| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jose Guzman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Heriberto Ricci (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Thad Allen (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Moises Rosales (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Rodney Heider (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Norris Tavares (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Raymond Inge (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Morris Clement (fresh) 9 pts. C - Rickey Mathews (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen inbounds the ball | 42-43 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:58 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider is hacked by Raymond Inge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Inge, team foul #1 | 42-43 |
| 19:33 | Northern Iowa | Michael Jones is called for the reach on Thad Allen - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| 19:18 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 19:17 | Northern Iowa | Jose Guzman gets the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 19:02 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Wilson (C) Michael Jones | |
| 18:51 | Drake | Norris Tavares hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 18:49 | Drake | Charles Wilson tips it back up and in | 42-45 |
| 18:40 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci misses the easy layup but the foul's on Morris Clement - foul #2 on Morris Clement, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Shaun Barbee (PG) Jose Guzman | |
| Subs | Drake | William Roberts (SG), Michael Jones (SF) Raymond Inge, Rickey Mathews | |
| 18:40 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci misses the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 18:40 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 18:25 | Drake | Heriberto Ricci steals the ball from Michael Jones | 43-45 |
| 18:21 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai (SG), Matthew Murphy (SF), Amado Marino (PF), Richard Chapa (C) Heriberto Ricci, Thad Allen, Moises Rosales, Rodney Heider | |
| Subs | Drake | Glenn Lane (PG) Norris Tavares | |
| 18:08 | Drake | William Roberts clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Matthew Murphy - foul #1 on Matthew Murphy, team foul #1 | 43-45 |
| 18:08 | Drake | William Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 18:08 | Drake | William Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 17:51 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Glenn Lane - foul #2 on Glenn Lane, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | Rickey Mathews (C) Charles Wilson | |
| 17:51 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai misses the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 17:51 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 17:37 | Drake | Glenn Lane is fouled on the floor by Shaun Barbee - foul #2 on Shaun Barbee, team foul #2 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | Raymond Inge (SG) Michael Jones | |
| 17:20 | Drake | Glenn Lane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jose Guzman (PG) Shaun Barbee | |
| Subs | Drake | Norris Tavares (PG), Michael Jones (SF) Glenn Lane, William Roberts | |
| 17:03 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Murphy makes the driving attempt near the basket | 46-47 |
| 16:41 | Drake | Morris Clement misses the easy layup | 46-47 |
| 16:39 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 16:28 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Leonard Lai, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Dolezal (PG), Heriberto Ricci (SG), Thad Allen (SF), Moises Rosales (PF), Rodney Heider (C) Jose Guzman, Leonard Lai, Matthew Murphy, Amado Marino, Richard Chapa | |
| Subs | Drake | Glenn Lane (SG), Charles Wilson (C) Raymond Inge, Rickey Mathews | |
| 16:11 | Drake | Norris Tavares is fouled on the floor by Moises Rosales - foul #2 on Moises Rosales, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Shaun Barbee (PG) Edward Dolezal | |
| Subs | Drake | Qing-nan Tang (SG) Norris Tavares | |
| 15:57 | Drake | Morris Clement drills a jump hook in the paint | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Shaun Barbee (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Heriberto Ricci (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Thad Allen (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Moises Rosales (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Rodney Heider (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Glenn Lane (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Qing-nan Tang (fresh) SF - Michael Jones (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Morris Clement (tiring) 11 pts. C - Charles Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Northern Iowa | Qing-nan Tang takes the ball from Rodney Heider | 46-49 |
| 15:27 | Drake | Michael Jones misses the shot from the right side | 46-49 |
| 15:25 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Thad Allen | 46-49 |
| 15:23 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen is hacked by Michael Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Jones, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jose Guzman (PG) Shaun Barbee | |
