| Lineup | Drake | PG - Norris Tavares (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Inge (fresh) 6 ast. SF - Michael Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Morris Clement (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Poole (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Jones (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jonathan Hypes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jess Rivenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tom Lobb (fresh) 2 pts. C - Aaron Wickline (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Michael Jones inbounds the ball | 41-27 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Drake | Michael Jones is hacked by Aaron Wickline - foul #1 on Aaron Wickline, team foul #1 | 41-27 |
| 19:26 | Drake | Norris Tavares knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Michael Jones | 43-27 |
| 19:05 | Samford | Tom Lobb comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 43-27 |
| 19:03 | Drake | Michael Jones gets the rebound | 43-27 |
| 18:59 | Drake | Tom Lobb is called for the reach on Raymond Inge - foul #1 on Tom Lobb, team foul #2 | 43-27 |
| 18:52 | Drake | Raymond Inge drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Michael Jones | 46-27 |
| 18:36 | Samford | Michael Jones picks off the pass by Aaron Wickline | 46-27 |
| 18:16 | Drake | Floyd Poole misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-27 |
| 18:14 | Drake | Michael Jones snags the offensive board | 46-27 |
| 18:09 | Drake | Jess Rivenberg is called for the reach on Michael Jones - foul #1 on Jess Rivenberg, team foul #3 | 46-27 |
| Subs | Drake | Glenn Lane (PG), William Roberts (SG), Rickey Mathews (SF), Charles Wilson (C) Norris Tavares, Raymond Inge, Michael Jones, Floyd Poole | |
| Subs | Samford | Chris Abad (PG), Frank Short (SG), David Credle (SF), Thomas Anderson (PF), Wilfredo Lopez (C) James Jones, Jonathan Hypes, Jess Rivenberg, Tom Lobb, Aaron Wickline | |
| 17:55 | Drake | Frank Short picks off the pass by Rickey Mathews | 46-27 |
| 17:37 | Samford | Thomas Anderson is whistled for traveling | 46-27 |
| 17:19 | Drake | Glenn Lane hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 46-27 |
| 17:17 | Samford | Frank Short grabs the board | 46-27 |
| 17:15 | Samford | Chris Abad is fouled in the backcourt by Glenn Lane - foul #3 on Glenn Lane, team foul #1 | 46-27 |
| Subs | Drake | Norris Tavares (PG), Floyd Poole (C) Glenn Lane, Morris Clement | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 16:58 | Samford | Wilfredo Lopez's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Wilson | 46-27 |
| 16:57 | Drake | William Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 46-27 |
| 16:39 | Drake | David Credle is called for the reach on Rickey Mathews - foul #3 on David Credle, team foul #4 | 46-27 |
| Subs | Drake | Raymond Inge (SG), Michael Jones (SF) William Roberts, Charles Wilson | |
| Subs | Samford | James Jones (PG), Jonathan Hypes (SG), Jess Rivenberg (SF), Tom Lobb (PF), Aaron Wickline (C) Chris Abad, Frank Short, David Credle, Thomas Anderson, Wilfredo Lopez | |
| 16:29 | Drake | Raymond Inge misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-27 |
| 16:27 | Drake | Michael Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 46-27 |
| 16:14 | Drake | Michael Jones buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Raymond Inge | 49-27 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 15:58 | Samford | Aaron Wickline buries a turnaround in the lane | 49-29 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Norris Tavares (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Inge (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SF - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rickey Mathews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Floyd Poole (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Jones (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jonathan Hypes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jess Rivenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tom Lobb (fresh) 2 pts. C - Aaron Wickline (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 15:38 | Drake | Raymond Inge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-29 |
| 15:36 | Drake | Floyd Poole can't tip it in | 49-29 |
| 15:35 | Samford | Jess Rivenberg snags the defensive board | 49-29 |
| 15:27 | Samford | James Jones is whistled for traveling | 49-29 |
