| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Harris (fresh) SG - Jon Shea (fresh) SF - Milan Costa (fresh) PF - Wayne Carrier (fresh) C - Lewis Burris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Carl Kilgore (fresh) SG - Joseph Weldon (fresh) SF - Donald Baccus (fresh) PF - Lloyd Rollins (fresh) C - Michael Howard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Michael Howard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Drake | Joseph Weldon clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Western Kentucky | Lewis Burris gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris is hacked by Carl Kilgore in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carl Kilgore, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Western Kentucky | Jon Shea's floater is tipped away by Lloyd Rollins | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Drake | Michael Howard gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Drake | Donald Baccus scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:36 | Drake | Michael Howard can't finish the layup | 3-2 |
| 18:35 | Drake | Michael Howard can't tip it in | 3-2 |
| 18:33 | Western Kentucky | Lewis Burris gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:31 | Western Kentucky | Wayne Carrier loses the dribble to Carl Kilgore in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 18:30 | Drake | Carl Kilgore misses the easy layup | 3-2 |
| 18:29 | Western Kentucky | Milan Costa gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:12 | Western Kentucky | Lewis Burris comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:11 | Drake | Donald Baccus pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:58 | Drake | Michael Howard is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Michael Howard, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Daryl Dejesus (SF) Lewis Burris | |
| Subs | Drake | Jay Litchford (PG), Ron Blume (SG), Roy Watt (SF), Ramiro Aguilar (PF), Ronald Ewald (C) Carl Kilgore, Joseph Weldon, Donald Baccus, Lloyd Rollins, Michael Howard | |
| 17:37 | Western Kentucky | Jon Shea misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 17:36 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 17:27 | Drake | Daryl Dejesus is called for the reach on Ramiro Aguilar - foul #1 on Daryl Dejesus, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Darren Heady (PG), James Ranson (SG), Lewis Burris (C) Richard Harris, Jon Shea, Milan Costa | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 17:17 | Drake | Jay Litchford makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ramiro Aguilar | 3-5 |
| 16:58 | Western Kentucky | Daryl Dejesus misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 3-5 |
| 16:57 | Drake | Ron Blume grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 16:51 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar misses the fadeaway from the right block | 3-5 |
| 16:49 | Drake | Ronald Ewald grabs the offensive board | 3-5 |
| 16:40 | Drake | Ron Blume is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Ron Blume, team foul #3 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Milan Costa (SF) Daryl Dejesus | |
| Subs | Drake | Jared Brown (PG), Guadalupe Perez (SG), Donald Baccus (SF), Lloyd Rollins (PF), Michael Howard (C) Jay Litchford, Ron Blume, Roy Watt, Ramiro Aguilar, Ronald Ewald | |
| 16:22 | Western Kentucky | Jared Brown steps in front of the James Ranson pass | 3-5 |
| 16:18 | Drake | Jared Brown blows the layup | 3-5 |
| 16:16 | Drake | Guadalupe Perez snags the offensive board | 3-5 |
| 16:07 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins lays it up and in on a great pass from Guadalupe Perez | 3-7 |
| 16:04 | Western Kentucky | Lloyd Rollins steps in front of the Darren Heady pass in the backcourt | 3-7 |
| 15:48 | Drake | Wayne Carrier steals it from Michael Howard | 3-7 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Darren Heady (fairly fresh) SG - James Ranson (fresh) SF - Milan Costa (fairly fresh) PF - Wayne Carrier (tiring) C - Lewis Burris (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jared Brown (fresh) SG - Guadalupe Perez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Baccus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lloyd Rollins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Howard (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Western Kentucky | Wayne Carrier misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 3-7 |
| 15:30 | Western Kentucky | Lewis Burris snags the offensive board | 3-7 |
| 15:19 | Western Kentucky | Michael Howard denies the turnaround by Wayne Carrier | 3-7 |
| 15:17 | Drake | Guadalupe Perez grabs the board | 3-7 |
| 15:13 | Drake | Guadalupe Perez buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jared Brown | 3-10 |
| 15:06 | Western Kentucky | James Ranson buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-10 |
| 14:49 | Drake | Guadalupe Perez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-10 |
| 14:48 | Drake | Michael Howard hits the follow up shot | 6-12 |