| Subs | Drake | Norris Tavares (PG), William Roberts (SG), Rickey Mathews (SF), Floyd Poole (C) Glenn Lane, Qing-nan Tang, Michael Jones, Charles Wilson | |
| 15:17 | Northern Iowa | Jose Guzman is hacked by William Roberts - foul #1 on William Roberts, team foul #6 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Dolezal (PF) Moises Rosales | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 15:05 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider banks in the layup on a nice dish by Heriberto Ricci | 48-49 |
| 14:48 | Drake | Morris Clement can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 48-49 |
| 14:47 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 14:34 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 48-49 |
| 14:33 | Drake | The rebound goes to Floyd Poole | 48-49 |
| 14:16 | Drake | William Roberts connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Norris Tavares | 48-51 |
| 14:00 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 13:59 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 13:46 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Edward Dolezal | 50-51 |
| 13:20 | Drake | William Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 13:19 | Drake | Norris Tavares pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 13:02 | Drake | Norris Tavares is called for traveling | 50-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Shaun Barbee (PG), Leonard Lai (SG), Matthew Murphy (SF), Moises Rosales (PF), Richard Chapa (C) Jose Guzman, Heriberto Ricci, Thad Allen, Edward Dolezal, Rodney Heider | |
| Subs | Drake | Glenn Lane (PG), Raymond Inge (SG), Michael Jones (SF), Charles Wilson (PF) Norris Tavares, William Roberts, Rickey Mathews, Morris Clement | |
| 12:46 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Matthew Murphy | 52-51 |
| 12:31 | Drake | Charles Wilson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 52-51 |
| 12:30 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 12:13 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai clanks a jumper from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 12:11 | Drake | The rebound goes to Michael Jones | 52-51 |
| 11:57 | Drake | Michael Jones can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-51 |
| 11:55 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Moises Rosales | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Shaun Barbee (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Leonard Lai (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Moises Rosales (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Chapa (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Glenn Lane (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Inge (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Jones (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Floyd Poole (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:51 | Northern Iowa | Raymond Inge picks off the pass by Leonard Lai | 52-51 |
| 11:25 | Drake | Michael Jones misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Chapa - foul #2 on Richard Chapa, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jose Guzman (PG), Edward Dolezal (SG), Thad Allen (SF), Amado Marino (PF), Rodney Heider (C) Shaun Barbee, Leonard Lai, Matthew Murphy, Moises Rosales, Richard Chapa | |
| Subs | Drake | Norris Tavares (PG), Qing-nan Tang (SG), Rickey Mathews (PF) Glenn Lane, Raymond Inge, Charles Wilson | |
| 11:25 | Drake | Michael Jones misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 11:25 | Drake | Michael Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 11:06 | Northern Iowa | Amado Marino misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 11:04 | Drake | Qing-nan Tang grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 11:00 | Drake | Norris Tavares scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Qing-nan Tang | 52-55 |
| 10:57 | Northern Iowa | Edward Dolezal is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 52-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci (SG) Rodney Heider | |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Wilson (PF) Michael Jones | |
| 10:47 | Drake | Charles Wilson loses the ball out of bounds | 52-55 |
| 10:32 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-55 |
| 10:31 | Drake | Rickey Mathews pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 10:26 | Drake | Norris Tavares misses the 3 from the right corner | 52-55 |
| 10:24 | Drake | Charles Wilson grabs the offensive board | 52-55 |
| 10:13 | Drake | Rickey Mathews misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 10:11 | Drake | Qing-nan Tang grabs the offensive board | 52-55 |
| 09:55 | Drake | Norris Tavares misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-55 |
| 09:53 | Northern Iowa | Edward Dolezal grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 09:28 | Northern Iowa | Norris Tavares steals the ball from Amado Marino | 52-55 |
| 09:06 | Drake | Qing-nan Tang comes up short on the shot from the left side | 52-55 |
| 09:05 | Drake | Rickey Mathews can't tip it in | 52-55 |
| 09:04 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jose Guzman | 52-55 |