| Subs | Drake | Glenn Lane (PG), Qing-nan Tang (SG), Morris Clement (PF), Charles Wilson (C) Norris Tavares, Raymond Inge, Rickey Mathews, Floyd Poole | |
| Subs | Samford | Chris Abad (PG), David Credle (SF), James Dalegowski (PF), Wilfredo Lopez (C) James Jones, Jess Rivenberg, Tom Lobb, Aaron Wickline | |
| 15:06 | Drake | Morris Clement misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 49-29 |
| 15:05 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jonathan Hypes | 49-29 |
| 14:43 | Samford | Wilfredo Lopez misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Qing-nan Tang - foul #2 on Qing-nan Tang, team foul #2 | 49-29 |
| Subs | Drake | William Roberts (SG), Floyd Poole (C) Qing-nan Tang, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Anderson (C) Jonathan Hypes | |
| 14:43 | Samford | Wilfredo Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 49-30 |
| 14:43 | Samford | Wilfredo Lopez misses the 2nd free throw | 49-30 |
| 14:43 | Drake | Morris Clement gets the rebound | 49-30 |
| 14:17 | Drake | Glenn Lane hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-30 |
| 14:03 | Samford | Thomas Anderson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by William Roberts - foul #2 on William Roberts, team foul #3 | 51-30 |
| Subs | Drake | Norris Tavares (PG), Raymond Inge (SG), Rickey Mathews (C) Glenn Lane, Charles Wilson, Floyd Poole | |
| Subs | Samford | Frank Short (PG), Jonathan Hypes (SG), Jess Rivenberg (SF) Chris Abad, David Credle, Wilfredo Lopez | |
| 14:03 | Samford | Thomas Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 51-30 |
| 14:03 | Samford | Thomas Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-30 |
| 14:03 | Samford | Thomas Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 51-30 |
| 13:46 | Samford | Jess Rivenberg misses long on an open jump hook from the baseline | 51-30 |
| 13:44 | Samford | James Dalegowski can't tip it in | 51-30 |
| 13:43 | Drake | The rebound goes to Morris Clement | 51-30 |
| 13:17 | Drake | Frank Short picks off the pass by Raymond Inge | 51-30 |
| 13:13 | Samford | Frank Short blows the layup | 51-30 |
| 13:11 | Drake | Raymond Inge grabs the board | 51-30 |
| 13:03 | Drake | Jess Rivenberg steals it from Raymond Inge | 51-30 |
| 13:01 | Samford | Norris Tavares picks off the pass by Frank Short in the backcourt | 51-30 |
| 12:59 | Drake | Norris Tavares throws it down | 53-30 |
| 12:46 | Samford | James Dalegowski buries a shot from the free throw line | 53-32 |
| 12:17 | Drake | Morris Clement lays it in set up by Norris Tavares | 55-32 |
| 12:13 | Samford | Frank Short hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 55-32 |
| 12:11 | Samford | James Dalegowski tips it back up and in | 55-34 |
| 11:46 | Drake | Rickey Mathews travels with the ball | 55-34 |
| Subs | Drake | Glenn Lane (PG), Qing-nan Tang (SG), Michael Jones (SF), Charles Wilson (PF), Floyd Poole (C) Norris Tavares, Raymond Inge, William Roberts, Morris Clement, Rickey Mathews | |
| Subs | Samford | James Jones (PG), Chris Abad (SG), David Credle (SF), Tom Lobb (PF), Aaron Wickline (C) Frank Short, Jonathan Hypes, Jess Rivenberg, James Dalegowski, Thomas Anderson | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Glenn Lane (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Qing-nan Tang (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Floyd Poole (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Jones (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Chris Abad (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Credle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Tom Lobb (fresh) 2 pts. C - Aaron Wickline (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Samford | David Credle misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-34 |
| 11:30 | Samford | Aaron Wickline misses the tip | 55-34 |
| 11:28 | Drake | Qing-nan Tang snags the defensive board | 55-34 |
| 11:10 | Drake | Qing-nan Tang knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Glenn Lane | 58-34 |
| 10:58 | Samford | Aaron Wickline can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Floyd Poole - foul #3 on Floyd Poole, team foul #4 | 58-34 |
| 10:58 | Samford | Aaron Wickline makes the 1st free throw | 58-35 |
| 10:58 | Samford | Aaron Wickline makes the 2nd free throw | 58-36 |
| 10:37 | Drake | Michael Jones comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 58-36 |
| 10:35 | Samford | Tom Lobb pulls down the rebound | 58-36 |
