| Lineup | Drake | PG - Samuel Chism (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Kilgore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Donald Baccus (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lloyd Rollins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Marcus Grise (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Adam Swanson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glen Riggs (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tommie Slawson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jonathan Crittenden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Clayton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Donald Baccus inbounds the ball | 44-40 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Jonathan Crittenden - foul #1 on Jonathan Crittenden, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| 19:52 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 19:52 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 19:52 | Northern Iowa | Glen Riggs gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 19:33 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Crittenden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's hacked by Donald Baccus - foul #2 on Donald Baccus, team foul #1 | 45-40 |
| 19:33 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Crittenden misses the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 19:33 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Crittenden misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 19:33 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Crittenden makes the 3rd free throw | 45-41 |
| 19:21 | Drake | Donald Baccus comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 19:19 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Crittenden pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 19:05 | Northern Iowa | Glen Riggs drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Adam Swanson | 45-44 |
| 19:01 | Drake | Carl Kilgore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-44 |
| 18:59 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Paul Clayton | 45-44 |
| 18:49 | Northern Iowa | Tommie Slawson lays it up and in | 45-46 |
| 18:28 | Drake | Donald Baccus is hacked by Jonathan Crittenden - foul #2 on Jonathan Crittenden, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Clifton Landberg (PG), Ramiro Aguilar (PF), Michael Howard (C) Samuel Chism, Lloyd Rollins, Marcus Grise | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Canaday (PG), Peter Weaver (SG), Brandon Yonakor (SF), Nelson Creech (PF), Michael Barry (C) Adam Swanson, Glen Riggs, Tommie Slawson, Jonathan Crittenden, Paul Clayton | |
| 18:16 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar is hacked by Nelson Creech - foul #2 on Nelson Creech, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| 18:04 | Drake | Donald Baccus's layup is rejected by Nelson Creech | 45-46 |
| 18:03 | Northern Iowa | Richard Canaday gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 18:01 | Northern Iowa | Richard Canaday double dribbles in the backcourt | 45-46 |
| 17:54 | Drake | Michael Howard is called for traveling | 45-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Wason (SF) Donald Baccus | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 17:36 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Yonakor can't finish the layup but the foul's on Michael Wason - foul #2 on Michael Wason, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Guadalupe Perez (SG) Carl Kilgore | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Adam Swanson (PG) Peter Weaver | |
| 17:36 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Yonakor makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 17:36 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Yonakor misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 17:36 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 17:31 | Drake | Michael Wason is fouled on the floor by Richard Canaday - foul #1 on Richard Canaday, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| 17:09 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 45-47 |
| 17:08 | Drake | Michael Howard grabs the offensive board | 45-47 |
| 16:40 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 16:38 | Northern Iowa | Nelson Creech gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 16:20 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Yonakor misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-47 |
| 16:18 | Drake | The rebound goes to Michael Howard | 45-47 |
| 16:14 | Drake | Michael Wason misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 16:12 | Drake | Clifton Landberg gets the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 16:06 | Drake | Michael Howard misses the lay-in | 45-47 |
| 16:05 | Northern Iowa | Michael Barry pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 15:59 | Northern Iowa | Nelson Creech travels with the ball | 45-47 |