| 08:57 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Edward Dolezal | 55-55 |
| 08:47 | Drake | Rickey Mathews misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-55 |
| 08:45 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 08:41 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 55-55 |
| 08:39 | Drake | Rickey Mathews gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| 08:24 | Drake | Rickey Mathews misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Thad Allen - foul #1 on Thad Allen, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Shaun Barbee (PG), Leonard Lai (SG), Matthew Murphy (SF), Moises Rosales (PF), Richard Chapa (C) Jose Guzman, Heriberto Ricci, Thad Allen, Amado Marino, Edward Dolezal | |
| Subs | Drake | Glenn Lane (PG), Raymond Inge (SG), William Roberts (SF), Morris Clement (PF) Norris Tavares, Qing-nan Tang, Charles Wilson, Floyd Poole | |
| 08:24 | Drake | Rickey Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 08:24 | Drake | Rickey Mathews misses the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 08:24 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 08:07 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 08:05 | Drake | Morris Clement grabs the board | 55-56 |
| 07:54 | Drake | The pull-up jumper by William Roberts is blocked by Moises Rosales | 55-56 |
| 07:52 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Shaun Barbee (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Leonard Lai (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Moises Rosales (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Chapa (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Glenn Lane (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Inge (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Morris Clement (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Rickey Mathews (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Murphy is fouled on the floor by William Roberts - foul #2 on William Roberts, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider (C) Richard Chapa | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 07:38 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 07:38 | Drake | The rebound goes to Morris Clement | 55-56 |
| 07:16 | Drake | Glenn Lane is fouled on the floor by Matthew Murphy - foul #2 on Matthew Murphy, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Jones (SF), Charles Wilson (C) William Roberts, Rickey Mathews | |
| 07:16 | Drake | Glenn Lane misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 07:16 | Drake | Charles Wilson snags the offensive board | 55-56 |
| 06:58 | Drake | Glenn Lane scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Charles Wilson | 55-59 |
| 06:38 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 55-59 |
| 06:37 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Murphy tips it but misses | 55-59 |
| 06:35 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales snags the offensive board | 55-59 |
| 06:27 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Murphy is fouled on the floor by Michael Jones - foul #4 on Michael Jones, team foul #8 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci (SG), Richard Chapa (C) Leonard Lai, Rodney Heider | |
| Subs | Drake | Norris Tavares (PG) Glenn Lane | |
| 06:27 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 06:27 | Drake | Raymond Inge grabs the board | 55-59 |
| 06:03 | Drake | Shaun Barbee steals it from Raymond Inge | 55-59 |
| 05:59 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa loses the dribble to Raymond Inge in the backcourt | 55-59 |
| 05:58 | Drake | Raymond Inge lays it up and in | 55-61 |
| 05:42 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Jones - foul #5 on Michael Jones, team foul #9 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jose Guzman (PG), Thad Allen (SF), Amado Marino (PF) Shaun Barbee, Matthew Murphy, Moises Rosales | |
| Subs | Drake | William Roberts (SF), Rickey Mathews (C) Michael Jones, Charles Wilson | |
| 05:42 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 05:42 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 05:31 | Drake | Morris Clement misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 57-61 |
| 05:30 | Northern Iowa | Amado Marino gets the rebound | 57-61 |
| 05:16 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jose Guzman | 60-61 |
| 04:55 | Drake | Rickey Mathews's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Dolezal (PG), Leonard Lai (SG), Rodney Heider (C) Jose Guzman, Heriberto Ricci, Richard Chapa | |
| Subs | Drake | Glenn Lane (PG), Floyd Poole (C) Norris Tavares, Rickey Mathews | |
| 04:41 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 60-61 |
| 04:39 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider tips it but misses | 60-61 |
| 04:38 | Drake | Raymond Inge snags the defensive board | 60-61 |
| 04:20 | Drake | Raymond Inge is hacked by Edward Dolezal - foul #1 on Edward Dolezal, team foul #8 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales (PF) Amado Marino | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 04:20 | Drake | Raymond Inge makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 04:20 | Drake | Raymond Inge makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 04:16 | Northern Iowa | Edward Dolezal is fouled in the backcourt by Glenn Lane - foul #3 on Glenn Lane, team foul #10 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | Rickey Mathews (SF) Raymond Inge | |
