| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Braswell (fresh) SG - Harold Jackson (fresh) SF - Erik Dejesus (fresh) PF - Richard Thompson (fresh) C - Nicholas Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Marin Zauner (fresh) SG - Douglas Smith (fresh) SF - Phillip Glantz (fresh) PF - Lester Larson (fresh) C - Philip Skoog (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Lester Larson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Drake | Douglas Smith is hacked by Harold Jackson - foul #1 on Harold Jackson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Drake | Phillip Glantz can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Russell Braswell - foul #1 on Russell Braswell, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Drake | Phillip Glantz makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:35 | Drake | Phillip Glantz misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:35 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson snags the defensive board | 0-1 |
| 19:14 | Southern Illinois | Erik Dejesus misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-1 |
| 19:13 | Drake | Lester Larson snags the defensive board | 0-1 |
| 19:00 | Drake | Philip Skoog misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 0-1 |
| 18:58 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Johnson grabs the board | 0-1 |
| 18:35 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Johnson knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Harold Jackson | 2-1 |
| 18:24 | Drake | Philip Skoog is fouled on the floor by Richard Thompson - foul #1 on Richard Thompson, team foul #3 | 2-1 |
| 18:03 | Drake | Phillip Glantz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-1 |
| 17:56 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Johnson misses the wide open fadeaway from the right side | 2-1 |
| 17:55 | Drake | Douglas Smith grabs the board | 2-1 |
| 17:41 | Drake | Philip Skoog makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Douglas Smith | 2-4 |
| 17:24 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Johnson scores on a runner in the paint set up by Russell Braswell | 4-4 |
| 17:07 | Drake | Philip Skoog hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 4-4 |
| 17:05 | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 16:58 | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 4-4 |
| 16:56 | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson can't tip it in | 4-4 |
| 16:54 | Drake | Phillip Glantz grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:49 | Drake | Marin Zauner misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 16:47 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:28 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Johnson can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 16:27 | Drake | Douglas Smith pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:09 | Drake | Philip Skoog connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Marin Zauner and the foul's on Harold Jackson - foul #2 on Harold Jackson, team foul #4 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Peter Caruso (PG), Kevin Peel (SG), Edwin Parmelee (SF), James Large (PF), Gregory Hinton (C) Russell Braswell, Harold Jackson, Erik Dejesus, Richard Thompson, Nicholas Johnson | |
| Subs | Drake | Aaron Fitzpatrick (PG), Raymond Brownlee (SG), James Walz (SF), James Harris (PF) Marin Zauner, Douglas Smith, Phillip Glantz, Lester Larson | |
| 16:09 | Drake | Philip Skoog makes the free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:07 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Parmelee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Drake | Jason Crane (C) Philip Skoog | |
| 15:49 | Drake | James Walz misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 4-7 |
| 15:47 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Parmelee gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Peter Caruso (fresh) SG - Kevin Peel (fresh) SF - Edwin Parmelee (fresh) PF - James Large (fresh) C - Gregory Hinton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Aaron Fitzpatrick (fresh) SG - Raymond Brownlee (fresh) SF - James Walz (fresh) PF - James Harris (fresh) C - Jason Crane (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Hinton is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Hinton, team foul #5 | 4-7 |
| 15:23 | Drake | Raymond Brownlee misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-7 |
| 15:21 | Drake | James Harris grabs the offensive board | 4-7 |
