| Lineup | Drake | PG - Dustin Burges (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ryan Etherton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Norman Gaudet (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Plante (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jimmy Crockett (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Irwin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Cooper (fresh) PF - Clarence Walther (fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael Luiz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Scott Cooper inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:40 | Ohio | Clarence Walther is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-28 |
| 19:39 | Drake | Norman Gaudet gets the rebound | 36-28 |
| 19:23 | Drake | Paul Plante loses the ball out of bounds | 36-28 |
| 19:08 | Ohio | John Irwin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-28 |
| 19:06 | Drake | Dustin Burges snags the defensive board | 36-28 |
| 18:48 | Drake | Paul Plante lays it in on a great pass from Dustin Burges | 38-28 |
| 18:45 | Ohio | Jimmy Crockett is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Etherton - foul #2 on Ryan Etherton, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| 18:18 | Ohio | Jimmy Crockett hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 38-28 |
| 18:16 | Drake | Ryan Etherton grabs the board | 38-28 |
| 17:55 | Drake | Norman Gaudet clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 17:53 | Ohio | John Irwin grabs the board | 38-28 |
| 17:27 | Ohio | Scott Cooper knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by John Irwin and the foul's on Paul Plante - foul #2 on Paul Plante, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Drake | John Middleton (PG), Dan Hornung (SG), Charles Kinney (PF) Dustin Burges, Ryan Etherton, George Campbell | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 17:27 | Ohio | Scott Cooper makes the free throw | 38-31 |
| 17:08 | Drake | Paul Plante's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-31 |
| Subs | Drake | Franklin Richard (C) Paul Plante | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 16:53 | Ohio | Scott Cooper misses short on a jumper from the right side | 38-31 |
| 16:52 | Ohio | Clarence Walther hits the follow up shot | 38-33 |
| 16:40 | Drake | The jump hook by Norman Gaudet is blocked by Michael Luiz | 38-33 |
| 16:39 | Ohio | John Irwin pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 16:10 | Ohio | Michael Luiz is hacked by Norman Gaudet - foul #1 on Norman Gaudet, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Drake | Ira Knowles (SF), George Campbell (PF) Norman Gaudet, Charles Kinney | |
| Subs | Ohio | Tom Matthews (PG), Don Fields (PF), Salvador Garcia (C) Jimmy Crockett, Clarence Walther, Michael Luiz | |
| 15:47 | Ohio | Don Fields connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Scott Cooper and he's fouled by George Campbell - foul #1 on George Campbell, team foul #4 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Drake | Dustin Burges (PG), Daniel Boyles (SG), Paul Plante (C) John Middleton, Dan Hornung, Franklin Richard | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Elmore (SF) Scott Cooper | |
| 15:47 | Ohio | Don Fields misses the free throw | 38-35 |
| 15:47 | Drake | George Campbell gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Dustin Burges (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Boyles (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ira Knowles (fresh) PF - George Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Plante (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Tom Matthews (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Irwin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Elmore (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Don Fields (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Salvador Garcia (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Drake | Dustin Burges clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-35 |
| 15:28 | Drake | Paul Plante pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 15:09 | Drake | Dustin Burges hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by George Campbell | 41-35 |
| 15:06 | Ohio | Dustin Burges picks off the pass by Robert Elmore in the backcourt | 41-35 |
| 15:04 | Drake | George Campbell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dustin Burges | 43-35 |
| 14:39 | Ohio | Don Fields can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 43-35 |
| 14:37 | Ohio | Don Fields snags the offensive board | 43-35 |
| 14:16 | Ohio | Salvador Garcia clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 14:14 | Drake | Ira Knowles grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 13:50 | Drake | Dustin Burges hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Daniel Boyles | 45-35 |
| 13:45 | Ohio | Dustin Burges steals the ball from Tom Matthews in the backcourt | 45-35 |
| 13:43 | Drake | Dustin Burges misses the lay-in | 45-35 |
| 13:42 | Ohio | Don Fields grabs the board | 45-35 |
| 13:25 | Ohio | Tom Matthews misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 13:23 | Drake | George Campbell gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| 12:58 | Drake | Dustin Burges misses long on a 3 from straight away | 45-35 |
| 12:56 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Don Fields | 45-35 |
| 12:35 | Ohio | Tom Matthews knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Elmore | 45-37 |
| 12:21 | Drake | Dustin Burges is whistled for a carry | 45-37 |
| Subs | Drake | John Middleton (PG), Ryan Etherton (SG), Norman Gaudet (SF), Charles Kinney (PF), Franklin Richard (C) Dustin Burges, Daniel Boyles, Ira Knowles, George Campbell, Paul Plante | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jimmy Crockett (PG), Scott Cooper (SF), Clarence Walther (PF), Michael Luiz (C) Tom Matthews, John Irwin, Don Fields, Salvador Garcia | |
| 11:59 | Ohio | Michael Luiz's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Kinney | 45-37 |
| 11:57 | Ohio | Michael Luiz gets the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 11:31 | Ohio | Norman Gaudet picks off the pass by Scott Cooper | 45-37 |