| Subs | Drake | Samuel Chism (PG), Carl Kilgore (SG), Donald Baccus (SF), Lloyd Rollins (PF), Marcus Grise (C) Clifton Landberg, Guadalupe Perez, Michael Wason, Ramiro Aguilar, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Peter Weaver (PG), Glen Riggs (SG), Tommie Slawson (SF), Jonathan Crittenden (PF), Paul Clayton (C) Adam Swanson, Richard Canaday, Brandon Yonakor, Nelson Creech, Michael Barry | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Samuel Chism (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Kilgore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Donald Baccus (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lloyd Rollins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Marcus Grise (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Peter Weaver (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glen Riggs (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tommie Slawson (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jonathan Crittenden (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Clayton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Drake | Donald Baccus's layup is rejected by Jonathan Crittenden | 45-47 |
| 15:46 | Northern Iowa | Paul Clayton pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 15:36 | Northern Iowa | Peter Weaver is called for 10 seconds | 45-47 |
| 15:24 | Drake | Donald Baccus's pass is intercepted by Glen Riggs | 45-47 |
| 15:06 | Northern Iowa | Paul Clayton comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 45-47 |
| 15:04 | Northern Iowa | Tommie Slawson pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 14:56 | Northern Iowa | Tommie Slawson hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from the baseline | 45-47 |
| 14:55 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 14:46 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 45-47 |
| 14:44 | Drake | Samuel Chism tips it back up and in | 47-47 |
| 14:28 | Northern Iowa | Tommie Slawson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-47 |
| 14:27 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Crittenden tips it home | 47-49 |
| 14:10 | Drake | Peter Weaver steals the ball from Samuel Chism | 47-49 |
| 14:07 | Northern Iowa | Peter Weaver lays it up and in | 47-51 |
| 13:44 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 47-51 |
| 13:42 | Drake | Donald Baccus tips it in | 49-51 |
| 13:21 | Northern Iowa | Tommie Slawson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-51 |
| 13:19 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 13:14 | Drake | Tommie Slawson takes the ball from Samuel Chism | 49-51 |
| 13:04 | Northern Iowa | Peter Weaver misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-51 |
| 13:03 | Northern Iowa | Tommie Slawson pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 12:52 | Northern Iowa | Glen Riggs misses the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 49-51 |
| 12:51 | Drake | Marcus Grise gets the rebound | 49-51 |
| 12:45 | Drake | Glen Riggs steps in front of the Carl Kilgore pass | 49-51 |
| 12:28 | Northern Iowa | Tommie Slawson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Clifton Landberg (PG), William Simpson (SG), Michael Wason (SF), Ramiro Aguilar (PF), Michael Howard (C) Samuel Chism, Carl Kilgore, Donald Baccus, Lloyd Rollins, Marcus Grise | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Adam Swanson (PG), Richard Canaday (SG), Brandon Yonakor (SF), Nelson Creech (PF), Michael Barry (C) Peter Weaver, Glen Riggs, Tommie Slawson, Jonathan Crittenden, Paul Clayton | |
| 12:19 | Drake | Michael Wason makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-51 |
| 12:13 | Northern Iowa | Michael Barry blows the layup but he's fouled by William Simpson - foul #4 on William Simpson, team foul #3 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Guadalupe Perez (SG) William Simpson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 12:13 | Northern Iowa | Michael Barry makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 12:13 | Northern Iowa | Michael Barry misses the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 12:13 | Drake | Michael Howard gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 12:02 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Clifton Landberg | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Clifton Landberg (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Guadalupe Perez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Wason (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ramiro Aguilar (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Adam Swanson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Canaday (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Yonakor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nelson Creech (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Barry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Northern Iowa | Richard Canaday double dribbles | 54-52 |
| 11:26 | Drake | Guadalupe Perez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-52 |
| 11:24 | Northern Iowa | Nelson Creech grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 11:18 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Landberg steps in front of the Nelson Creech pass | 54-52 |
| 11:10 | Drake | Guadalupe Perez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-52 |
| Subs | Drake | Roy Watt (SF) Michael Wason | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Al Chapman (SG) Nelson Creech | |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | Richard Canaday dunks the ball on a great pass from Adam Swanson | 54-54 |
