| Lineup | Drake | PG - James Purdom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Sewell (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Royce Whitley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kent Freel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Howard Mitchell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Melvin Leitner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Hill (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alex Blair (fresh) 5 reb. C - Rudy White (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Michael Jackson inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Drake | Jason Sewell throws it down on a nice dish by James Purdom | 38-28 |
| 19:25 | Akron | Alex Blair blows the layup | 38-28 |
| 19:23 | Drake | Royce Whitley grabs the board | 38-28 |
| 19:04 | Drake | Kent Freel lays it up and in set up by Michael Jackson | 40-28 |
| 18:46 | Akron | Rudy White scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 18:36 | Drake | Royce Whitley comes up short on the floater from close range | 40-31 |
| 18:34 | Akron | Melvin Leitner grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 18:32 | Akron | Howard Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-31 |
| Subs | Drake | Aaron Stowell (SF), Jose Camacho (PF), Victor Schreiner (C) Michael Jackson, Royce Whitley, Kent Freel | |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Brinson (SF), Andrew Breckenridge (PF) Harold Hill, Alex Blair | |
| 18:17 | Drake | Aaron Stowell clanks a 3 from the right wing | 40-31 |
| 18:15 | Akron | Howard Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 18:12 | Akron | Stephen Brinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-31 |
| Subs | Drake | Lloyd Sherburne (PG) James Purdom | |
| Subs | Akron | John Mullen (SG), James Huddleston (C) Melvin Leitner, Rudy White | |
| 17:58 | Drake | Aaron Stowell drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-31 |
| 17:34 | Akron | John Mullen is wide open but clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 43-31 |
| 17:32 | Drake | The rebound goes to Lloyd Sherburne | 43-31 |
| 17:21 | Drake | Aaron Stowell loses the dribble to Stephen Brinson | 43-31 |
| 17:01 | Akron | Stephen Brinson knocks in the runner near the basket and he's hacked by Lloyd Sherburne - foul #2 on Lloyd Sherburne, team foul #1 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Drake | James Purdom (PG), Michael Jackson (SF), Royce Whitley (PF), Kent Freel (C) Lloyd Sherburne, Jason Sewell, Jose Camacho, Victor Schreiner | |
| Subs | Akron | Melvin Leitner (SG), Harold Hill (PF), Rudy White (C) Howard Mitchell, Andrew Breckenridge, James Huddleston | |
| 17:01 | Akron | Stephen Brinson makes the free throw | 43-34 |
| 16:41 | Drake | Michael Jackson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Stephen Brinson - foul #1 on Stephen Brinson, team foul #1 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Drake | Fyodor Zenisek (SG) Aaron Stowell | |
| Subs | Akron | David Clukey (PG), Alex Blair (PF) John Mullen, Stephen Brinson | |
| 16:41 | Drake | Michael Jackson misses the free throw | 45-34 |
| 16:41 | Akron | Rudy White gets the rebound | 45-34 |
| 16:20 | Akron | Melvin Leitner misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 45-34 |
| 16:19 | Drake | Michael Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 15:59 | Drake | James Purdom's floater is tipped away by Rudy White | 45-34 |
| 15:58 | Akron | Harold Hill snags the defensive board | 45-34 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - James Purdom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fyodor Zenisek (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Royce Whitley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Kent Freel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Clukey (fresh) SG - Melvin Leitner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Hill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Blair (fresh) 5 reb. C - Rudy White (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:38 | Akron | Harold Hill is fouled on the floor by Fyodor Zenisek - foul #1 on Fyodor Zenisek, team foul #2 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Drake | Lloyd Sherburne (PG), Jason Sewell (SG), Jose Camacho (PF), Keith Simpson (C) James Purdom, Fyodor Zenisek, Royce Whitley, Kent Freel | |
| Subs | Akron | John Mullen (PG), Homer Young (SF), Javier Avila (PF) Melvin Leitner, Harold Hill, Rudy White | |
| 15:23 | Akron | Alex Blair is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 45-34 |
| Subs | Drake | Aaron Stowell (SF) Michael Jackson | |
| Subs | Akron | Howard Mitchell (PG), James Huddleston (C) David Clukey, Alex Blair | |