| 11:28 | Drake | Norman Gaudet dunks the ball | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Middleton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Etherton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Norman Gaudet (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Kinney (fresh) 2 stl. C - Franklin Richard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jimmy Crockett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Elmore (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Cooper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clarence Walther (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Michael Luiz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:01 | Ohio | Michael Luiz loses the dribble to Charles Kinney | 47-37 |
| 10:56 | Drake | Norman Gaudet connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Ryan Etherton | 49-37 |
| 10:40 | Ohio | Michael Luiz misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Charles Kinney - foul #1 on Charles Kinney, team foul #5 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Drake | Dan Hornung (SG) Ryan Etherton | |
| Subs | Ohio | Hao Yin (SG) Robert Elmore | |
| 10:40 | Ohio | Michael Luiz misses the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 10:40 | Ohio | Michael Luiz misses the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 10:40 | Drake | The rebound goes to Franklin Richard | 49-37 |
| 10:27 | Drake | John Middleton misses the floater from the left wing | 49-37 |
| 10:25 | Ohio | Hao Yin snags the defensive board | 49-37 |
| 10:08 | Ohio | Scott Cooper clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Franklin Richard - foul #2 on Franklin Richard, team foul #6 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Drake | Dustin Burges (PG), George Campbell (PF), Paul Plante (C) John Middleton, Charles Kinney, Franklin Richard | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 10:08 | Ohio | Scott Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 10:08 | Ohio | Scott Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 09:47 | Drake | Norman Gaudet is hacked by Scott Cooper - foul #3 on Scott Cooper, team foul #1 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Drake | Ryan Etherton (PG) Dustin Burges | |
| Subs | Ohio | Don Fields (PF) Clarence Walther | |
| 09:42 | Drake | Dan Hornung misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Hao Yin - foul #2 on Hao Yin, team foul #2 | 49-39 |
| 09:42 | Drake | Dan Hornung misses the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 09:42 | Drake | Dan Hornung makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 09:40 | Ohio | Jimmy Crockett is called for traveling in the backcourt | 50-39 |
| 09:26 | Drake | Michael Luiz blocks the short jumper by Paul Plante | 50-39 |
| 09:24 | Ohio | Michael Luiz pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| 09:22 | Ohio | Jimmy Crockett loses the dribble to Ryan Etherton in the backcourt | 50-39 |
| 09:04 | Drake | Ryan Etherton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 09:03 | Drake | Norman Gaudet grabs the offensive board | 50-39 |
| 08:47 | Drake | Norman Gaudet misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Luiz - foul #2 on Michael Luiz, team foul #3 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Drake | John Middleton (PG), Ira Knowles (SF), Franklin Richard (C) Dan Hornung, George Campbell, Paul Plante | |
| Subs | Ohio | John Irwin (SG), Clarence Walther (PF), Edward Bocanegra (C) Hao Yin, Scott Cooper, Michael Luiz | |
| 08:47 | Drake | Norman Gaudet makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 08:47 | Drake | Norman Gaudet misses the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 08:47 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Edward Bocanegra | 51-39 |
| 08:33 | Ohio | Edward Bocanegra hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 51-39 |
| 08:31 | Drake | Franklin Richard pulls down the rebound | 51-39 |
| 08:10 | Drake | Ryan Etherton is hacked by John Irwin - foul #1 on John Irwin, team foul #4 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Drake | Daniel Boyles (SG), Charles Kinney (PF) Ryan Etherton, Norman Gaudet | |
| Subs | Ohio | Salvador Garcia (C) Edward Bocanegra | |
| 07:49 | Drake | John Middleton misses the lay-in | 51-39 |
| 07:47 | Drake | John Middleton gets the offensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 07:30 | Drake | John Middleton misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Jimmy Crockett - foul #4 on Jimmy Crockett, team foul #5 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Drake | Paul Plante (C) Franklin Richard | |
| Subs | Ohio | Tom Matthews (PG), Robert Elmore (SF) Jimmy Crockett, Clarence Walther | |
| 07:30 | Drake | John Middleton misses the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 07:30 | Drake | John Middleton makes the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 07:28 | Ohio | Tom Matthews throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-39 |
| Subs | Drake | Dustin Burges (PG) John Middleton | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Dustin Burges (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Boyles (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ira Knowles (fresh) PF - Charles Kinney (fairly fresh) 3 stl. C - Paul Plante (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Tom Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Irwin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Elmore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Don Fields (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Salvador Garcia (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Drake | John Irwin steals it from Ira Knowles | 52-39 |
| 07:07 | Ohio | Ira Knowles picks off the pass by Robert Elmore | 52-39 |
| 07:03 | Drake | Dustin Burges lays it in on a great pass from Ira Knowles | 54-39 |
| 06:34 | Ohio | John Irwin misses the jumper from the right side | 54-39 |
| 06:32 | Drake | Charles Kinney grabs the defensive rebound | 54-39 |
