| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jonathan Russel (fresh) SG - Otha Zukowsky (fresh) SF - Tim Mann (fresh) PF - Giovanni Ferrari (fresh) C - Timothy Goss (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Larry Dehart (fresh) SG - Jaroslav Soboleski (fresh) SF - Richard Pless (fresh) PF - John Haynes (fresh) C - Mike Willis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | John Haynes 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 (+5) | |
| 19:43 | Drake | Richard Pless loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Southern Illinois | Otha Zukowsky is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:14 | Drake | Richard Pless clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | Southern Illinois | Giovanni Ferrari grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:53 | Southern Illinois | Otha Zukowsky loses the dribble to Jaroslav Soboleski | 3-0 |
| 18:37 | Drake | Jaroslav Soboleski scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Dehart | 3-3 |
| 18:16 | Southern Illinois | Tim Mann connects on the turnaround in the lane | 5-3 |
| 17:53 | Drake | Larry Dehart clanks a 3 from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 17:51 | Southern Illinois | Giovanni Ferrari pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:46 | Southern Illinois | Otha Zukowsky is called for traveling in the backcourt | 5-3 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ryan Phillips (PG), Dewayne Keim (SG), Jason Slagowski (SF), Kyle Cain (PF), George Terrell (C) Jonathan Russel, Otha Zukowsky, Tim Mann, Giovanni Ferrari, Timothy Goss | |
| Subs | Drake | Douglas Wood (PF), Louis Burrill (C) John Haynes, Mike Willis | |
| 17:37 | Drake | Jaroslav Soboleski is fouled on the floor by Dewayne Keim - foul #1 on Dewayne Keim, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 17:23 | Drake | Richard Pless hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 17:21 | Drake | Richard Pless tips it back up and in | 5-5 |
| 17:10 | Southern Illinois | Dewayne Keim lays it in | 7-5 |
| 16:54 | Drake | Jaroslav Soboleski is hacked by Dewayne Keim - foul #2 on Dewayne Keim, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tim Mann (SF), Matthew Jones (PF) Dewayne Keim, Jason Slagowski | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 16:32 | Drake | Douglas Wood hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Larry Dehart and the foul's on Matthew Jones - foul #1 on Matthew Jones, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Giovanni Ferrari (PF), Timothy Goss (C) Matthew Jones, George Terrell | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 16:32 | Drake | Douglas Wood makes the free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:30 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Phillips travels in the backcourt | 7-8 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Russel (PG) Ryan Phillips | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 16:18 | Drake | Larry Dehart misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-8 |
| 16:16 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Goss grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:11 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Cain is called for a charge - foul #1 on Kyle Cain, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Otha Zukowsky (SG), George Terrell (C) Jonathan Russel, Timothy Goss | |
| Subs | Drake | John Haynes (PF) Louis Burrill | |
| 15:48 | Drake | Jaroslav Soboleski scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Dehart | 7-11 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Kyle Cain (fairly fresh) SG - Otha Zukowsky (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tim Mann (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Giovanni Ferrari (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Terrell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Larry Dehart (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jaroslav Soboleski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Pless (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Haynes (fresh) C - Douglas Wood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Southern Illinois | George Terrell is fouled on the floor by John Haynes - foul #1 on John Haynes, team foul #1 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Russel (PG), Ryan Phillips (SG), Matthew Jones (PF), Timothy Goss (C) Kyle Cain, Otha Zukowsky, Giovanni Ferrari, George Terrell | |
| Subs | Drake | Mike Willis (C) Douglas Wood | |
| 15:22 | Southern Illinois | Tim Mann banks in the layup set up by Ryan Phillips | 9-11 |
| 15:11 | Drake | Mike Willis knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Larry Dehart and the foul's on Ryan Phillips - foul #1 on Ryan Phillips, team foul #5 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Otha Zukowsky (SG), Giovanni Ferrari (PF) Ryan Phillips, Matthew Jones | |
| Subs | Drake | Mark Butler (SF), Louis Burrill (PF) Richard Pless, John Haynes | |
| 15:11 | Drake | Mike Willis makes the free throw | 9-14 |
| 15:00 | Southern Illinois | Tim Mann misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Mark Butler - foul #1 on Mark Butler, team foul #2 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ryan Phillips (PG), Kyle Cain (SG) Jonathan Russel, Otha Zukowsky | |
| Subs | Drake | John O'Neil (PG) Larry Dehart | |
