| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Charles Casey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Sheridan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Yokum (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathan Evans (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - George Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harley Roderick (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Kenneth Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Allen Free (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rene Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Saulsbury (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Georgia Southern | William Yokum inbounds the ball | 44-31 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Georgia Southern | George Brooks is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on George Brooks, team foul #1 | 44-31 |
| 19:32 | Drake | Allen Free hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Willie Sheridan - foul #1 on Willie Sheridan, team foul #2 | 44-31 |
| 19:32 | Drake | Allen Free makes the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 19:32 | Drake | Allen Free misses the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 19:32 | Georgia Southern | George Brooks snags the defensive board | 44-32 |
| 19:27 | Georgia Southern | Willie Sheridan misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Kenneth Cooper - foul #2 on Kenneth Cooper, team foul #1 | 44-32 |
| 19:27 | Georgia Southern | Willie Sheridan misses the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 19:27 | Georgia Southern | Willie Sheridan makes the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 19:12 | Drake | Harley Roderick misses the lay-in | 45-32 |
| 19:11 | Georgia Southern | George Brooks pulls down the rebound | 45-32 |
| 19:07 | Georgia Southern | Willie Sheridan scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Charles Casey | 47-32 |
| 18:54 | Drake | Kenneth Cooper clanks a 3 from the right corner | 47-32 |
| 18:52 | Georgia Southern | Nathan Evans pulls down the rebound | 47-32 |
| 18:47 | Georgia Southern | Charles Casey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 47-32 |
| 18:45 | Drake | Rene Rossi grabs the board | 47-32 |
| 18:29 | Drake | Kenneth Cooper is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Kenneth Cooper, team foul #2 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Amos Burrell (PG), Mason Markovich (SG), Martin Christman (SF), Corey Babb (PF), Jim Nilsson (C) Charles Casey, Willie Sheridan, William Yokum, Nathan Evans, George Brooks | |
| Subs | Drake | Timothy Caouette (PG), Joel Clark (SG), Bret Knuckles (SF), Peter Davis (PF) Harley Roderick, Kenneth Cooper, Allen Free, Rene Rossi | |
| 18:06 | Georgia Southern | Jim Nilsson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 47-32 |
| 18:04 | Drake | James Saulsbury gets the rebound | 47-32 |
| 17:40 | Drake | Bret Knuckles knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Timothy Caouette | 47-34 |
| 17:26 | Georgia Southern | Martin Christman can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 47-34 |
| 17:24 | Drake | Joel Clark pulls down the rebound | 47-34 |
| 17:18 | Drake | Mason Markovich takes the ball from Timothy Caouette | 47-34 |
| 16:57 | Georgia Southern | Peter Davis is called for the reach on Mason Markovich - foul #2 on Peter Davis, team foul #3 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Charles Casey (PG), Willie Sheridan (SG), William Yokum (PF), George Brooks (C) Amos Burrell, Martin Christman, Corey Babb, Jim Nilsson | |
| Subs | Drake | Harley Roderick (PG), Larry Rogers (SF), Rene Rossi (PF), Randall Navarra (C) Joel Clark, Bret Knuckles, Peter Davis, James Saulsbury | |
| 16:38 | Georgia Southern | Willie Sheridan banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from George Brooks | 49-34 |
| 16:13 | Drake | Rene Rossi blows the layup | 49-34 |
| 16:12 | Drake | Randall Navarra grabs the offensive rebound | 49-34 |
| 15:55 | Drake | Timothy Caouette hits a floater from just outside the lane | 49-36 |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Charles Casey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willie Sheridan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mason Markovich (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Yokum (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - George Brooks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harley Roderick (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Timothy Caouette (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rene Rossi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Navarra (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:49 | Georgia Southern | Charles Casey misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-36 |