| 15:00 | Drake | Aaron Stowell connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jason Sewell | 48-34 |
| 14:55 | Akron | Javier Avila makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Homer Young | 48-36 |
| 14:42 | Drake | Jason Sewell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-36 |
| 14:41 | Akron | James Huddleston grabs the defensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 14:27 | Akron | John Mullen misses the wide open 3 from the right wing | 48-36 |
| 14:26 | Drake | The rebound goes to Keith Simpson | 48-36 |
| 14:13 | Drake | Aaron Stowell misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 48-36 |
| 14:11 | Drake | Keith Simpson snags the offensive board | 48-36 |
| 14:01 | Drake | Aaron Stowell clanks a 3 from the left corner | 48-36 |
| 14:00 | Drake | Jose Camacho misses the tip | 48-36 |
| 13:58 | Akron | Javier Avila gets the rebound | 48-36 |
| 13:41 | Akron | John Mullen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-36 |
| 13:39 | Drake | The rebound goes to Keith Simpson | 48-36 |
| 13:21 | Drake | Keith Simpson hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-36 |
| 13:05 | Akron | Homer Young scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Javier Avila and he's hacked by Aaron Stowell - foul #2 on Aaron Stowell, team foul #3 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Drake | James Purdom (PG), Fyodor Zenisek (SG), Michael Jackson (SF), Royce Whitley (PF), Kent Freel (C) Lloyd Sherburne, Jason Sewell, Aaron Stowell, Jose Camacho, Keith Simpson | |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Brinson (PG), Melvin Leitner (SG), Harold Hill (PF), Rudy White (C) Howard Mitchell, John Mullen, Javier Avila, James Huddleston | |
| 13:05 | Akron | Homer Young makes the free throw | 50-39 |
| 12:44 | Drake | Fyodor Zenisek's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-39 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Akron | Alex Blair (PF) Homer Young | |
| 12:42 | Akron | Stephen Brinson is fouled in the backcourt by James Purdom - foul #1 on James Purdom, team foul #4 | 50-39 |
| 12:20 | Akron | Alex Blair makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Stephen Brinson | 50-41 |
| 12:15 | Drake | Fyodor Zenisek is fouled on the floor by Alex Blair - foul #1 on Alex Blair, team foul #2 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Akron | David Clukey (SF) Harold Hill | |
| 12:03 | Drake | Michael Jackson connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Purdom | 52-41 |
| 11:46 | Akron | The jump hook by David Clukey is blocked by Kent Freel | 52-41 |
| 11:44 | Drake | The rebound goes to Michael Jackson | 52-41 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - James Purdom (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fyodor Zenisek (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Royce Whitley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Kent Freel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Stephen Brinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Leitner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Clukey (fresh) PF - Alex Blair (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Rudy White (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:26 | Drake | Royce Whitley knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from James Purdom | 54-41 |
| 11:09 | Akron | Rudy White misses long on a floater in the lane | 54-41 |
| 11:07 | Drake | Fyodor Zenisek snags the defensive board | 54-41 |
| 10:44 | Drake | Melvin Leitner steals it from Michael Jackson | 54-41 |
| 10:23 | Akron | Fyodor Zenisek takes the ball from Stephen Brinson | 54-41 |
| 10:19 | Drake | Fyodor Zenisek banks in the layup | 56-41 |
| 10:15 | Akron | Stephen Brinson is fouled in the backcourt by Kent Freel - foul #2 on Kent Freel, team foul #5 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Drake | Lloyd Sherburne (PG), Jason Sewell (SG), Aaron Stowell (SF), Jose Camacho (PF), Victor Schreiner (C) James Purdom, Fyodor Zenisek, Michael Jackson, Royce Whitley, Kent Freel | |
| Subs | Akron | Howard Mitchell (PG), Harold Hill (SF), Javier Avila (PF) Stephen Brinson, David Clukey, Alex Blair | |
| 10:00 | Akron | Javier Avila is open and buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Rudy White | 56-43 |
| 09:44 | Drake | Harold Hill picks off the pass by Jose Camacho | 56-43 |
| 09:29 | Akron | Javier Avila can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 56-43 |
| 09:28 | Akron | Javier Avila grabs the offensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 09:18 | Akron | Javier Avila drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Howard Mitchell and he's hacked by Jose Camacho - foul #1 on Jose Camacho, team foul #6 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Drake | Keith Simpson (C) Jose Camacho | |