| 10:25 | Samford | James Jones misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Glenn Lane - foul #4 on Glenn Lane, team foul #5 | 58-36 |
| Subs | Drake | Norris Tavares (PG), Raymond Inge (SG), Morris Clement (PF) Glenn Lane, Qing-nan Tang, Charles Wilson | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 10:25 | Samford | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 58-37 |
| 10:25 | Samford | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 58-38 |
| 10:01 | Drake | Raymond Inge scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Norris Tavares and he's fouled by Tom Lobb - foul #2 on Tom Lobb, team foul #5 | 60-38 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Samford | Jonathan Hypes (SG), Wilfredo Lopez (SF), James Dalegowski (PF) Chris Abad, David Credle, Tom Lobb | |
| 10:01 | Drake | Raymond Inge misses the free throw | 60-38 |
| 10:01 | Samford | James Dalegowski pulls down the rebound | 60-38 |
| 09:40 | Samford | James Dalegowski misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Morris Clement - foul #2 on Morris Clement, team foul #6 | 60-38 |
| Subs | Drake | Rickey Mathews (SF) Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Samford | Frank Short (PG) James Jones | |
| 09:40 | Samford | James Dalegowski makes the 1st free throw | 60-39 |
| 09:40 | Samford | James Dalegowski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-40 |
| 09:14 | Drake | Norris Tavares knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Rickey Mathews and he's fouled by Frank Short - foul #1 on Frank Short, team foul #6 | 62-40 |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Wilson (SF) Floyd Poole | |
| Subs | Samford | Jess Rivenberg (SF) Aaron Wickline | |
| 09:14 | Drake | Norris Tavares makes the free throw | 63-40 |
| 09:11 | Samford | Raymond Inge steals it from Jess Rivenberg in the backcourt | 63-40 |
| 09:09 | Drake | Raymond Inge lays it up and in | 65-40 |
| 09:07 | Samford | Frank Short is called for traveling in the backcourt | 65-40 |
| 08:48 | Drake | Norris Tavares buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Raymond Inge | 67-40 |
| 08:37 | Samford | Jess Rivenberg misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 67-40 |
| 08:36 | Samford | Frank Short pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-40 |
| 08:25 | Samford | Frank Short misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 67-40 |
| 08:23 | Drake | Morris Clement grabs the defensive rebound | 67-40 |
| 07:56 | Drake | Morris Clement connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Raymond Inge | 70-40 |
| 07:49 | Samford | Jonathan Hypes misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 70-40 |
| 07:48 | Drake | The rebound goes to Rickey Mathews | 70-40 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Norris Tavares (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Raymond Inge (tiring) 7 pts. 9 ast. SF - Charles Wilson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Morris Clement (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Rickey Mathews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Frank Short (fairly fresh) 4 stl. SG - Jonathan Hypes (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jess Rivenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Dalegowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Wilfredo Lopez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Drake | Charles Wilson misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jess Rivenberg - foul #2 on Jess Rivenberg, team foul #7 | 70-40 |
| Subs | Drake | Glenn Lane (PG), Qing-nan Tang (SG), William Roberts (SF) Norris Tavares, Raymond Inge, Morris Clement | |
| Subs | Samford | Chris Abad (PG), David Credle (SG), Tom Lobb (PF), Thomas Anderson (C) Frank Short, Jonathan Hypes, Jess Rivenberg, James Dalegowski | |
| 07:31 | Drake | Charles Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 71-40 |
| 07:31 | Drake | Charles Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-40 |
| 07:22 | Samford | Thomas Anderson buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Chris Abad | 72-42 |
| 06:57 | Drake | Qing-nan Tang misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-42 |
| 06:56 | Samford | Chris Abad gets the rebound | 72-42 |
| 06:51 | Samford | Qing-nan Tang is called for the reach on David Credle - foul #3 on Qing-nan Tang, team foul #7 | 72-42 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Samford | Frank Short (SG) Wilfredo Lopez | |