| 15:47 | Georgia Southern | George Brooks grabs the offensive board | 49-36 |
| 15:29 | Georgia Southern | Willie Sheridan is open and buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from George Brooks | 51-36 |
| 15:17 | Drake | William Yokum steals it from Randall Navarra | 51-36 |
| 14:57 | Georgia Southern | Willie Sheridan blows the wide open dunk | 51-36 |
| 14:56 | Georgia Southern | The offensive rebound goes to George Brooks | 51-36 |
| 14:45 | Georgia Southern | George Brooks clanks a 3 from the left corner | 51-36 |
| 14:43 | Drake | The rebound goes to Timothy Caouette | 51-36 |
| 14:28 | Drake | Larry Rogers misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 51-36 |
| 14:27 | Georgia Southern | The rebound goes to George Brooks | 51-36 |
| 14:23 | Georgia Southern | Willie Sheridan is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by William Yokum | 53-36 |
| 14:00 | Drake | Rene Rossi hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 53-36 |
| 13:58 | Georgia Southern | Willie Sheridan snags the defensive board | 53-36 |
| 13:56 | Georgia Southern | Mason Markovich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-36 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Amos Burrell (PG), Peter Pugh (SF), Nathan Evans (PF), Corey Babb (C) Charles Casey, Mason Markovich, William Yokum, George Brooks | |
| Subs | Drake | Zhuang Chu (PG), Kenneth Cooper (SG), Allen Free (SF), Peter Davis (PF), James Saulsbury (C) Harley Roderick, Timothy Caouette, Larry Rogers, Rene Rossi, Randall Navarra | |
| 13:47 | Drake | Kenneth Cooper clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-36 |
| 13:45 | Georgia Southern | Peter Pugh snags the defensive board | 53-36 |
| 13:27 | Georgia Southern | Nathan Evans is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Nathan Evans, team foul #3 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Michael Lewis (PG) Willie Sheridan | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 13:14 | Drake | James Saulsbury is fouled on the floor by Corey Babb - foul #1 on Corey Babb, team foul #4 | 53-36 |
| 13:03 | Drake | Michael Lewis steals the ball from Zhuang Chu | 53-36 |
| 12:49 | Georgia Southern | A charge is called on Peter Pugh - foul #4 on Peter Pugh, team foul #5 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Martin Christman (SF) Peter Pugh | |
| Subs | Drake | Bret Knuckles (PF) Peter Davis | |
| 12:35 | Drake | James Saulsbury connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Cooper | 53-39 |
| 12:33 | Georgia Southern | Michael Lewis is hacked by Zhuang Chu in the backcourt - foul #4 on Zhuang Chu, team foul #4 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Jim Nilsson (C) Nathan Evans | |
| Subs | Drake | Joel Clark (PG), Peter Davis (PF) Zhuang Chu, Allen Free | |
| 12:23 | Georgia Southern | Michael Lewis scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Martin Christman | 56-39 |
| 12:05 | Drake | Kenneth Cooper connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Joel Clark | 56-42 |
| 12:03 | Georgia Southern | Joel Clark is called for the reach on Michael Lewis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joel Clark, team foul #5 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Charles Casey (PG), Willie Sheridan (SG), Nathan Evans (PF) Michael Lewis, Amos Burrell, Corey Babb | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 11:51 | Georgia Southern | Martin Christman misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 56-42 |
| 11:50 | Drake | James Saulsbury grabs the defensive rebound | 56-42 |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Charles Casey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willie Sheridan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Martin Christman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Evans (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jim Nilsson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Joel Clark (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Cooper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bret Knuckles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Peter Davis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Saulsbury (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Drake | Jim Nilsson steals it from James Saulsbury | 56-42 |
| 11:18 | Georgia Southern | Joel Clark is called for the reach on Martin Christman - foul #4 on Joel Clark, team foul #6 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | William Yokum (SF), George Brooks (C) Martin Christman, Jim Nilsson | |
| Subs | Drake | Harley Roderick (PG), Allen Free (SF), Rene Rossi (PF) Joel Clark, Bret Knuckles, Peter Davis | |
| 11:02 | Georgia Southern | George Brooks loses the dribble to Kenneth Cooper | 56-42 |
| 10:59 | Drake | Kenneth Cooper blows the layup | 56-42 |
| 10:57 | Georgia Southern | The rebound goes to George Brooks | 56-42 |
