| Lineup | Drake | PG - Arthur Lester (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Carden (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Emmett Petrie (fresh) PF - George Gravelle (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - David Bivona (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Thomas Aguilera (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary O'Neal (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Swietomierz Zervas (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Leland Davis (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal inbounds the ball | 37-43 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-43 |
| 19:37 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 19:18 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 19:16 | Drake | George Gravelle grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 19:05 | Drake | Leland Davis denies the turnaround by Emmett Petrie | 37-43 |
| 19:04 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 18:55 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Bivona | 37-46 |
| 18:36 | Drake | Arthur Lester is hacked by Swietomierz Zervas - foul #3 on Swietomierz Zervas, team foul #1 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Lewis (SF), John Beeler (PF), Louis Kolar (C) Emmett Petrie, George Gravelle, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena (PF) Swietomierz Zervas | |
| 18:15 | Drake | John Beeler hits a turnaround from the right block | 39-46 |
| 18:03 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis is by himself and knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by David Bivona | 39-48 |
| 17:54 | Drake | Leland Davis is called for the reach on Louis Kolar - foul #3 on Leland Davis, team foul #2 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Benjamin Spohn (PG), Nathan Montez (SG) Arthur Lester, Joel Carden | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon (PG), David Woods (SG), James Francis (SF), Keith Burk (C) David Bivona, Thomas Aguilera, Gary O'Neal, Leland Davis | |
| 17:41 | Drake | Benjamin Spohn can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 39-48 |
| 17:39 | Drake | Louis Kolar tips it back up and in | 41-48 |
| 17:15 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon is called for 5 seconds | 41-48 |
| Subs | Drake | George Gravelle (PF), Robert Thomas (C) John Beeler, Louis Kolar | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:56 | Drake | George Gravelle makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Nathan Montez | 43-48 |
| 16:34 | Northern Iowa | David Woods hits a floater from the left side set up by Julio Pena | 43-50 |
| 16:15 | Drake | Richard Lewis drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Nathan Montez | 45-50 |
| 15:54 | Northern Iowa | James Francis hits a jumper from the baseline | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Benjamin Spohn (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Nathan Montez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Gravelle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Gagnon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Woods (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - James Francis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Julio Pena (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. C - Keith Burk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Drake | George Gravelle knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Benjamin Spohn | 47-52 |
| 15:46 | Northern Iowa | David Woods's pass is intercepted by Richard Lewis in the backcourt | 47-52 |
| 15:35 | Drake | George Gravelle can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Julio Pena - foul #1 on Julio Pena, team foul #3 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Drake | Arthur Lester (PG), Joel Carden (SG), Emmett Petrie (SF), John Beeler (C) Benjamin Spohn, Nathan Montez, Richard Lewis, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Bivona (PG), Thomas Aguilera (SG), Gary O'Neal (SF), Swietomierz Zervas (PF), Leland Davis (C) Jerry Gagnon, David Woods, James Francis, Julio Pena, Keith Burk | |
| 15:35 | Drake | George Gravelle makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 15:35 | Drake | George Gravelle makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 15:19 | Northern Iowa | Emmett Petrie steals the ball from David Bivona | 49-52 |
| 15:16 | Drake | Arthur Lester can't finish the layup | 49-52 |
| 15:15 | Drake | Joel Carden grabs the offensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 15:03 | Drake | Leland Davis steals the ball from Emmett Petrie | 49-52 |
| 14:45 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Bivona | 49-54 |
| 14:36 | Drake | Emmett Petrie clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-54 |
| 14:35 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 14:32 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera is fouled in the backcourt by George Gravelle - foul #2 on George Gravelle, team foul #1 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Drake | Louis Kolar (C) George Gravelle | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 14:11 | Northern Iowa | David Bivona buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Leland Davis | 49-56 |