| 10:41 | Drake | Michael Howard makes the runner near the basket set up by Guadalupe Perez | 56-54 |
| 10:22 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Yonakor connects on the fadeaway from close range | 56-56 |
| 10:17 | Drake | Adam Swanson steps in front of the Michael Howard pass | 56-56 |
| 10:13 | Northern Iowa | Richard Canaday lays it in set up by Adam Swanson | 56-58 |
| 09:59 | Drake | Guadalupe Perez knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Clifton Landberg | 59-58 |
| 09:39 | Northern Iowa | Roy Watt is called for the reach on Richard Canaday - foul #1 on Roy Watt, team foul #4 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Drake | Samuel Chism (PG), Carl Kilgore (SG), Michael Wason (SF), Lloyd Rollins (PF), Marcus Grise (C) Clifton Landberg, Guadalupe Perez, Roy Watt, Ramiro Aguilar, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mark Bono (PG), Peter Weaver (SG), Tommie Slawson (SF), Nelson Creech (PF), Paul Clayton (C) Adam Swanson, Al Chapman, Richard Canaday, Brandon Yonakor, Michael Barry | |
| 09:16 | Northern Iowa | Paul Clayton makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Peter Weaver | 59-60 |
| 09:10 | Drake | Michael Wason hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Samuel Chism | 62-60 |
| 09:02 | Northern Iowa | Nelson Creech is by himself and knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Bono | 62-62 |
| 08:52 | Drake | Nelson Creech is called for the reach on Lloyd Rollins - foul #3 on Nelson Creech, team foul #5 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Drake | Donald Baccus (SF) Michael Wason | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Crittenden (PF) Nelson Creech | |
| 08:47 | Drake | Donald Baccus scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Samuel Chism | 64-62 |
| 08:36 | Northern Iowa | Tommie Slawson is hacked by Marcus Grise - foul #1 on Marcus Grise, team foul #5 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Al Chapman (SG) Mark Bono | |
| 08:27 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Crittenden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-62 |
| 08:15 | Drake | Samuel Chism hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Baccus and the foul's on Peter Weaver - foul #2 on Peter Weaver, team foul #6 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Adam Swanson (PG) Peter Weaver | |
| 08:15 | Drake | Samuel Chism makes the free throw | 67-62 |
| 08:13 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Chism steals it from Tommie Slawson in the backcourt | 67-62 |
| 08:12 | Drake | Donald Baccus banks in the layup on a great pass from Samuel Chism | 69-62 |
| 07:59 | Northern Iowa | Tommie Slawson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 69-62 |
| 07:58 | Drake | The rebound goes to Lloyd Rollins | 69-62 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Samuel Chism (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Kilgore (tired) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Donald Baccus (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lloyd Rollins (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Marcus Grise (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Adam Swanson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Al Chapman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Tommie Slawson (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. PF - Jonathan Crittenden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Clayton (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:53 | Drake | Carl Kilgore is whistled for traveling | 69-62 |
| Subs | Drake | William Simpson (SG), Michael Wason (SF), Michael Howard (C) Carl Kilgore, Donald Baccus, Marcus Grise | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mark Bono (PG), Glen Riggs (SG), Richard Canaday (SF), Nelson Creech (C) Adam Swanson, Al Chapman, Tommie Slawson, Paul Clayton | |
| 07:38 | Northern Iowa | Richard Canaday hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Glen Riggs | 69-65 |
| 07:23 | Drake | William Simpson connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Samuel Chism | 71-65 |
| 07:05 | Northern Iowa | Mark Bono lays it in on a nice dish by Glen Riggs | 71-67 |
| 06:52 | Drake | Michael Wason can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-67 |
| 06:51 | Northern Iowa | Nelson Creech grabs the defensive rebound | 71-67 |
| 06:45 | Northern Iowa | Richard Canaday misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-67 |
| 06:44 | Drake | Michael Howard pulls down the rebound | 71-67 |
| 06:33 | Drake | Richard Canaday is called for the reach on Samuel Chism - foul #2 on Richard Canaday, team foul #7 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Drake | Roy Watt (SF), Ramiro Aguilar (PF), Marcus Grise (C) Michael Wason, Lloyd Rollins, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Adam Swanson (PG), Peter Weaver (SG), Tommie Slawson (SF), Brandon Yonakor (PF), Michael Barry (C) Mark Bono, Glen Riggs, Richard Canaday, Jonathan Crittenden, Nelson Creech | |
| 06:33 | Drake | Samuel Chism makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 06:33 | Drake | Samuel Chism makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 06:25 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Yonakor misses the dunk attempt | 73-67 |