| 10:51 | Georgia Southern | George Brooks is hacked by Kenneth Cooper - foul #4 on Kenneth Cooper, team foul #7 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Corey Babb (PF) Nathan Evans | |
| Subs | Drake | Timothy Caouette (SG) Kenneth Cooper | |
| 10:51 | Georgia Southern | George Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 10:51 | Georgia Southern | George Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| 10:37 | Drake | James Saulsbury knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Harley Roderick | 58-44 |
| 10:08 | Georgia Southern | Willie Sheridan clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Timothy Caouette - foul #1 on Timothy Caouette, team foul #8 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Amos Burrell (PG), Mason Markovich (SF) Charles Casey, William Yokum | |
| Subs | Drake | Peter Davis (PF) Rene Rossi | |
| 10:08 | Georgia Southern | Willie Sheridan misses the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 10:08 | Georgia Southern | Willie Sheridan makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 09:47 | Drake | Harley Roderick can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-44 |
| 09:46 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Allen Free | 59-44 |
| 09:19 | Drake | Allen Free is whistled for a carry | 59-44 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Martin Christman (SF), Nathan Evans (PF), Jim Nilsson (C) Willie Sheridan, Corey Babb, George Brooks | |
| Subs | Drake | Bret Knuckles (SF), Randall Navarra (PF) Allen Free, Peter Davis | |
| 09:07 | Georgia Southern | Jim Nilsson makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Nathan Evans | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:53 | Drake | Timothy Caouette misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-44 |
| 08:52 | Drake | James Saulsbury tips it but misses | 61-44 |
| 08:50 | Drake | Randall Navarra grabs the offensive rebound | 61-44 |
| 08:37 | Drake | Randall Navarra misses short on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Amos Burrell - foul #2 on Amos Burrell, team foul #6 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Michael Lewis (PG), William Yokum (SG) Amos Burrell, Mason Markovich | |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Rogers (SF) Bret Knuckles | |
| 08:37 | Drake | Randall Navarra misses the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 08:37 | Drake | Randall Navarra makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 08:15 | Georgia Southern | Timothy Caouette picks off the pass by Nathan Evans | 61-45 |
| 08:02 | Drake | Harley Roderick knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Randall Navarra | 61-48 |
| 07:57 | Georgia Southern | Michael Lewis scores on a floater from the left side | 63-48 |
| 07:43 | Drake | Timothy Caouette misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Nathan Evans - foul #2 on Nathan Evans, team foul #7 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Peter Pugh (SF), Corey Babb (PF), George Brooks (C) Martin Christman, Nathan Evans, Jim Nilsson | |
| Subs | Drake | Zhuang Chu (PG), Allen Free (SF), Rene Rossi (PF), Peter Davis (C) Harley Roderick, Larry Rogers, Randall Navarra, James Saulsbury | |
| 07:43 | Drake | Timothy Caouette makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 07:43 | Drake | Timothy Caouette makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Yokum (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Peter Pugh (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Corey Babb (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Brooks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Timothy Caouette (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Free (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rene Rossi (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Davis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Georgia Southern | William Yokum is fouled in the backcourt by Allen Free - foul #3 on Allen Free, team foul #9 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Mason Markovich (SG) George Brooks | |
| Subs | Drake | Joel Clark (SG) Timothy Caouette | |
| 07:39 | Georgia Southern | William Yokum makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 07:39 | Georgia Southern | William Yokum makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 07:28 | Drake | Zhuang Chu misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 65-50 |
| 07:27 | Drake | Peter Davis grabs the offensive board | 65-50 |
| 07:14 | Drake | Rene Rossi clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-50 |
| 07:13 | Georgia Southern | Mason Markovich gets the rebound | 65-50 |