| 14:07 | Drake | Joel Carden makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur Lester | 51-56 |
| 14:00 | Northern Iowa | Joel Carden steals it from Thomas Aguilera in the backcourt | 51-56 |
| 13:49 | Drake | Arthur Lester misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 13:47 | Drake | Louis Kolar snags the offensive board | 51-56 |
| 13:31 | Drake | Louis Kolar hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 51-56 |
| 13:29 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Swietomierz Zervas | 51-56 |
| 13:06 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 13:05 | Drake | Arthur Lester gets the rebound | 51-56 |
| 12:46 | Drake | Emmett Petrie misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 12:45 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| 12:29 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 51-59 |
| 12:07 | Drake | Arthur Lester misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Leland Davis - foul #4 on Leland Davis, team foul #4 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Drake | Benjamin Spohn (SG), Richard Deforge (SF), Richard Lewis (PF), Robert Thomas (C) Joel Carden, Emmett Petrie, John Beeler, Louis Kolar | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon (PG), David Woods (SG), James Francis (SF), Julio Pena (PF), Keith Burk (C) David Bivona, Thomas Aguilera, Gary O'Neal, Swietomierz Zervas, Leland Davis | |
| 12:07 | Drake | Arthur Lester makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 12:07 | Drake | Arthur Lester misses the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 12:07 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena gets the rebound | 52-59 |
| 12:02 | Northern Iowa | David Woods misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Benjamin Spohn - foul #3 on Benjamin Spohn, team foul #2 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Drake | Nathan Montez (SG) Arthur Lester | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 12:02 | Northern Iowa | David Woods makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 12:02 | Northern Iowa | David Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 12:02 | Drake | Richard Lewis snags the defensive board | 52-60 |
| 11:36 | Drake | Richard Deforge misses short on a floater from the right side | 52-60 |
| 11:34 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Keith Burk | 52-60 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Benjamin Spohn (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nathan Montez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Deforge (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - David Woods (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Jerry Gagnon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Francis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Julio Pena (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. C - Keith Burk (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Montez takes the ball from David Woods | 52-60 |
| 10:55 | Drake | Benjamin Spohn's pass is intercepted by Keith Burk | 52-60 |
| 10:32 | Northern Iowa | Richard Lewis is called for the reach on Keith Burk - foul #3 on Richard Lewis, team foul #3 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Drake | Arthur Lester (PG), Joel Carden (SG), Emmett Petrie (SF), George Gravelle (PF) Benjamin Spohn, Nathan Montez, Richard Deforge, Richard Lewis | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Vroman (SG), Swietomierz Zervas (PF), Raymond Cambell (C) James Francis, Julio Pena, Keith Burk | |
| 10:21 | Northern Iowa | James Vroman misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-60 |
| 10:20 | Drake | Emmett Petrie pulls down the rebound | 52-60 |
| 10:06 | Drake | Joel Carden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-60 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera (SG), Gary O'Neal (SF) Jerry Gagnon, David Woods | |
| 09:49 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-60 |
| 09:41 | Drake | Arthur Lester loses the dribble to Gary O'Neal | 52-60 |
| 09:37 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal lays it in | 52-62 |
| 09:14 | Drake | Robert Thomas comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 52-62 |
| 09:12 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal grabs the board | 52-62 |
| 09:07 | Northern Iowa | Joel Carden is called for the reach on Gary O'Neal - foul #3 on Joel Carden, team foul #4 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Drake | Benjamin Spohn (PG), Nathan Montez (SG), Richard Lewis (SF), Louis Kolar (C) Arthur Lester, Joel Carden, Emmett Petrie, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon (PG), David Woods (SG), James Francis (SF), Julio Pena (PF), Keith Burk (C) James Vroman, Thomas Aguilera, Gary O'Neal, Swietomierz Zervas, Raymond Cambell | |
| 08:51 | Northern Iowa | James Francis hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left wing | 52-62 |
| 08:49 | Northern Iowa | Keith Burk misses the tip | 52-62 |
| 08:47 | Drake | Richard Lewis gets the rebound | 52-62 |
| 08:23 | Drake | George Gravelle comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 52-62 |
| 08:22 | Drake | Louis Kolar tips it but misses | 52-62 |