| 06:23 | Drake | Roy Watt grabs the defensive rebound | 73-67 |
| 06:19 | Drake | Roy Watt scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Simpson | 75-67 |
| 06:17 | Northern Iowa | Adam Swanson is hacked by Samuel Chism in the backcourt - foul #1 on Samuel Chism, team foul #6 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Drake | Clifton Landberg (PG) Samuel Chism | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 06:08 | Northern Iowa | Marcus Grise steals the ball from Brandon Yonakor | 75-67 |
| 05:51 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Barry - foul #2 on Michael Barry, team foul #8 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Drake | Guadalupe Perez (SG) Roy Watt | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 05:51 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar misses the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 05:51 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 05:32 | Northern Iowa | Michael Barry travels with the ball | 76-67 |
| Subs | Drake | Donald Baccus (SF) William Simpson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Al Chapman (SG), Nelson Creech (PF) Adam Swanson, Brandon Yonakor | |
| 05:23 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Clifton Landberg | 78-67 |
| 05:12 | Northern Iowa | Nelson Creech is open and scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Al Chapman | 78-69 |
| 05:01 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar connects on the floater in the paint | 80-69 |
| 04:39 | Northern Iowa | Tommie Slawson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Michael Barry | 80-71 |
| 04:33 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 80-71 |
| 04:32 | Northern Iowa | Michael Barry grabs the defensive rebound | 80-71 |
| 04:30 | Northern Iowa | Guadalupe Perez steps in front of the Tommie Slawson pass in the backcourt | 80-71 |
| 04:14 | Drake | Peter Weaver is called for the reach on Marcus Grise - foul #3 on Peter Weaver, team foul #9 | 80-71 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Wason (PG), Carl Kilgore (SG), Roy Watt (SF), Lloyd Rollins (PF) Clifton Landberg, Guadalupe Perez, Donald Baccus, Ramiro Aguilar | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Adam Swanson (PG), Glen Riggs (SG), Richard Canaday (SF), Brandon Yonakor (PF), Paul Clayton (C) Peter Weaver, Al Chapman, Tommie Slawson, Nelson Creech, Michael Barry | |
| 04:14 | Drake | Marcus Grise makes the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 04:14 | Drake | Marcus Grise makes the 2nd free throw | 82-71 |
| 04:12 | Northern Iowa | Marcus Grise takes the ball from Adam Swanson in the backcourt | 82-71 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:03 | Drake | Michael Wason is fouled on the floor by Brandon Yonakor - foul #1 on Brandon Yonakor, team foul #10 | 82-71 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Howard (C) Marcus Grise | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 04:03 | Drake | Michael Wason misses the 1st free throw | 82-71 |
| 04:03 | Drake | Michael Wason misses the 2nd free throw | 82-71 |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Yonakor gets the rebound | 82-71 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:42 | Northern Iowa | Glen Riggs is open and scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Brandon Yonakor | 82-73 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Wason (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Kilgore (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Roy Watt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lloyd Rollins (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Howard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Adam Swanson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Glen Riggs (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Richard Canaday (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Brandon Yonakor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Clayton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Drake | Michael Wason is hacked by Adam Swanson - foul #3 on Adam Swanson, team foul #11 | 82-73 |
| Subs | Drake | William Simpson (SF) Roy Watt | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 03:32 | Drake | Michael Wason misses the 1st free throw | 82-73 |
| 03:32 | Drake | Michael Wason makes the 2nd free throw | 83-73 |
| 03:17 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Yonakor is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Rollins - foul #1 on Lloyd Rollins, team foul #7 | 83-73 |
| Subs | Drake | Samuel Chism (PG) Michael Wason | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Crittenden (PF) Richard Canaday | |
| 03:17 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Yonakor misses the 1st free throw | 83-73 |
| 03:17 | Northern Iowa | Paul Clayton snags the offensive board | 83-73 |
| 03:07 | Northern Iowa | Glen Riggs connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Lloyd Rollins - foul #2 on Lloyd Rollins, team foul #8 | 83-75 |
| Subs | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar (PF) Lloyd Rollins | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mark Bono (PG), Richard Canaday (SF) Adam Swanson, Brandon Yonakor | |