| Subs | Akron | John Mullen (SG), James Huddleston (C) Melvin Leitner, Rudy White | |
| 09:18 | Akron | Javier Avila misses the free throw | 56-45 |
| 09:18 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Javier Avila | 56-45 |
| 09:02 | Akron | James Huddleston is hacked by Keith Simpson - foul #4 on Keith Simpson, team foul #7 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Drake | Royce Whitley (PF), Kent Freel (C) Victor Schreiner, Keith Simpson | |
| Subs | Akron | Homer Young (SF) Harold Hill | |
| 09:02 | Akron | James Huddleston makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 09:02 | Akron | James Huddleston makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 08:52 | Drake | Jason Sewell knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Lloyd Sherburne | 59-47 |
| 08:23 | Akron | Howard Mitchell misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-47 |
| 08:22 | Drake | The rebound goes to Kent Freel | 59-47 |
| 08:06 | Drake | Howard Mitchell steals the ball from Jason Sewell | 59-47 |
| 07:37 | Akron | Kent Freel takes the ball from Javier Avila | 59-47 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Lloyd Sherburne (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Sewell (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Stowell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Royce Whitley (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Kent Freel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Howard Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Mullen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Homer Young (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Javier Avila (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - James Huddleston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Drake | The short jumper by Royce Whitley is denied by James Huddleston | 59-47 |
| 07:18 | Akron | Homer Young grabs the defensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 07:16 | Akron | Howard Mitchell double dribbles in the backcourt | 59-47 |
| Subs | Drake | James Purdom (PG), Fyodor Zenisek (SG), Michael Jackson (SF), Jose Camacho (PF), Keith Simpson (C) Lloyd Sherburne, Jason Sewell, Aaron Stowell, Royce Whitley, Kent Freel | |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Brinson (PG), David Clukey (SG), Harold Hill (SF), Andrew Breckenridge (PF), Alex Blair (C) Howard Mitchell, John Mullen, Homer Young, Javier Avila, James Huddleston | |
| 06:55 | Drake | Michael Jackson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Stephen Brinson - foul #2 on Stephen Brinson, team foul #3 | 59-47 |
| 06:55 | Drake | Michael Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 06:55 | Drake | Michael Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 06:55 | Akron | Alex Blair grabs the board | 59-47 |
| 06:37 | Akron | Jose Camacho steps in front of the Alex Blair pass | 59-47 |
| 06:21 | Drake | Fyodor Zenisek hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Purdom | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:17 | Akron | Stephen Brinson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 61-47 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Akron | Melvin Leitner (SG), Rudy White (C) Stephen Brinson, Alex Blair | |
| 06:08 | Drake | Michael Jackson hits a floater from the right block | 63-47 |
| 05:58 | Akron | Harold Hill comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 63-47 |
| 05:57 | Drake | Michael Jackson snags the defensive board | 63-47 |
| 05:40 | Drake | Michael Jackson is fouled on the floor by Harold Hill - foul #1 on Harold Hill, team foul #4 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Drake | Matthew Adams (PG), Jason Sewell (SG), Royce Whitley (PF), Victor Schreiner (C) James Purdom, Fyodor Zenisek, Jose Camacho, Keith Simpson | |
| Subs | Akron | Howard Mitchell (PG), Homer Young (SF), Javier Avila (PF) David Clukey, Harold Hill, Andrew Breckenridge | |
| 05:27 | Drake | Jason Sewell makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Michael Jackson and he's hacked by Melvin Leitner - foul #3 on Melvin Leitner, team foul #5 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Drake | Lloyd Sherburne (PG) Matthew Adams | |
| Subs | Akron | John Mullen (SG) Melvin Leitner | |
| 05:27 | Drake | Jason Sewell makes the free throw | 66-47 |
| 05:13 | Akron | The short jumper by Rudy White is denied by Royce Whitley | 66-47 |
| 05:12 | Akron | Homer Young hits the follow up shot | 66-49 |
| 04:56 | Drake | Lloyd Sherburne is fouled on the floor by Javier Avila - foul #4 on Javier Avila, team foul #6 | 66-49 |