| 14:31 | Western Kentucky | Darren Heady drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Milan Costa and he's fouled by Jared Brown - foul #1 on Jared Brown, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris (PG), Jon Shea (SF) James Ranson, Milan Costa | |
| Subs | Drake | Carl Kilgore (PG), Joseph Weldon (SG), Roy Watt (SF), Ramiro Aguilar (PF), Ronald Ewald (C) Jared Brown, Guadalupe Perez, Donald Baccus, Lloyd Rollins, Michael Howard | |
| 14:31 | Western Kentucky | Darren Heady makes the free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:18 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 9-12 |
| 14:17 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 14:09 | Western Kentucky | Jon Shea misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 14:08 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 13:55 | Western Kentucky | Darren Heady misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joseph Weldon - foul #1 on Joseph Weldon, team foul #5 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Howard (C) Ronald Ewald | |
| 13:55 | Western Kentucky | Darren Heady makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:55 | Western Kentucky | Darren Heady makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:47 | Drake | Michael Howard connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Roy Watt and he's hacked by Darren Heady - foul #1 on Darren Heady, team foul #2 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Daryl Dejesus (SF), Milan Costa (C) Darren Heady, Lewis Burris | |
| Subs | Drake | Ron Blume (SG) Roy Watt | |
| 13:47 | Drake | Michael Howard misses the free throw | 11-14 |
| 13:47 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Wayne Carrier | 11-14 |
| 13:24 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-14 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Drake | Lloyd Rollins (PF) Joseph Weldon | |
| 13:08 | Drake | Michael Howard hits a runner from the baseline | 11-16 |
| 13:04 | Western Kentucky | Jon Shea misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Howard - foul #2 on Michael Howard, team foul #6 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Drake | Jay Litchford (PG), Donald Baccus (SF), Ronald Ewald (C) Carl Kilgore, Ramiro Aguilar, Michael Howard | |
| 13:04 | Western Kentucky | Jon Shea misses the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 13:04 | Western Kentucky | Jon Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 12:45 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins throws it down on a nice dish by Ron Blume and the foul's on Wayne Carrier - foul #1 on Wayne Carrier, team foul #3 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Lewis Burris (C) Daryl Dejesus | |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Weldon (SG) Ron Blume | |
| 12:45 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins makes the free throw | 12-19 |
| 12:26 | Western Kentucky | Wayne Carrier comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Ronald Ewald - foul #1 on Ronald Ewald, team foul #7 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Drake | Jared Brown (PG), Roy Watt (SF), Ramiro Aguilar (PF) Joseph Weldon, Donald Baccus, Lloyd Rollins | |
| 12:26 | Western Kentucky | Wayne Carrier makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 12:26 | Western Kentucky | Wayne Carrier misses the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 12:26 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar grabs the board | 13-19 |
| 12:06 | Drake | Jay Litchford is hacked by Wayne Carrier - foul #2 on Wayne Carrier, team foul #4 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Ranson (SG) Wayne Carrier | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 12:00 | Drake | Jay Litchford misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-19 |
| 11:59 | Drake | Roy Watt tips it back up and in | 13-21 |
| 11:57 | Western Kentucky | James Ranson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 13-21 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Weldon (SG) Jay Litchford | |
| 11:41 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar buries a shot in the paint set up by Joseph Weldon and he's hacked by Jon Shea - foul #1 on Jon Shea, team foul #5 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Drake | Carl Kilgore (PG), Guadalupe Perez (SG), Donald Baccus (SF) Jared Brown, Joseph Weldon, Roy Watt | |
| 11:41 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar makes the free throw | 13-24 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Harris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Ranson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jon Shea (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Milan Costa (tiring) C - Lewis Burris (tired) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Carl Kilgore (fresh) SG - Guadalupe Perez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Baccus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ramiro Aguilar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Ewald (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Western Kentucky | The pull-up jumper by Richard Harris is blocked by Ramiro Aguilar | 13-24 |