| 06:51 | Samford | David Credle makes the 1st free throw | 72-43 |
| 06:51 | Samford | David Credle makes the 2nd free throw | 72-44 |
| 06:23 | Drake | Rickey Mathews misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Frank Short - foul #2 on Frank Short, team foul #8 | 72-44 |
| 06:23 | Drake | Rickey Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 73-44 |
| 06:23 | Drake | Rickey Mathews misses the 2nd free throw | 73-44 |
| 06:23 | Samford | Tom Lobb snags the defensive board | 73-44 |
| 06:13 | Samford | Thomas Anderson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 73-44 |
| 06:12 | Drake | The rebound goes to Qing-nan Tang | 73-44 |
| 05:49 | Drake | Charles Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-44 |
| 05:33 | Samford | Chris Abad is open and buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Frank Short | 73-46 |
| 05:06 | Drake | Charles Wilson clanks a 3 from straight away | 73-46 |
| 05:04 | Samford | Chris Abad gets the rebound | 73-46 |
| 04:50 | Samford | Tom Lobb comes up short on the floater from the left block | 73-46 |
| 04:49 | Samford | Tom Lobb grabs the offensive rebound | 73-46 |
| 04:38 | Samford | David Credle buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 73-48 |
| 04:15 | Drake | Charles Wilson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 75-48 |
| 03:58 | Samford | Chris Abad is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-51 |
| 03:34 | Drake | Charles Wilson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 78-51 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Glenn Lane (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Qing-nan Tang (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - William Roberts (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Rickey Mathews (tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Wilson (tired) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Chris Abad (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Short (tiring) 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - David Credle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Tom Lobb (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Anderson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Samford | Chris Abad misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 78-51 |
| 03:21 | Drake | Rickey Mathews snags the defensive board | 78-51 |
| 03:05 | Drake | Rickey Mathews drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 80-51 |
| 03:01 | Samford | Glenn Lane picks off the pass by David Credle in the backcourt | 80-51 |
| 02:36 | Drake | Glenn Lane can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 80-51 |
| 02:35 | Drake | Charles Wilson tips it back up and in | 82-51 |
| 02:24 | Samford | Glenn Lane is called for the reach on Chris Abad - foul #5 on Glenn Lane, team foul #8 | 82-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Norris Tavares (PG), Floyd Poole (C) Glenn Lane, Qing-nan Tang | |
| Subs | Samford | Wilfredo Lopez (SF) Frank Short | |
| 02:24 | Samford | Chris Abad misses the 1st free throw | 82-51 |
| 02:24 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Tom Lobb | 82-51 |
| 02:07 | Samford | Floyd Poole steps in front of the David Credle pass | 82-51 |
| 01:45 | Drake | Rickey Mathews buries a jumper in the lane set up by William Roberts | 84-51 |
| 01:29 | Samford | Chris Abad misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 84-51 |
| 01:28 | Drake | Norris Tavares gets the rebound | 84-51 |
| 01:05 | Drake | William Roberts is whistled for a carry | 84-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Qing-nan Tang (SG) Floyd Poole | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:47 | Samford | Thomas Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 84-51 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Drake | Rickey Mathews clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Anderson - foul #1 on Thomas Anderson, team foul #9 | 84-51 |
| 00:25 | Drake | Rickey Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 85-51 |
| 00:25 | Drake | Rickey Mathews makes the 2nd free throw | 86-51 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Samford | Thomas Anderson hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 86-51 |
| 00:18 | Drake | Norris Tavares pulls down the rebound | 86-51 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Norris Tavares runs out the clock | 86-51 |