| 07:08 | Georgia Southern | Peter Pugh hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Allen Free - foul #4 on Allen Free, team foul #10 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Amos Burrell (PG), George Brooks (C) Michael Lewis, William Yokum | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Cooper (SG), Bret Knuckles (SF) Joel Clark, Allen Free | |
| 07:08 | Georgia Southern | Peter Pugh makes the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 07:08 | Georgia Southern | Peter Pugh makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 06:45 | Drake | Corey Babb denies the turnaround by Bret Knuckles | 67-50 |
| 06:43 | Drake | Peter Davis tips it home | 67-52 |
| 06:39 | Georgia Southern | Amos Burrell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 67-52 |
| 06:38 | Georgia Southern | George Brooks can't tip it in | 67-52 |
| 06:36 | Drake | Zhuang Chu snags the defensive board | 67-52 |
| 06:20 | Drake | Rene Rossi clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-52 |
| 06:19 | Drake | Bret Knuckles grabs the offensive board | 67-52 |
| 06:03 | Drake | Kenneth Cooper misses the 3 from the left wing | 67-52 |
| 06:02 | Georgia Southern | Mason Markovich grabs the defensive rebound | 67-52 |
| 05:58 | Georgia Southern | Kenneth Cooper steps in front of the Peter Pugh pass in the backcourt | 67-52 |
| 05:39 | Drake | Kenneth Cooper connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Bret Knuckles and he's fouled by Mason Markovich - foul #2 on Mason Markovich, team foul #8 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Charles Casey (PG), Willie Sheridan (SG), Martin Christman (SF), Nathan Evans (PF) Amos Burrell, Mason Markovich, Peter Pugh, Corey Babb | |
| Subs | Drake | Joel Clark (PG), Larry Rogers (SF), Randall Navarra (PF), James Saulsbury (C) Zhuang Chu, Bret Knuckles, Rene Rossi, Peter Davis | |
| 05:39 | Drake | Kenneth Cooper makes the free throw | 67-55 |
| 05:19 | Georgia Southern | Charles Casey can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Joel Clark - foul #5 on Joel Clark, team foul #11 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | William Yokum (SG), Jim Nilsson (C) Willie Sheridan, George Brooks | |
| Subs | Drake | Zhuang Chu (PG) Joel Clark | |
| 05:19 | Georgia Southern | Charles Casey misses the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 05:19 | Georgia Southern | Charles Casey misses the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 05:19 | Drake | Randall Navarra grabs the defensive rebound | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:08 | Drake | James Saulsbury is hacked by William Yokum - foul #2 on William Yokum, team foul #9 | 67-55 |
| 05:08 | Drake | James Saulsbury makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 05:08 | Drake | James Saulsbury makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 04:55 | Georgia Southern | Nathan Evans clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-57 |
| 04:53 | Drake | Kenneth Cooper pulls down the rebound | 67-57 |
| 04:42 | Drake | Kenneth Cooper loses the ball out of bounds | 67-57 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | Drake | Allen Free (SF) Larry Rogers | |
| 04:26 | Georgia Southern | Jim Nilsson misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 67-57 |
| 04:25 | Drake | James Saulsbury grabs the board | 67-57 |
| 04:07 | Drake | Kenneth Cooper scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 67-59 |
| 04:05 | Georgia Southern | Martin Christman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-59 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Michael Lewis (PG), Willie Sheridan (SG), Peter Pugh (SF), Corey Babb (C) Charles Casey, William Yokum, Martin Christman, Jim Nilsson | |
| Subs | Drake | Peter Davis (PF) Randall Navarra | |
| 03:51 | Drake | Zhuang Chu can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Nathan Evans - foul #3 on Nathan Evans, team foul #10 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Amos Burrell (PG), Mason Markovich (SG), George Brooks (C) Michael Lewis, Willie Sheridan, Nathan Evans | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 03:51 | Drake | Zhuang Chu makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 03:51 | Drake | Zhuang Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 03:34 | Georgia Southern | Peter Pugh loses the ball out of bounds | 67-61 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Rogers (SF), Rene Rossi (PF) Allen Free, Peter Davis | |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Amos Burrell (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mason Markovich (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Peter Pugh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Corey Babb (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Brooks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Zhuang Chu (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Cooper (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Larry Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rene Rossi (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Saulsbury (tiring) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Drake | Kenneth Cooper connects on the runner in the paint set up by Rene Rossi | 67-63 |