| 15:05 | Drake | James Walz misses the 3 from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 15:04 | Drake | Jason Crane pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 14:45 | Drake | Jason Crane clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 14:44 | Southern Illinois | James Large gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 14:40 | Southern Illinois | James Walz is called for the reach on Edwin Parmelee in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Walz, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell (PG), Richard Thompson (PF) Peter Caruso, James Large | |
| Subs | Drake | Phillip Glantz (SF), Lester Larson (PF), Philip Skoog (C) James Walz, James Harris, Jason Crane | |
| 14:28 | Southern Illinois | Philip Skoog steals it from Richard Thompson | 4-7 |
| 14:05 | Drake | Philip Skoog makes the shot from the right wing set up by Aaron Fitzpatrick | 4-9 |
| 13:47 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Peel misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-9 |
| 13:46 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Hinton tips it but misses | 4-9 |
| 13:44 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Hinton pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 13:29 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Hinton is hacked by Philip Skoog - foul #1 on Philip Skoog, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Everette Strawn (SG), Erik Dejesus (SF), Nicholas Johnson (C) Kevin Peel, Edwin Parmelee, Gregory Hinton | |
| Subs | Drake | Marin Zauner (PG), Russell Prater (SG), James Walz (PF), Jason Crane (C) Aaron Fitzpatrick, Raymond Brownlee, Lester Larson, Philip Skoog | |
| 13:21 | Southern Illinois | James Walz steals it from Erik Dejesus | 4-9 |
| 13:09 | Drake | Marin Zauner scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Phillip Glantz | 4-12 |
| 12:52 | Southern Illinois | Everette Strawn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-12 |
| 12:50 | Drake | James Walz snags the defensive board | 4-12 |
| 12:27 | Drake | Phillip Glantz is called for traveling | 4-12 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Peter Caruso (PG), James Large (PF) Russell Braswell, Richard Thompson | |
| Subs | Drake | Douglas Smith (SG), James Harris (SF), Lester Larson (PF) Russell Prater, Phillip Glantz, James Walz | |
| 12:24 | Southern Illinois | Peter Caruso throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-12 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Drake | Phillip Glantz (SF) Jason Crane | |
| 12:16 | Drake | Lester Larson is denied on a layup by James Large | 4-12 |
| 12:14 | Southern Illinois | Everette Strawn pulls down the rebound | 4-12 |
| 11:52 | Southern Illinois | Lester Larson steals it from Erik Dejesus | 4-12 |
| 11:29 | Drake | James Harris misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 4-12 |
| 11:27 | Drake | Lester Larson tips it back up and in | 4-14 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Peter Caruso (fresh) SG - Everette Strawn (fresh) SF - Erik Dejesus (fairly fresh) PF - James Large (fresh) C - Nicholas Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Marin Zauner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Phillip Glantz (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Lester Larson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Harris (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Southern Illinois | Everette Strawn is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Smith - foul #1 on Douglas Smith, team foul #3 | 4-14 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell (PG), Jonathan Tate (SG), Edwin Parmelee (SF), Gregory Hinton (C) Peter Caruso, Everette Strawn, Erik Dejesus, Nicholas Johnson | |
| Subs | Drake | Aaron Fitzpatrick (PG), Raymond Brownlee (SF), Jason Crane (PF), Philip Skoog (C) Marin Zauner, Phillip Glantz, Lester Larson, James Harris | |
| 11:13 | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-14 |
| 11:12 | Drake | Jason Crane grabs the board | 4-14 |
| 11:00 | Drake | Philip Skoog hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Douglas Smith | 4-17 |
| 10:43 | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Large | 7-17 |
| 10:26 | Drake | Russell Braswell is called for the reach on Douglas Smith - foul #2 on Russell Braswell, team foul #6 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Peter Caruso (PG), Kevin Peel (SG), Richard Thompson (PF) Russell Braswell, Jonathan Tate, James Large | |
| Subs | Drake | Phillip Glantz (SF), Lester Larson (PF), James Walz (C) Douglas Smith, Jason Crane, Philip Skoog | |
| 10:09 | Drake | Peter Caruso takes the ball from James Walz | 7-17 |
| 10:05 | Southern Illinois | Peter Caruso blows the dunk | 7-17 |
| 10:03 | Drake | Phillip Glantz gets the rebound | 7-17 |
| 09:47 | Drake | Raymond Brownlee is hacked by Richard Thompson - foul #2 on Richard Thompson, team foul #7 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Erik Dejesus (SF), Nicholas Johnson (C) Richard Thompson, Gregory Hinton | |