| Subs | Drake | Aaron Stowell (SF) Michael Jackson | |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Brinson (SF), Alex Blair (C) Homer Young, Rudy White | |
| 04:42 | Drake | Royce Whitley comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 66-49 |
| 04:41 | Drake | Victor Schreiner gets the offensive rebound | 66-49 |
| 04:21 | Drake | Lloyd Sherburne buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Jason Sewell | 69-49 |
| 04:19 | Akron | Jason Sewell is called for the reach on Alex Blair in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Sewell, team foul #8 | 69-49 |
| Subs | Drake | Matthew Adams (PG), Fyodor Zenisek (SG), Jose Camacho (PF), Kent Freel (C) Lloyd Sherburne, Jason Sewell, Royce Whitley, Victor Schreiner | |
| Subs | Akron | David Clukey (SF), Harold Hill (C) Howard Mitchell, Javier Avila | |
| 04:19 | Akron | Alex Blair misses the 1st free throw | 69-49 |
| 04:19 | Drake | The rebound goes to Jose Camacho | 69-49 |
| 04:14 | Drake | Jose Camacho is whistled for traveling | 69-49 |
| 04:06 | Akron | Stephen Brinson clanks a shot from the right block | 69-49 |
| 04:05 | Drake | Aaron Stowell grabs the defensive rebound | 69-49 |
| 03:48 | Drake | Aaron Stowell misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Stephen Brinson - foul #3 on Stephen Brinson, team foul #7 | 69-49 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Breckenridge (PF), James Huddleston (C) Stephen Brinson, Alex Blair | |
| 03:48 | Drake | Aaron Stowell makes the 1st free throw | 70-49 |
| 03:48 | Drake | Aaron Stowell makes the 2nd free throw | 71-49 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:37 | Akron | Andrew Breckenridge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-49 |
| Subs | Drake | Lloyd Sherburne (SG) Fyodor Zenisek | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Matthew Adams (fresh) SG - Lloyd Sherburne (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Aaron Stowell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jose Camacho (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kent Freel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Clukey (fresh) SG - John Mullen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Hill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Breckenridge (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Huddleston (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Drake | Jose Camacho clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 71-49 |
| 03:11 | Akron | James Huddleston snags the defensive board | 71-49 |
| 02:56 | Akron | Andrew Breckenridge can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-49 |
| 02:55 | Akron | David Clukey tips it in | 71-51 |
| 02:29 | Drake | Aaron Stowell knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Jose Camacho | 74-51 |
| 02:11 | Akron | Harold Hill can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Aaron Stowell - foul #3 on Aaron Stowell, team foul #9 | 74-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Fyodor Zenisek (SG), Victor Schreiner (C) Matthew Adams, Jose Camacho | |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Brinson (PG), Alex Blair (PF) David Clukey, Andrew Breckenridge | |
| 02:11 | Akron | Harold Hill makes the 1st free throw | 74-52 |
| 02:11 | Akron | Harold Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 74-53 |
| 01:44 | Drake | Victor Schreiner is hacked by James Huddleston - foul #2 on James Huddleston, team foul #8 | 74-53 |
| 01:44 | Drake | Victor Schreiner misses the 1st free throw | 74-53 |
| 01:44 | Akron | Alex Blair pulls down the rebound | 74-53 |
| 01:24 | Akron | Stephen Brinson misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Fyodor Zenisek - foul #2 on Fyodor Zenisek, team foul #10 | 74-53 |
| 01:24 | Akron | Stephen Brinson makes the 1st free throw | 74-54 |
| 01:24 | Akron | Stephen Brinson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-55 |
| 01:03 | Drake | Aaron Stowell scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Lloyd Sherburne | 77-55 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Akron | John Mullen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 77-55 |
| 00:53 | Drake | Victor Schreiner grabs the defensive rebound | 77-55 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Drake | Aaron Stowell loses the dribble to Harold Hill | 77-55 |
| 00:28 | Akron | Harold Hill is hacked by Aaron Stowell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Aaron Stowell, team foul #11 | 77-55 |
| 00:28 | Akron | Harold Hill misses the 1st free throw | 77-55 |
| 00:28 | Akron | Harold Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 77-55 |
| 00:28 | Drake | Aaron Stowell gets the rebound | 77-55 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Lloyd Sherburne runs out the clock | 77-55 |