| 02:58 | Georgia Southern | Corey Babb misses the easy open layup | 67-63 |
| 02:56 | Drake | James Saulsbury grabs the defensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 02:46 | Drake | Kenneth Cooper comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 67-63 |
| 02:44 | Georgia Southern | Peter Pugh grabs the defensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 02:44 | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Charles Casey (PG), Willie Sheridan (SG), Jim Nilsson (C) Amos Burrell, Mason Markovich, George Brooks | |
| Subs | Drake | Harley Roderick (SG), Bret Knuckles (SF), Peter Davis (PF) Kenneth Cooper, Larry Rogers, Rene Rossi | |
| 02:31 | Georgia Southern | Peter Davis is called for the reach on Willie Sheridan - foul #3 on Peter Davis, team foul #12 | 67-63 |
| 02:31 | Georgia Southern | Willie Sheridan makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 02:31 | Georgia Southern | Willie Sheridan makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 02:08 | Drake | Charles Casey is called for the reach on Zhuang Chu - foul #2 on Charles Casey, team foul #11 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | William Yokum (PF) Corey Babb | |
| Subs | Drake | Allen Free (SF), Randall Navarra (PF) Peter Davis, James Saulsbury | |
| 02:08 | Drake | Zhuang Chu makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 02:08 | Drake | Zhuang Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 02:06 | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-65 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Corey Babb (PF) William Yokum | |
| Subs | Drake | Timothy Caouette (SG) Zhuang Chu | |
| 01:48 | Georgia Southern | Charles Casey is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-65 |
| 01:34 | Drake | Allen Free clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-65 |
| 01:32 | Drake | Timothy Caouette grabs the offensive board | 72-65 |
| 01:32 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-65 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Nathan Evans (PF), George Brooks (C) Corey Babb, Jim Nilsson | |
| Subs | Drake | Zhuang Chu (PG), Kenneth Cooper (SG), Rene Rossi (PF), James Saulsbury (C) Harley Roderick, Timothy Caouette, Randall Navarra, Bret Knuckles | |
| 01:18 | Drake | Rene Rossi scores on a floater from the right block set up by Zhuang Chu | 72-67 |
| 01:16 | Georgia Southern | Kenneth Cooper picks off the pass by Charles Casey in the backcourt | 72-67 |
| 00:58 | Drake | Zhuang Chu makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Saulsbury | 72-70 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:35 | Georgia Southern | Charles Casey is fouled on the floor by Zhuang Chu - foul #5 on Zhuang Chu, team foul #13 | 72-70 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | Drake | Harley Roderick (PG) Zhuang Chu | |
| 00:35 | Georgia Southern | Charles Casey makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:35 | Georgia Southern | Charles Casey makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:29 | Drake | Harley Roderick clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 74-70 |
| 00:28 | Georgia Southern | George Brooks snags the defensive board | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:27 | Georgia Southern | George Brooks is fouled in the backcourt by Harley Roderick - foul #2 on Harley Roderick, team foul #14 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Amos Burrell (PG) Charles Casey | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:27 | Georgia Southern | George Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:27 | Georgia Southern | George Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:20 | Drake | Allen Free scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Harley Roderick | 75-73 |
| 00:17 | Georgia Southern | Kenneth Cooper is called for the reach on Willie Sheridan in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kenneth Cooper, team foul #15 | 75-73 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Charles Casey (PG) Amos Burrell | |
| Subs | Drake | Timothy Caouette (SG) Kenneth Cooper | |
| 00:17 | Georgia Southern | Willie Sheridan makes the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:17 | Georgia Southern | Willie Sheridan misses the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:17 | Drake | Rene Rossi gets the rebound | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | Drake | Timothy Caouette misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-73 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Rene Rossi pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-73 |