| Subs | Drake | Marin Zauner (PG), James Harris (C) Aaron Fitzpatrick, Phillip Glantz | |
| 09:47 | Drake | Raymond Brownlee makes the 1st free throw | 7-18 |
| 09:47 | Drake | Raymond Brownlee makes the 2nd free throw | 7-19 |
| 09:30 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Parmelee buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Erik Dejesus | 9-19 |
| 09:17 | Drake | Lester Larson misses long on a shot in the lane | 9-19 |
| 09:15 | Drake | Lester Larson tips it back up and in | 9-21 |
| 08:52 | Southern Illinois | James Walz is called for the reach on Peter Caruso - foul #2 on James Walz, team foul #4 | 9-21 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Everette Strawn (SG), James Large (PF) Kevin Peel, Edwin Parmelee | |
| Subs | Drake | Russell Prater (SG), Phillip Glantz (SF), Jason Crane (C) Raymond Brownlee, James Walz, Lester Larson | |
| 08:36 | Southern Illinois | Erik Dejesus scores on a fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Phillip Glantz - foul #1 on Phillip Glantz, team foul #5 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gregory Hinton (C) Nicholas Johnson | |
| Subs | Drake | Douglas Smith (SG), Philip Skoog (C) Russell Prater, James Harris | |
| 08:36 | Southern Illinois | Erik Dejesus makes the free throw | 12-21 |
| 08:11 | Drake | Jason Crane hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Marin Zauner | 12-24 |
| 07:56 | Southern Illinois | Everette Strawn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-24 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Tate (PG), Nicholas Johnson (C) Peter Caruso, James Large | |
| Subs | Drake | Aaron Fitzpatrick (PG) Marin Zauner | |
| 07:41 | Drake | Gregory Hinton steals it from Philip Skoog | 12-24 |
| 07:20 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Hinton can't finish the layup | 12-24 |
| 07:19 | Drake | The rebound goes to Philip Skoog | 12-24 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jonathan Tate (fresh) SG - Everette Strawn (fresh) SF - Erik Dejesus (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gregory Hinton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Nicholas Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Aaron Fitzpatrick (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Smith (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Phillip Glantz (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Crane (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Philip Skoog (fairly fresh) 11 pts. | |
| 06:53 | Drake | Erik Dejesus steps in front of the Philip Skoog pass | 12-24 |
| 06:39 | Southern Illinois | Erik Dejesus hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Phillip Glantz - foul #2 on Phillip Glantz, team foul #6 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Peter Caruso (PG), Kevin Peel (SG), Edwin Parmelee (PF) Jonathan Tate, Everette Strawn, Gregory Hinton | |
| Subs | Drake | Raymond Brownlee (SG), James Harris (SF), Lester Larson (PF) Douglas Smith, Phillip Glantz, Jason Crane | |
| 06:39 | Southern Illinois | Erik Dejesus makes the 1st free throw | 13-24 |
| 06:39 | Southern Illinois | Erik Dejesus makes the 2nd free throw | 14-24 |
| 06:19 | Drake | Lester Larson misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Erik Dejesus - foul #1 on Erik Dejesus, team foul #8 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Large (PF) Erik Dejesus | |
| Subs | Drake | Marin Zauner (PG) Aaron Fitzpatrick | |
| 06:19 | Drake | Lester Larson makes the 1st free throw | 14-25 |
| 06:19 | Drake | Lester Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-26 |
| 05:58 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-26 |
| 05:57 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Peel tips it home | 16-26 |
| 05:33 | Drake | Raymond Brownlee comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-26 |
| 05:32 | Southern Illinois | James Large pulls down the rebound | 16-26 |
| 05:08 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Johnson is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Peter Caruso | 19-26 |
| 04:47 | Drake | Philip Skoog dunks the ball on a nice dish by Raymond Brownlee | 19-28 |
| 04:43 | Southern Illinois | Peter Caruso is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Brownlee - foul #1 on Raymond Brownlee, team foul #7 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Tate (SG), Everette Strawn (SF), Gregory Hinton (PF) Kevin Peel, Edwin Parmelee, James Large | |
| Subs | Drake | Aaron Fitzpatrick (PG), Russell Prater (SG), Jason Crane (C) Marin Zauner, Raymond Brownlee, Philip Skoog | |
| 04:43 | Southern Illinois | Peter Caruso makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 04:43 | Southern Illinois | Peter Caruso makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 04:23 | Drake | James Harris scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 21-30 |