| 06:03 | Drake | A charge is called on Dustin Burges - foul #3 on Dustin Burges, team foul #7 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Drake | John Middleton (PG), Ryan Etherton (SG), Norman Gaudet (SF), George Campbell (PF), Franklin Richard (C) Dustin Burges, Daniel Boyles, Ira Knowles, Charles Kinney, Paul Plante | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jimmy Crockett (PG), Hao Yin (SG), Scott Cooper (SF), Michael Luiz (C) Tom Matthews, John Irwin, Robert Elmore, Salvador Garcia | |
| 05:37 | Ohio | John Middleton is called for the reach on Jimmy Crockett - foul #3 on John Middleton, team foul #8 | 54-39 |
| 05:37 | Ohio | Jimmy Crockett makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 05:37 | Ohio | Jimmy Crockett makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 05:17 | Drake | George Campbell is fouled on the floor by Don Fields - foul #1 on Don Fields, team foul #6 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Clarence Walther (PF) Don Fields | |
| 04:58 | Drake | John Middleton hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Luiz - foul #3 on Michael Luiz, team foul #7 | 54-41 |
| 04:58 | Drake | John Middleton misses the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 04:58 | Drake | John Middleton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 04:35 | Ohio | Michael Luiz hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-43 |
| 04:22 | Drake | Clarence Walther picks off the pass by George Campbell | 55-43 |
| 04:19 | Ohio | Jimmy Crockett travels in the backcourt | 55-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Dustin Burges (PG), Dan Hornung (SG), Paul Plante (C) John Middleton, Ryan Etherton, Franklin Richard | |
| Subs | Ohio | Tom Matthews (PG), John Irwin (SG), Don Fields (PF), Edward Bocanegra (C) Jimmy Crockett, Hao Yin, Clarence Walther, Michael Luiz | |
| 04:06 | Drake | Dustin Burges is whistled for a carry | 55-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Ira Knowles (SF) Norman Gaudet | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Elmore (SF) Scott Cooper | |
| 03:44 | Ohio | John Irwin misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Paul Plante - foul #3 on Paul Plante, team foul #9 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Salvador Garcia (C) Edward Bocanegra | |
| 03:44 | Ohio | John Irwin makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 03:44 | Ohio | John Irwin makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 03:27 | Drake | George Campbell misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Elmore - foul #1 on Robert Elmore, team foul #8 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Drake | Franklin Richard (C) Paul Plante | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 03:27 | Drake | George Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 03:27 | Drake | George Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Dustin Burges (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dan Hornung (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ira Knowles (fresh) PF - George Campbell (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Franklin Richard (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Tom Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Irwin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Elmore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Don Fields (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Salvador Garcia (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Ohio | Salvador Garcia misses the easy layup | 57-45 |
| 02:57 | Ohio | Don Fields snags the offensive board | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 02:35 | Ohio | Salvador Garcia misses short on a jumper in the lane | 57-45 |
| 02:34 | Ohio | Salvador Garcia hits the follow up shot | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 02:06 | Drake | Dustin Burges misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-47 |
| 02:04 | Ohio | Don Fields grabs the board | 57-47 |
| 01:47 | Ohio | Tom Matthews knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Elmore and the foul's on Dustin Burges - foul #4 on Dustin Burges, team foul #10 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Drake | Ryan Etherton (SG), Norman Gaudet (SF), Paul Plante (C) Dan Hornung, Ira Knowles, Franklin Richard | |
| Subs | Ohio | Scott Cooper (SF), Clarence Walther (PF), Michael Luiz (C) Robert Elmore, Don Fields, Salvador Garcia | |
| 01:47 | Ohio | Tom Matthews makes the free throw | 57-50 |
| 01:24 | Drake | Dustin Burges drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Norman Gaudet | 59-50 |
| 01:22 | Ohio | Dustin Burges takes the ball from Tom Matthews in the backcourt | 59-50 |
| 01:07 | Drake | Paul Plante is fouled on the floor by Clarence Walther - foul #1 on Clarence Walther, team foul #9 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jimmy Crockett (PG) Tom Matthews | |
| 01:07 | Drake | Paul Plante makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 01:07 | Drake | Paul Plante makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 00:59 | Ohio | John Irwin knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:56 | Drake | Norman Gaudet is fouled in the backcourt by John Irwin - foul #2 on John Irwin, team foul #10 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Drake | John Middleton (PG), Dan Hornung (SG), Charles Kinney (PF) Dustin Burges, Ryan Etherton, George Campbell | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 00:56 | Drake | Norman Gaudet makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:56 | Drake | Norman Gaudet makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:49 | Ohio | Jimmy Crockett clanks a runner near the basket | 63-52 |
| 00:47 | Ohio | Scott Cooper gets the offensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 00:45 | Ohio | Clarence Walther is called for a charge - foul #2 on Clarence Walther, team foul #11 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Drake | Ira Knowles (SF) Norman Gaudet | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:17 | Drake | Dan Hornung's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Luiz | 63-52 |
| 00:15 | Drake | Charles Kinney hits the follow up shot | 65-52 |
| 00:08 | Ohio | Michael Luiz is wide open and slams it home | 65-54 |
| 00:00 | Drake | John Middleton runs out the clock | 65-54 |