| 11:25 | Drake | Ronald Ewald pulls down the rebound | 13-24 |
| 11:20 | Drake | Guadalupe Perez is fouled on the floor by Milan Costa - foul #1 on Milan Costa, team foul #6 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Daryl Dejesus (SF) Jon Shea | |
| Subs | Drake | Ron Blume (SG), Lloyd Rollins (PF) Guadalupe Perez, Ramiro Aguilar | |
| 11:13 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins misses the dunk | 13-24 |
| 11:11 | Drake | Ronald Ewald grabs the offensive board | 13-24 |
| 10:54 | Drake | Ronald Ewald is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Ronald Ewald, team foul #8 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jon Shea (SG) James Ranson | |
| Subs | Drake | Jay Litchford (PG), Roy Watt (C) Carl Kilgore, Ronald Ewald | |
| 10:37 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jon Shea | 16-24 |
| 10:17 | Drake | Donald Baccus misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Daryl Dejesus - foul #2 on Daryl Dejesus, team foul #7 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Darren Heady (SG) Daryl Dejesus | |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Weldon (SG), Ramiro Aguilar (PF) Ron Blume, Lloyd Rollins | |
| 10:17 | Drake | Donald Baccus makes the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 10:17 | Drake | Donald Baccus misses the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| 10:17 | Western Kentucky | Milan Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 16-25 |
| 10:14 | Western Kentucky | Darren Heady's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-25 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Drake | Jared Brown (PG) Jay Litchford | |
| 10:09 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Weldon and he's fouled by Richard Harris - foul #1 on Richard Harris, team foul #8 | 16-27 |
| 10:09 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar misses the free throw | 16-27 |
| 10:09 | Western Kentucky | Milan Costa grabs the board | 16-27 |
| 10:05 | Western Kentucky | Jared Brown is called for the reach on Darren Heady in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jared Brown, team foul #9 | 16-27 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Drake | Guadalupe Perez (PG), Lloyd Rollins (PF) Jared Brown, Donald Baccus | |
| 10:05 | Western Kentucky | Darren Heady makes the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 10:05 | Western Kentucky | Darren Heady makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 09:48 | Drake | Joseph Weldon is fouled on the floor by Jon Shea - foul #2 on Jon Shea, team foul #9 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Ranson (SG) Jon Shea | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 09:48 | Drake | Joseph Weldon makes the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 09:48 | Drake | Joseph Weldon makes the 2nd free throw | 18-29 |
| 09:33 | Western Kentucky | Roy Watt swats the dunk try by Darren Heady | 18-29 |
| 09:32 | Drake | The rebound goes to Ramiro Aguilar | 18-29 |
| 09:27 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar makes the jumper in the lane set up by Guadalupe Perez | 18-31 |
| 09:17 | Western Kentucky | Roy Watt takes the ball from James Ranson | 18-31 |
| 09:09 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Guadalupe Perez and he's hacked by Darren Heady - foul #2 on Darren Heady, team foul #10 | 18-33 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Wayne Carrier (PF) Darren Heady | |
| Subs | Drake | Carl Kilgore (PG), Jay Litchford (SG), Donald Baccus (SF) Guadalupe Perez, Joseph Weldon, Roy Watt | |
| 09:09 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 18-33 |
| 09:09 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar makes the free throw | 18-34 |
| 08:53 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-34 |
| 08:51 | Drake | Donald Baccus pulls down the rebound | 18-34 |
| 08:46 | Drake | Jay Litchford buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ramiro Aguilar | 18-37 |
| 08:43 | Western Kentucky | Donald Baccus picks off the pass by Richard Harris in the backcourt | 18-37 |
| 08:41 | Drake | Jay Litchford lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Baccus | 18-39 |
| 08:26 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-39 |
| 08:25 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins grabs the board | 18-39 |
| 08:21 | Drake | Richard Harris steals the ball from Lloyd Rollins | 18-39 |
| 08:04 | Western Kentucky | James Ranson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-39 |
| 08:02 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris gets the offensive rebound | 18-39 |
| 07:51 | Western Kentucky | James Ranson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-39 |
| 07:50 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar snags the defensive board | 18-39 |
| 07:45 | Drake | James Ranson picks off the pass by Carl Kilgore | 18-39 |