| 08:20 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to James Francis | 52-62 |
| 08:10 | Northern Iowa | David Woods is called for 10 seconds | 52-62 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Deforge (SF), John Beeler (PF) Richard Lewis, George Gravelle | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Bivona (PG), James Vroman (SF) David Woods, James Francis | |
| 07:54 | Drake | Richard Deforge misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-62 |
| 07:52 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena grabs the defensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 07:36 | Northern Iowa | Keith Burk misses the jumper from the left side | 52-62 |
| 07:34 | Drake | John Beeler snags the defensive board | 52-62 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Benjamin Spohn (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nathan Montez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Deforge (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Beeler (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis Kolar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - David Bivona (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Gagnon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Vroman (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Julio Pena (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Keith Burk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Drake | Richard Deforge clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-62 |
| 07:28 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Julio Pena | 52-62 |
| 07:24 | Northern Iowa | James Vroman is fouled in the backcourt by John Beeler - foul #3 on John Beeler, team foul #5 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Drake | Arthur Lester (PG), Joel Carden (SG), Robert Thomas (C) Benjamin Spohn, Nathan Montez, Louis Kolar | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal (SF), Swietomierz Zervas (PF), Leland Davis (C) Jerry Gagnon, Julio Pena, Keith Burk | |
| 07:05 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas knocks in the jumper in the paint | 52-64 |
| 06:38 | Drake | Leland Davis steps in front of the Joel Carden pass | 52-64 |
| 06:18 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal's pass is intercepted by Joel Carden | 52-64 |
| 06:14 | Drake | Joel Carden banks in the layup | 54-64 |
| 05:55 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-64 |
| 05:54 | Drake | Richard Deforge pulls down the rebound | 54-64 |
| 05:35 | Drake | Richard Deforge misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-64 |
| 05:34 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Thomas | 54-64 |
| 05:16 | Drake | John Beeler misses long on a floater from the baseline | 54-64 |
| 05:14 | Drake | John Beeler gets the offensive rebound | 54-64 |
| 05:00 | Drake | Arthur Lester hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Beeler | 57-64 |
| 04:43 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas misses long on a runner from the left block | 57-64 |
| 04:42 | Northern Iowa | David Bivona snags the offensive board | 57-64 |
| 04:34 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal misses the wide open floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Arthur Lester - foul #2 on Arthur Lester, team foul #6 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Drake | Benjamin Spohn (PG), Nathan Montez (SG), Richard Lewis (SF), George Gravelle (PF), Louis Kolar (C) Arthur Lester, Joel Carden, Richard Deforge, John Beeler, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon (PG), Thomas Aguilera (SG), Julio Pena (PF), Keith Burk (C) David Bivona, James Vroman, Swietomierz Zervas, Leland Davis | |
| 04:34 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal misses the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 04:34 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 04:06 | Drake | Louis Kolar misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 57-65 |
| 04:04 | Drake | Nathan Montez misses the tip | 57-65 |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | Keith Burk snags the defensive board | 57-65 |
| 03:51 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-65 |
| 03:50 | Drake | Benjamin Spohn grabs the defensive rebound | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Drake | George Gravelle buries a jumper from close range | 59-65 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Benjamin Spohn (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nathan Montez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Gravelle (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Kolar (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Gagnon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Aguilera (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary O'Neal (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Julio Pena (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Keith Burk (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jerry Gagnon | 59-68 |
| 03:02 | Drake | Nathan Montez comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 59-68 |
| 03:00 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena gets the rebound | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:56 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-68 |