| 04:21 | Southern Illinois | Russell Prater takes the ball from Everette Strawn in the backcourt | 21-30 |
| 04:05 | Drake | Jason Crane's layup is rejected by Nicholas Johnson | 21-30 |
| 04:03 | Drake | James Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 21-30 |
| 03:44 | Drake | James Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-30 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell (PG), Harold Jackson (SG), Richard Thompson (PF) Peter Caruso, Jonathan Tate, Nicholas Johnson | |
| Subs | Drake | Douglas Smith (SG), Phillip Glantz (SF), James Walz (C) Russell Prater, James Harris, Jason Crane | |
| 03:40 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Smith takes the ball from Everette Strawn in the backcourt | 21-30 |
| 03:39 | Drake | Douglas Smith lays it in | 21-32 |
| 03:15 | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson's pass is intercepted by Phillip Glantz | 21-32 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Braswell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Everette Strawn (fresh) PF - Richard Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Hinton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Aaron Fitzpatrick (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phillip Glantz (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lester Larson (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Walz (fresh) | |
| 03:01 | Drake | Aaron Fitzpatrick hits a floater near the basket | 21-34 |
| 02:53 | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson drills a shot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Douglas Smith - foul #2 on Douglas Smith, team foul #8 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Erik Dejesus (SF), Edwin Parmelee (C) Everette Strawn, Gregory Hinton | |
| Subs | Drake | Marin Zauner (PG) Aaron Fitzpatrick | |
| 02:53 | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson makes the free throw | 24-34 |
| 02:42 | Drake | James Walz hits a shot from the right block and he's hacked by Edwin Parmelee - foul #1 on Edwin Parmelee, team foul #9 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Drake | Jason Crane (C) Lester Larson | |
| 02:42 | Drake | James Walz misses the free throw | 24-36 |
| 02:42 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson pulls down the rebound | 24-36 |
| 02:25 | Southern Illinois | James Walz swats the shot by Russell Braswell | 24-36 |
| 02:23 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Thompson | 24-36 |
| 02:12 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Parmelee makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Erik Dejesus and the foul's on Marin Zauner - foul #1 on Marin Zauner, team foul #9 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Large (C) Erik Dejesus | |
| Subs | Drake | Raymond Brownlee (SG) Douglas Smith | |
| 02:12 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Parmelee makes the free throw | 27-36 |
| 01:52 | Drake | Raymond Brownlee drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Marin Zauner | 27-39 |
| 01:34 | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-39 |
| 01:33 | Drake | James Walz gets the rebound | 27-39 |
| 01:28 | Drake | Marin Zauner hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Raymond Brownlee | 27-41 |
| 01:05 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 29-41 |
| 00:49 | Drake | Jason Crane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Peter Caruso (PG), Kevin Peel (SG), Erik Dejesus (SF), Gregory Hinton (C) Russell Braswell, Harold Jackson, Edwin Parmelee, James Large | |
| Subs | Drake | Aaron Fitzpatrick (PG), Douglas Smith (SG), Lester Larson (PF), Philip Skoog (C) Marin Zauner, Phillip Glantz, Jason Crane, James Walz | |
| 00:35 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Peel is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-41 |
| 00:12 | Drake | Douglas Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-41 |
| 00:10 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Fitzpatrick | 31-41 |
| 00:05 | Drake | Lester Larson misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Thompson - foul #3 on Richard Thompson, team foul #10 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Johnson (C) Richard Thompson | |
| Subs | Drake | Phillip Glantz (SF) Raymond Brownlee | |
| 00:05 | Drake | Lester Larson makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 00:05 | Drake | Lester Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 00:01 | Southern Illinois | Peter Caruso makes the floater from the right side | 33-43 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Aaron Fitzpatrick hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 33-43 |