| 07:30 | Western Kentucky | James Ranson connects on the open 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Richard Harris | 21-39 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Harris (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Ranson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Milan Costa (tired) 3 reb. PF - Wayne Carrier (tired) 1 pts. C - Lewis Burris (very tired) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Carl Kilgore (fairly fresh) SG - Jay Litchford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Donald Baccus (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ramiro Aguilar (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Lloyd Rollins (tired) 5 pts. | |
| 07:10 | Drake | Donald Baccus misses long on a shot from the right wing | 21-39 |
| 07:09 | Western Kentucky | James Ranson grabs the board | 21-39 |
| 06:58 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris double dribbles | 21-39 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Daryl Dejesus (SF) Wayne Carrier | |
| Subs | Drake | Guadalupe Perez (PG), Ron Blume (SG), Joseph Weldon (SF), Roy Watt (C) Carl Kilgore, Jay Litchford, Donald Baccus, Lloyd Rollins | |
| 06:51 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Weldon | 21-41 |
| 06:46 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 21-41 |
| 06:44 | Western Kentucky | James Ranson pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-41 |
| 06:37 | Western Kentucky | Daryl Dejesus misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Ron Blume - foul #2 on Ron Blume, team foul #10 | 21-41 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jon Shea (SG) James Ranson | |
| Subs | Drake | Donald Baccus (SF) Ron Blume | |
| 06:37 | Western Kentucky | Daryl Dejesus makes the 1st free throw | 22-41 |
| 06:37 | Western Kentucky | Daryl Dejesus makes the 2nd free throw | 23-41 |
| 06:29 | Drake | Guadalupe Perez misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Harris - foul #2 on Richard Harris, team foul #11 | 23-41 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Ranson (SG) Daryl Dejesus | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 06:29 | Drake | Guadalupe Perez makes the 1st free throw | 23-42 |
| 06:29 | Drake | Guadalupe Perez misses the 2nd free throw | 23-42 |
| 06:29 | Western Kentucky | James Ranson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-42 |
| 06:27 | Western Kentucky | Jon Shea is hacked by Ramiro Aguilar in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ramiro Aguilar, team foul #11 | 23-42 |
| 06:27 | Western Kentucky | Jon Shea misses the 1st free throw | 23-42 |
| 06:27 | Western Kentucky | Jon Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 24-42 |
| 06:18 | Drake | James Ranson takes the ball from Donald Baccus | 24-42 |
| 06:02 | Western Kentucky | Jon Shea comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-42 |
| 06:00 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar pulls down the rebound | 24-42 |
| 05:55 | Drake | Guadalupe Perez can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-42 |
| 05:54 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar grabs the offensive rebound | 24-42 |
| 05:41 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar can't finish the layup but the foul's on Richard Harris - foul #3 on Richard Harris, team foul #12 | 24-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Daryl Dejesus (SF) Richard Harris | |
| Subs | Drake | Carl Kilgore (PG), Lloyd Rollins (PF) Guadalupe Perez, Donald Baccus | |
| 05:41 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar makes the 1st free throw | 24-43 |
| 05:41 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar makes the 2nd free throw | 24-44 |
| 05:24 | Western Kentucky | James Ranson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-44 |
| 05:22 | Drake | Roy Watt pulls down the rebound | 24-44 |
| 05:16 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar loses the dribble to Jon Shea | 24-44 |
| 05:12 | Western Kentucky | Jon Shea can't finish the layup | 24-44 |
| 05:11 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins grabs the defensive rebound | 24-44 |
| 05:05 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by James Ranson - foul #1 on James Ranson, team foul #13 | 24-44 |
| 05:05 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar makes the 1st free throw | 24-45 |
| 05:05 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar makes the 2nd free throw | 24-46 |
| 04:46 | Western Kentucky | Jon Shea hits a jumpshot from the right side | 26-46 |
| 04:19 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 26-46 |
| 04:17 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jon Shea | 26-46 |
| 04:10 | Western Kentucky | James Ranson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-46 |
| 04:08 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar grabs the board | 26-46 |
| 04:08 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 26-46 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Darren Heady (SG) Daryl Dejesus | |
| Subs | Drake | Jay Litchford (PG), Guadalupe Perez (SG), Donald Baccus (SF) Carl Kilgore, Joseph Weldon, Ramiro Aguilar | |