| 04:16 | Northern Iowa | Edward Dolezal makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 04:16 | Northern Iowa | Edward Dolezal makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 03:59 | Drake | Morris Clement hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 62-63 |
| 03:58 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| 03:44 | Northern Iowa | William Roberts is called for the reach on Leonard Lai - foul #3 on William Roberts, team foul #11 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Matthew Murphy (SF) Thad Allen | |
| Subs | Drake | Norris Tavares (PG) Glenn Lane | |
| 03:44 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 03:44 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Edward Dolezal (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leonard Lai (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Matthew Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Moises Rosales (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Rodney Heider (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Norris Tavares (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Roberts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Rickey Mathews (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. PF - Morris Clement (tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Poole (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Drake | Rickey Mathews misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 63-63 |
| 03:25 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| 03:21 | Northern Iowa | Edward Dolezal misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-63 |
| 03:20 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales tips it home | 65-63 |
| 03:20 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Shaun Barbee (PG), Amado Marino (PF) Leonard Lai, Moises Rosales | |
| Subs | Drake | Glenn Lane (SG), Charles Wilson (SF) William Roberts, Floyd Poole | |
| 03:04 | Drake | Charles Wilson misses long on a runner in the paint | 65-63 |
| 03:03 | Northern Iowa | Amado Marino gets the rebound | 65-63 |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | Shaun Barbee makes the wide open shot from the left side on a nice dish by Edward Dolezal | 67-63 |
| 02:42 | Drake | Norris Tavares hits a jumper from the left wing | 67-65 |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jose Guzman (PG), Leonard Lai (SG), Moises Rosales (PF) Shaun Barbee, Edward Dolezal, Amado Marino | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 02:30 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider hits a wide open runner in the paint on a nice dish by Jose Guzman | 69-65 |
| 02:25 | Drake | Norris Tavares connects on the 3 from the right wing | 69-68 |
| 02:16 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Murphy misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Morris Clement - foul #3 on Morris Clement, team foul #12 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci (SG) Leonard Lai | |
| Subs | Drake | William Roberts (SF), Floyd Poole (C) Morris Clement, Rickey Mathews | |
| 02:16 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:16 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 01:51 | Drake | Glenn Lane misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-68 |
| 01:49 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales grabs the board | 71-68 |
| 01:28 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Murphy hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 71-68 |
| 01:26 | Drake | Charles Wilson pulls down the rebound | 71-68 |
| 01:07 | Drake | William Roberts loses the dribble to Matthew Murphy | 71-68 |
| 01:03 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Murphy can't finish the layup | 71-68 |
| 01:01 | Drake | Glenn Lane gets the rebound | 71-68 |
| 00:52 | Drake | Norris Tavares misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 71-68 |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales grabs the defensive rebound | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales can't connect on an uncontested runner from the left block | 71-68 |
| 00:22 | Drake | Norris Tavares pulls down the rebound | 71-68 |
| 00:22 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | Raymond Inge (SG), Rickey Mathews (SF), Morris Clement (PF) Glenn Lane, William Roberts, Charles Wilson | |
| 00:11 | Drake | Raymond Inge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Shaun Barbee (PG), Thad Allen (SF) Jose Guzman, Matthew Murphy | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Norris Tavares is called for the reach on Heriberto Ricci in the backcourt - foul #1 on Norris Tavares, team foul #13 | 71-68 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Drake | Norris Tavares misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-68 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales gets the rebound | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales runs out the clock | 73-68 |