| 15:00 | Southern Illinois | Tim Mann makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 15:00 | Southern Illinois | Tim Mann misses the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 15:00 | Drake | Mike Willis grabs the defensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 14:41 | Drake | Mike Willis clanks a jump hook in the lane | 10-14 |
| 14:39 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Burrill | 10-14 |
| 14:24 | Drake | Mark Butler misses the easy layup | 10-14 |
| 14:23 | Southern Illinois | Giovanni Ferrari grabs the defensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 14:21 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Cain is hacked by Jaroslav Soboleski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jaroslav Soboleski, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Russel (PG), Otha Zukowsky (SG), Jason Slagowski (SF), Matthew Jones (PF), George Terrell (C) Ryan Phillips, Kyle Cain, Tim Mann, Giovanni Ferrari, Timothy Goss | |
| Subs | Drake | Douglas Wood (SG), Richard Pless (SF), John Haynes (PF) Jaroslav Soboleski, Mark Butler, Louis Burrill | |
| 14:01 | Southern Illinois | Otha Zukowsky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-14 |
| 14:00 | Drake | John Haynes snags the defensive board | 10-14 |
| 13:40 | Drake | Douglas Wood misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-14 |
| 13:38 | Drake | Richard Pless hits the follow up shot | 10-16 |
| 13:36 | Southern Illinois | John Haynes is called for the reach on Jonathan Russel in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Haynes, team foul #4 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tim Mann (SF), Giovanni Ferrari (PF), Timothy Goss (C) Jason Slagowski, Matthew Jones, George Terrell | |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Dehart (PG), Jaroslav Soboleski (SG) John O'Neil, John Haynes | |
| 13:15 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Russel makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-16 |
| 12:52 | Drake | Richard Pless buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Larry Dehart | 13-18 |
| 12:39 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Goss hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Pless - foul #1 on Richard Pless, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ryan Phillips (PG), Kyle Cain (SG) Jonathan Russel, Otha Zukowsky | |
| Subs | Drake | Mark Butler (SF), Louis Burrill (PF) Richard Pless, Douglas Wood | |
| 12:39 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Goss makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 12:39 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Goss makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 12:23 | Drake | Jaroslav Soboleski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-18 |
| 12:13 | Southern Illinois | Tim Mann hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 15-18 |
| 12:11 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Tim Mann | 15-18 |
| 11:53 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Phillips makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Giovanni Ferrari | 17-18 |
| 11:35 | Drake | Larry Dehart makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Mike Willis and he's fouled by Ryan Phillips - foul #2 on Ryan Phillips, team foul #6 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Russel (PG), Otha Zukowsky (SG), George Terrell (C) Ryan Phillips, Kyle Cain, Timothy Goss | |
| Subs | Drake | John O'Neil (SG) Jaroslav Soboleski | |
| 11:35 | Drake | Larry Dehart makes the free throw | 17-22 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jonathan Russel (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Otha Zukowsky (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tim Mann (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Giovanni Ferrari (fresh) 3 reb. C - George Terrell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Larry Dehart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - John O'Neil (fresh) SF - Mark Butler (fresh) PF - Louis Burrill (fresh) C - Mike Willis (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 11:12 | Southern Illinois | Tim Mann hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 17-22 |
| 11:10 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Russel snags the offensive board | 17-22 |
| 10:52 | Southern Illinois | Tim Mann can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 17-22 |
| 10:51 | Southern Illinois | Tim Mann hits the follow up shot | 19-22 |
| 10:43 | Drake | Larry Dehart hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-25 |
| 10:14 | Southern Illinois | George Terrell misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by John O'Neil - foul #1 on John O'Neil, team foul #6 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kyle Cain (SG), Jason Slagowski (SF), Matthew Jones (PF), Timothy Goss (C) Jonathan Russel, Otha Zukowsky, Tim Mann, Giovanni Ferrari | |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Hoffman (PG), Jaroslav Soboleski (SG), Richard Pless (SF), Douglas Wood (PF) Larry Dehart, John O'Neil, Mark Butler, Louis Burrill | |
