pennington buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Timothy Pou | 59-35 |
| 05:12 | Ohio | Chad Moore can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-35 |
| 05:10 | Ohio | James Townsend grabs the offensive board | 59-35 |
| 04:58 | Ohio | Mark Elkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-35 |
| Subs | Drake | Brian Pinkley (SG), Earl Clark (PF), Henry Richardson (C) Anthony Watson, Timothy Pou, David Yohe | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 04:38 | Drake | Brian Pinkley connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Jimmy Pennington | 62-35 |
| 04:17 | Ohio | James Townsend makes the wide open floater from the left side on a great pass from Doug Albrecht | 62-37 |
| 03:55 | Drake | Brian Pinkley is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-37 |
| 03:54 | Ohio | Doug Albrecht grabs the board | 62-37 |
| 03:35 | Ohio | Chad Moore comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 62-37 |
| 03:34 | Drake | Brian Pinkley gets the rebound | 62-37 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jimmy Pennington (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Pinkley (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Valentin Esposito (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Earl Clark (tiring) 2 reb. C - Henry Richardson (tiring) 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Chad Moore (tiring) 4 ast. SG - James Townsend (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ronald Washington (tired) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Mark Elkins (tiring) 2 pts. C - Doug Albrecht (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Drake | Brian Pinkley buries a 3 from straight away set up by Jimmy Pennington | 65-37 |
| 02:51 | Ohio | Doug Albrecht misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Henry Richardson - foul #3 on Henry Richardson, team foul #4 | 65-37 |
| Subs | Drake | Jamie Mandell (PG), Anthony Watson (SG), Theodore Foster (SF), Timothy Pou (PF), David Yohe (C) Jimmy Pennington, Brian Pinkley, Valentin Esposito, Earl Clark, Henry Richardson | |
| Subs | Ohio | David Dalton (C) James Townsend | |
| 02:51 | Ohio | Doug Albrecht makes the 1st free throw | 65-38 |
| 02:51 | Ohio | Doug Albrecht makes the 2nd free throw | 65-39 |
| 02:30 | Drake | Jamie Mandell misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-39 |
| 02:29 | Drake | Theodore Foster can't tip it in | 65-39 |
| 02:28 | Ohio | Doug Albrecht pulls down the rebound | 65-39 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:26 | Ohio | Ronald Washington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-39 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Townsend (SG) Doug Albrecht | |
| 02:02 | Drake | Jamie Mandell misses the wide open 3 from the right corner | 65-39 |
| 02:00 | Ohio | Mark Elkins grabs the board | 65-39 |
| 01:47 | Ohio | James Townsend is fouled on the floor by Anthony Watson - foul #1 on Anthony Watson, team foul #5 | 65-39 |
| Subs | Drake | Jimmy Pennington (PG), Edwin Dawson (PF) Jamie Mandell, Timothy Pou | |
| Subs | Ohio | Doug Albrecht (C) David Dalton | |
| 01:33 | Ohio | James Townsend misses the 3 from straight away | 65-39 |
| 01:31 | Drake | The rebound goes to Theodore Foster | 65-39 |
| 01:13 | Drake | Edwin Dawson misses the easy layup | 65-39 |
| 01:12 | Ohio | Ronald Washington gets the rebound | 65-39 |
| 01:09 | Ohio | Chad Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-39 |
| 00:44 | Drake | David Yohe misses the dunk attempt | 65-39 |
| 00:43 | Drake | Theodore Foster pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-39 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Drake | Jimmy Pennington misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Washington - foul #1 on Ronald Washington, team foul #8 | 65-39 |
| 00:18 | Drake | Jimmy Pennington makes the 1st free throw | 66-39 |
| 00:18 | Drake | Jimmy Pennington makes the 2nd free throw | 67-39 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Ohio | Mark Elkins comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on David Yohe - foul #3 on David Yohe, team foul #6 | 67-39 |
| 00:12 | Ohio | Mark Elkins makes the 1st free throw | 67-40 |
| 00:12 | Ohio | Mark Elkins makes the 2nd free throw | 67-41 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Jimmy Pennington runs out the clock | 67-41 |