| Subs | Drake | Joel Carden (SG), Emmett Petrie (SF), Robert Thomas (C) Nathan Montez, Richard Lewis, Louis Kolar | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Woods (SF), James Francis (PF), Leland Davis (C) Gary O'Neal, Julio Pena, Keith Burk | |
| 02:40 | Drake | Joel Carden's pass is intercepted by David Woods | 59-68 |
| 02:22 | Northern Iowa | James Francis hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Aguilera | 59-70 |
| 02:04 | Drake | Joel Carden misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-70 |
| 02:02 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera gets the rebound | 59-70 |
| 02:00 | Northern Iowa | Joel Carden picks off the pass by Thomas Aguilera in the backcourt | 59-70 |
| 01:58 | Drake | Joel Carden hits the finger roll | 61-70 |
| 01:56 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon is hacked by Emmett Petrie in the backcourt - foul #1 on Emmett Petrie, team foul #7 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Drake | Arthur Lester (PG) Benjamin Spohn | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal (SF), Swietomierz Zervas (PF) David Woods, James Francis | |
| 01:56 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 01:56 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon misses the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 01:56 | Drake | The rebound goes to Emmett Petrie | 61-71 |
| 01:52 | Drake | Arthur Lester is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Gagnon - foul #1 on Jerry Gagnon, team foul #5 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Drake | Benjamin Spohn (PG), Nathan Montez (SG), Richard Lewis (SF), John Beeler (PF), Louis Kolar (C) Arthur Lester, Joel Carden, Emmett Petrie, George Gravelle, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Woods (SG), James Francis (SF), Julio Pena (PF), Keith Burk (C) Thomas Aguilera, Gary O'Neal, Swietomierz Zervas, Leland Davis | |
| 01:40 | Drake | John Beeler misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Julio Pena - foul #2 on Julio Pena, team foul #6 | 61-71 |
| 01:40 | Drake | John Beeler makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 01:40 | Drake | John Beeler makes the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | James Francis is hacked by Richard Lewis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Lewis, team foul #8 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Drake | Arthur Lester (PG), Joel Carden (SG), Emmett Petrie (SF), George Gravelle (PF), Robert Thomas (C) Benjamin Spohn, Nathan Montez, Richard Lewis, John Beeler, Louis Kolar | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Bivona (PG), Thomas Aguilera (SG), Swietomierz Zervas (PF), Leland Davis (C) Jerry Gagnon, David Woods, Julio Pena, Keith Burk | |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | James Francis makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | James Francis makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| 01:22 | Drake | Robert Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-73 |
| Subs | Drake | Benjamin Spohn (PG), Nathan Montez (SG), Richard Lewis (SF), John Beeler (PF), Louis Kolar (C) Arthur Lester, Joel Carden, Emmett Petrie, George Gravelle, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon (PG), David Woods (SG), Julio Pena (PF), Keith Burk (C) David Bivona, Thomas Aguilera, Swietomierz Zervas, Leland Davis | |
| 01:00 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Julio Pena and the foul's on Benjamin Spohn - foul #4 on Benjamin Spohn, team foul #9 | 63-75 |
| 01:00 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon misses the free throw | 63-75 |
| 01:00 | Drake | Richard Lewis pulls down the rebound | 63-75 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Drake | John Beeler clanks a shot from the left block | 63-75 |
| 00:55 | Drake | Louis Kolar grabs the offensive rebound | 63-75 |
| 00:52 | Drake | Nathan Montez clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by David Woods - foul #1 on David Woods, team foul #7 | 63-75 |
| 00:52 | Drake | Nathan Montez makes the 1st free throw | 64-75 |
| 00:52 | Drake | Nathan Montez makes the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon is hacked by Nathan Montez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nathan Montez, team foul #10 | 65-75 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Vroman (SG), Raymond Cambell (C) David Woods, Keith Burk | |
| 00:49 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon makes the 1st free throw | 65-76 |
| 00:49 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon makes the 2nd free throw | 65-77 |
| 00:43 | Drake | James Vroman steals the ball from Louis Kolar | 65-77 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 65-79 |
| 00:18 | Drake | John Beeler scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Benjamin Spohn and the foul's on Jerry Gagnon - foul #2 on Jerry Gagnon, team foul #8 | 67-79 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Woods (SG), Keith Burk (C) James Vroman, Raymond Cambell | |
| 00:18 | Drake | John Beeler makes the free throw | 68-79 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon runs out the clock | 68-79 |