| 10:14 | Southern Illinois | George Terrell makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 10:14 | Southern Illinois | George Terrell misses the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 10:14 | Drake | Douglas Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 09:51 | Drake | Richard Pless comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Jason Slagowski - foul #1 on Jason Slagowski, team foul #7 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Russel (PG), Otha Zukowsky (SG), Tim Mann (SF) George Terrell, Jason Slagowski, Matthew Jones | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 09:51 | Drake | Richard Pless misses the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 09:51 | Drake | Richard Pless makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 09:49 | Southern Illinois | Jaroslav Soboleski steps in front of the Jonathan Russel pass in the backcourt | 20-26 |
| 09:41 | Drake | Richard Pless blows the layup | 20-26 |
| 09:40 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Goss grabs the board | 20-26 |
| 09:16 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Goss knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Otha Zukowsky and he's hacked by Mike Willis - foul #1 on Mike Willis, team foul #7 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Giovanni Ferrari (PF) Otha Zukowsky | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 09:16 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Goss makes the free throw | 23-26 |
| 08:59 | Drake | Douglas Wood knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Larry Hoffman | 23-28 |
| 08:39 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Goss can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jaroslav Soboleski - foul #2 on Jaroslav Soboleski, team foul #8 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Otha Zukowsky (SG), Jason Slagowski (SF) Kyle Cain, Tim Mann | |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Dehart (PG), John O'Neil (SG) Larry Hoffman, Jaroslav Soboleski | |
| 08:39 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Goss makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 08:39 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Goss misses the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 08:39 | Drake | Douglas Wood grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 08:23 | Drake | Douglas Wood misses badly on a floater in the paint | 24-28 |
| 08:21 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Goss grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 08:01 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Russel is fouled on the floor by Mike Willis - foul #2 on Mike Willis, team foul #9 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tim Mann (SF), Matthew Jones (PF), George Terrell (C) Jason Slagowski, Giovanni Ferrari, Timothy Goss | |
| Subs | Drake | Louis Burrill (C) Mike Willis | |
| 08:01 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Russel makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 08:01 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Russel makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 07:53 | Drake | Louis Burrill hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Larry Dehart | 26-30 |
| 07:48 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Russel buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Otha Zukowsky | 29-30 |
| 07:29 | Drake | Larry Dehart comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-30 |
| 07:27 | Southern Illinois | George Terrell grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jonathan Russel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Otha Zukowsky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tim Mann (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Jones (fresh) C - George Terrell (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Larry Dehart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - John O'Neil (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Pless (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Douglas Wood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Burrill (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Southern Illinois | Tim Mann lays it in on a nice dish by Jonathan Russel | 31-30 |
| 06:54 | Drake | Richard Pless misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-30 |
| 06:53 | Drake | Louis Burrill pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 06:32 | Drake | Larry Dehart drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from John O'Neil | 31-33 |
| 06:24 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Russel misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 06:23 | Drake | Richard Pless grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 06:19 | Drake | Larry Dehart comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 06:18 | Southern Illinois | George Terrell pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 06:13 | Southern Illinois | Tim Mann's pass is intercepted by Larry Dehart in the backcourt | 31-33 |
| 06:04 | Drake | Larry Dehart scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-36 |
| 05:50 | Southern Illinois | Otha Zukowsky buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jonathan Russel | 34-36 |
| 05:41 | Drake | Larry Dehart drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Louis Burrill | 34-38 |
| 05:37 | Southern Illinois | Louis Burrill steals it from Jonathan Russel in the backcourt | 34-38 |
| 05:27 | Drake | Richard Pless is denied on a layup by George Terrell | 34-38 |