| 03:07 | Northern Iowa | Glen Riggs makes the free throw | 83-76 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:59 | Drake | Samuel Chism buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by William Simpson | 85-76 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:47 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Crittenden comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by William Simpson - foul #5 on William Simpson, team foul #9 | 85-76 |
| Subs | Drake | Donald Baccus (SF) William Simpson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Peter Weaver (PG), Al Chapman (SG) Mark Bono, Glen Riggs | |
| 02:47 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Crittenden makes the 1st free throw | 85-77 |
| 02:47 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Crittenden makes the 2nd free throw | 85-78 |
| 02:40 | Drake | Michael Howard misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Paul Clayton - foul #2 on Paul Clayton, team foul #12 | 85-78 |
| Subs | Drake | Clifton Landberg (PG) Samuel Chism | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:40 | Drake | Michael Howard makes the 1st free throw | 86-78 |
| 02:40 | Drake | Michael Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 86-78 |
| 02:40 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jonathan Crittenden | 86-78 |
| 02:40 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 86-78 |
| 02:20 | Northern Iowa | Richard Canaday is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 86-78 |
| 02:19 | Drake | Carl Kilgore grabs the board | 86-78 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:13 | Drake | Clifton Landberg misses the floater from the left side | 86-78 |
| 02:12 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Crittenden pulls down the rebound | 86-78 |
| 02:09 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 86-78 |
| Subs | Drake | Guadalupe Perez (SG), Michael Wason (SF), Lloyd Rollins (PF) Carl Kilgore, Donald Baccus, Ramiro Aguilar | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Adam Swanson (PG), Glen Riggs (SG), Nelson Creech (PF), Michael Barry (C) Peter Weaver, Al Chapman, Jonathan Crittenden, Paul Clayton | |
| 01:56 | Northern Iowa | Richard Canaday comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 86-78 |
| 01:54 | Drake | Michael Howard grabs the board | 86-78 |
| 01:49 | Drake | Michael Wason buries a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Richard Canaday - foul #3 on Richard Canaday, team foul #13 | 88-78 |
| Subs | Drake | Carl Kilgore (SG), Donald Baccus (SF), Marcus Grise (C) Clifton Landberg, Guadalupe Perez, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Tommie Slawson (SF), Jonathan Crittenden (PF), Paul Clayton (C) Richard Canaday, Nelson Creech, Michael Barry | |
| 01:49 | Drake | Michael Wason makes the free throw | 89-78 |
| 01:47 | Northern Iowa | Marcus Grise is called for the reach on Adam Swanson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marcus Grise, team foul #10 | 89-78 |
| Subs | Drake | Samuel Chism (PG) Michael Wason | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Canaday (SG), Brandon Yonakor (SF), Nelson Creech (PF), Michael Barry (C) Glen Riggs, Tommie Slawson, Jonathan Crittenden, Paul Clayton | |
| 01:47 | Northern Iowa | Adam Swanson misses the 1st free throw | 89-78 |
| 01:47 | Northern Iowa | Adam Swanson misses the 2nd free throw | 89-78 |
| 01:47 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins pulls down the rebound | 89-78 |
| 01:31 | Drake | Brandon Yonakor denies the turnaround by Lloyd Rollins | 89-78 |
| 01:30 | Northern Iowa | Nelson Creech grabs the defensive rebound | 89-78 |
| 01:09 | Northern Iowa | Adam Swanson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 89-78 |
| 01:07 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Yonakor pulls down the offensive rebound | 89-78 |
| 00:47 | Northern Iowa | Michael Barry clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 89-78 |
| 00:45 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins snags the defensive board | 89-78 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 89-78 |
| 00:40 | Drake | Marcus Grise grabs the offensive board | 89-78 |
| 00:19 | Drake | Donald Baccus's layup is rejected by Michael Barry | 89-78 |
| 00:18 | Drake | Samuel Chism tips it but misses | 89-78 |
| 00:17 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins tips it back up and in | 91-78 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Northern Iowa | Adam Swanson can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 91-78 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Nelson Creech gets the offensive rebound | 91-78 |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Nelson Creech buries a jumper from the right block set up by Adam Swanson and he's hacked by Lloyd Rollins - foul #3 on Lloyd Rollins, team foul #11 | 91-80 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Peter Weaver (SG) Adam Swanson | |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Nelson Creech makes the free throw | 91-81 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Samuel Chism runs out the clock | 91-81 |