| 03:53 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Jay Litchford and the foul's on Jon Shea - foul #3 on Jon Shea, team foul #14 | 26-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Daryl Dejesus (SF), Wayne Carrier (PF) Jon Shea, Milan Costa | |
| Subs | Drake | Ron Blume (SG), Michael Howard (C) Guadalupe Perez, Roy Watt | |
| 03:53 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins misses the free throw | 26-48 |
| 03:53 | Western Kentucky | Wayne Carrier grabs the board | 26-48 |
| 03:24 | Western Kentucky | Darren Heady clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-48 |
| 03:23 | Drake | Donald Baccus grabs the board | 26-48 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Darren Heady (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Ranson (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Daryl Dejesus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Carrier (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Lewis Burris (very tired) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jay Litchford (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ron Blume (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Baccus (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lloyd Rollins (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Drake | Lewis Burris is called for the reach on Michael Howard - foul #1 on Lewis Burris, team foul #15 | 26-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Drake | Ronald Ewald (PF) Lloyd Rollins | |
| 03:16 | Drake | Michael Howard makes the 1st free throw | 26-49 |
| 03:16 | Drake | Michael Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 26-50 |
| 03:12 | Western Kentucky | Daryl Dejesus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-50 |
| 02:54 | Drake | Michael Howard misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Daryl Dejesus - foul #3 on Daryl Dejesus, team foul #16 | 26-50 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Milan Costa (SF) Daryl Dejesus | |
| Subs | Drake | Jared Brown (PG), Guadalupe Perez (SG) Jay Litchford, Ron Blume | |
| 02:54 | Drake | Michael Howard makes the 1st free throw | 26-51 |
| 02:54 | Drake | Michael Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 26-52 |
| 02:39 | Western Kentucky | James Ranson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-52 |
| 02:24 | Drake | Guadalupe Perez knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jared Brown | 29-55 |
| 02:22 | Western Kentucky | Jared Brown steps in front of the Milan Costa pass in the backcourt | 29-55 |
| 02:15 | Drake | Donald Baccus clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Milan Costa - foul #2 on Milan Costa, team foul #17 | 29-55 |
| 02:15 | Drake | Donald Baccus makes the 1st free throw | 29-56 |
| 02:15 | Drake | Donald Baccus misses the 2nd free throw | 29-56 |
| 02:15 | Western Kentucky | Wayne Carrier grabs the board | 29-56 |
| 02:03 | Western Kentucky | Darren Heady misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 29-56 |
| 02:02 | Drake | Donald Baccus grabs the defensive rebound | 29-56 |
| 01:44 | Drake | Michael Howard lays it in on a great pass from Jared Brown | 29-58 |
| 01:44 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 29-58 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Drake | Carl Kilgore (PG), Ron Blume (SG), Joseph Weldon (SF), Ramiro Aguilar (PF) Jared Brown, Guadalupe Perez, Donald Baccus, Ronald Ewald | |
| 01:26 | Western Kentucky | Darren Heady hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-58 |
| 01:25 | Drake | The rebound goes to Joseph Weldon | 29-58 |
| 01:20 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Carl Kilgore | 29-60 |
| 01:02 | Western Kentucky | Milan Costa dunks the ball | 31-60 |
| 00:57 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar drills a runner in the lane set up by Carl Kilgore | 31-62 |
| 00:55 | Western Kentucky | Milan Costa's pass is intercepted by Ron Blume in the backcourt | 31-62 |
| 00:48 | Drake | Joseph Weldon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-62 |
| 00:47 | Drake | Michael Howard hits the follow up shot | 31-64 |
| 00:19 | Western Kentucky | James Ranson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-64 |
| 00:18 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar gets the rebound | 31-64 |
| 00:14 | Drake | Joseph Weldon buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Carl Kilgore and he's hacked by Milan Costa - foul #3 on Milan Costa, team foul #18 | 31-67 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jon Shea (SF) Milan Costa | |
| Subs | Drake | Jay Litchford (PG), Roy Watt (SF), Lloyd Rollins (PF), Ronald Ewald (C) Carl Kilgore, Ron Blume, Ramiro Aguilar, Michael Howard | |
| 00:14 | Drake | Joseph Weldon makes the free throw | 31-68 |
| 00:12 | Western Kentucky | Jay Litchford steps in front of the Jon Shea pass in the backcourt | 31-68 |
| 00:03 | Drake | Jay Litchford can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-68 |
| 00:02 | Drake | Ronald Ewald tips it in | 31-70 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Jon Shea can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 31-70 |