| 05:25 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Jones pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 05:19 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Russel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 05:18 | Drake | Douglas Wood pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 05:03 | Drake | Richard Pless misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Tim Mann - foul #1 on Tim Mann, team foul #8 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kyle Cain (PG), Jason Slagowski (SF), Giovanni Ferrari (PF), Timothy Goss (C) Jonathan Russel, Tim Mann, Matthew Jones, George Terrell | |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Hoffman (PG), Mark Butler (SF) Larry Dehart, John O'Neil | |
| 05:03 | Drake | Richard Pless makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 05:03 | Drake | Richard Pless makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 04:52 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Goss comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 34-40 |
| 04:51 | Drake | Mark Butler pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 04:35 | Drake | Richard Pless makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Hoffman | 34-42 |
| 04:33 | Southern Illinois | Jason Slagowski loses the dribble to Richard Pless in the backcourt | 34-42 |
| 04:32 | Drake | Richard Pless lays it up and in | 34-44 |
| 04:19 | Southern Illinois | Jason Slagowski clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Pless - foul #2 on Richard Pless, team foul #10 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tim Mann (SF) Otha Zukowsky | |
| Subs | Drake | John O'Neil (SG) Richard Pless | |
| 04:19 | Southern Illinois | Jason Slagowski makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 04:19 | Southern Illinois | Jason Slagowski misses the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 04:19 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Tim Mann | 35-44 |
| 03:59 | Southern Illinois | Giovanni Ferrari can't finish the uncontested layup | 35-44 |
| 03:57 | Drake | Mark Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 03:30 | Drake | Timothy Goss denies the turnaround by Douglas Wood | 35-44 |
| 03:29 | Drake | Larry Hoffman misses the tip | 35-44 |
| 03:28 | Southern Illinois | Giovanni Ferrari snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jason Slagowski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Kyle Cain (fresh) SF - Tim Mann (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Giovanni Ferrari (fresh) 4 reb. C - Timothy Goss (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Larry Hoffman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - John O'Neil (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Mark Butler (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Douglas Wood (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Burrill (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Southern Illinois | Tim Mann is open and scores on a jumper from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 03:06 | Drake | Douglas Wood hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 37-44 |
| 03:05 | Southern Illinois | Giovanni Ferrari snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 02:42 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Goss buries a jumper from the right block set up by Kyle Cain | 39-44 |
| 02:23 | Drake | Douglas Wood loses the dribble to Jason Slagowski | 39-44 |
| 02:07 | Southern Illinois | Giovanni Ferrari comes up short on the floater from the left block | 39-44 |
| 02:05 | Southern Illinois | Giovanni Ferrari pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 01:44 | Southern Illinois | Giovanni Ferrari clanks a floater from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 01:42 | Drake | John O'Neil snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 01:42 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ryan Phillips (PG), Dewayne Keim (SG) Jason Slagowski, Kyle Cain | |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Dehart (PG), Jaroslav Soboleski (SG), Richard Pless (SF), John Haynes (PF), Mike Willis (C) Larry Hoffman, John O'Neil, Mark Butler, Douglas Wood, Louis Burrill | |
| 01:26 | Drake | Richard Pless banks in the layup set up by Larry Dehart | 39-46 |
| 01:11 | Southern Illinois | Giovanni Ferrari drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 00:53 | Drake | Larry Dehart can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 00:52 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Goss grabs the board | 42-46 |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | Tim Mann comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Richard Pless - foul #3 on Richard Pless, team foul #11 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Drake | Douglas Wood (SF) Richard Pless | |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | Tim Mann makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | Tim Mann makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 00:04 | Drake | John Haynes misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 44-46 |
| 00:03 | Drake | Mike Willis pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 00:01 | Drake | Larry Dehart misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Goss grabs the board | 44-46 |