| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Mark Bono (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Canaday (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elias Kelly (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jonathan Crittenden (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph Sevin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Carl Kilgore (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nathaniel Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christian Steed (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Donald Baccus (fresh) 9 pts. C - John Schueller (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Christian Steed inbounds the ball | 42-44 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Drake | John Schueller jams it | 42-46 |
| 19:46 | Northern Iowa | Mark Bono is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 42-46 |
| 19:32 | Drake | John Schueller misses short on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Elias Kelly - foul #1 on Elias Kelly, team foul #1 | 42-46 |
| 19:32 | Drake | John Schueller makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 19:32 | Drake | John Schueller makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 19:30 | Northern Iowa | Elias Kelly's pass is intercepted by Nathaniel Daniels in the backcourt | 42-48 |
| 19:17 | Drake | Jonathan Crittenden blocks the short jumper by Christian Steed | 42-48 |
| 19:15 | Drake | Donald Baccus grabs the offensive board | 42-48 |
| 18:59 | Drake | Ralph Sevin denies the turnaround by John Schueller | 42-48 |
| 18:57 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Sevin grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 18:42 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Crittenden is hacked by Carl Kilgore - foul #3 on Carl Kilgore, team foul #1 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Al Chapman (PG), Tyrone Farmer (C) Mark Bono, Ralph Sevin | |
| Subs | Drake | Jay Litchford (PG), Ronald Ewald (PF), Justin Whiting (C) Carl Kilgore, Donald Baccus, John Schueller | |
| 18:30 | Northern Iowa | Elias Kelly hits a shot near the basket | 44-48 |
| 18:25 | Drake | Christian Steed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Ward (SG), John Thomas (SF), Michael Reed (C) Richard Canaday, Elias Kelly, Jonathan Crittenden | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 17:59 | Northern Iowa | Michael Ward scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Reed | 47-48 |
| 17:52 | Drake | Christian Steed can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 17:50 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Ewald | 47-48 |
| 17:41 | Drake | Justin Whiting drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Jay Litchford | 47-50 |
| 17:24 | Northern Iowa | John Thomas connects on the open shot from the baseline | 49-50 |
| 17:06 | Drake | Jay Litchford makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Nathaniel Daniels | 49-53 |
| 16:46 | Northern Iowa | Michael Reed comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 16:44 | Northern Iowa | Michael Reed pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 16:24 | Northern Iowa | Michael Ward misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-53 |
| 16:23 | Northern Iowa | Al Chapman tips it back up and in | 51-53 |
| 16:12 | Drake | Jay Litchford hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Nathaniel Daniels | 51-55 |
| 15:49 | Northern Iowa | Michael Ward is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 15:47 | Drake | Jay Litchford gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Al Chapman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Ward (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tyrone Farmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Reed (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jay Litchford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Daniels (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christian Steed (tired) 13 pts. PF - Ronald Ewald (tiring) 3 reb. C - Justin Whiting (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:42 | Drake | Jay Litchford makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Christian Steed | 51-58 |
| 15:30 | Northern Iowa | Al Chapman buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Reed | 54-58 |
| 15:18 | Drake | Nathaniel Daniels misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 15:16 | Northern Iowa | Al Chapman grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 15:11 | Northern Iowa | Al Chapman makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-58 |
| 14:50 | Drake | Christian Steed is hacked by Tyrone Farmer - foul #2 on Tyrone Farmer, team foul #2 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Adam Swanson (PG), Richard Canaday (SG), Elias Kelly (SF), Jonathan Crittenden (PF), Ralph Sevin (C) Al Chapman, Michael Ward, John Thomas, Tyrone Farmer, Michael Reed | |
| Subs | Drake | Carl Kilgore (PG), Donald Baccus (PF), John Schueller (C) Jay Litchford, Ronald Ewald, Justin Whiting | |
| 14:33 | Drake | John Schueller scores on a turnaround from the left block | 57-60 |
| 14:07 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Crittenden is called for traveling | 57-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | Ron Blume (SG), Guadalupe Perez (SF) Nathaniel Daniels, Christian Steed | |
| 13:58 | Drake | Ron Blume is fouled on the floor by Ralph Sevin - foul #1 on Ralph Sevin, team foul #3 | 57-60 |
| 13:40 | Drake | Donald Baccus can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ralph Sevin - foul #2 on Ralph Sevin, team foul #4 | 57-60 |
| 13:40 | Drake | Donald Baccus makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 13:40 | Drake | Donald Baccus makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 13:15 | Northern Iowa | Elias Kelly can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left side | 57-62 |
| 13:14 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Sevin grabs the offensive board | 57-62 |
| 13:01 | Northern Iowa | Elias Kelly hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from close range | 57-62 |
| 12:59 | Drake | Guadalupe Perez gets the rebound | 57-62 |
| 12:52 | Drake | Donald Baccus loses the ball out of bounds | 57-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mark Bono (PG) Adam Swanson | |
| Subs | Drake | Jared Brown (PG), Nathaniel Daniels (SG), Christian Steed (SF) Carl Kilgore, Ron Blume, Guadalupe Perez | |
| 12:49 | Northern Iowa | Elias Kelly throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-62 |
| 12:37 | Drake | Christian Steed hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jared Brown | 57-65 |
| 12:18 | Northern Iowa | Richard Canaday can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Nathaniel Daniels - foul #4 on Nathaniel Daniels, team foul #2 | 57-65 |
| 12:18 | Northern Iowa | Richard Canaday misses the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 12:18 | Northern Iowa | Richard Canaday makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 11:56 | Drake | Nathaniel Daniels is fouled on the floor by Ralph Sevin - foul #3 on Ralph Sevin, team foul #5 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Adam Swanson (PG) Richard Canaday | |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Weldon (SG) Nathaniel Daniels | |
| 11:44 | Drake | Christian Steed loses the ball out of bounds | 58-65 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Al Chapman (SF) Elias Kelly | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Adam Swanson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mark Bono (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Al Chapman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jonathan Crittenden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Ralph Sevin (tiring) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jared Brown (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joseph Weldon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christian Steed (very tired) 16 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Baccus (tiring) 11 pts. C - John Schueller (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Northern Iowa | Adam Swanson drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-65 |
| 11:26 | Drake | Joseph Weldon drills a 3 from the right corner | 61-68 |
| 11:05 | Northern Iowa | Al Chapman misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Weldon - foul #1 on Joseph Weldon, team foul #3 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Canaday (SG), Tyrone Farmer (C) Mark Bono, Ralph Sevin | |
| Subs | Drake | Carl Kilgore (PG), Jay Litchford (SG), Guadalupe Perez (SF) Jared Brown, Joseph Weldon, Christian Steed | |
| 11:05 | Northern Iowa | Al Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 11:05 | Northern Iowa | Al Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 10:50 | Drake | Richard Canaday is called for the reach on Guadalupe Perez - foul #1 on Richard Canaday, team foul #6 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | Nathaniel Daniels (SG) Jay Litchford | |
| 10:39 | Drake | Donald Baccus jams it set up by Nathaniel Daniels | 63-70 |
| 10:19 | Northern Iowa | Al Chapman can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 63-70 |
| 10:18 | Drake | John Schueller snags the defensive board | 63-70 |
| 10:12 | Drake | Donald Baccus scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Carl Kilgore | 63-72 |
| 10:00 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Crittenden hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Adam Swanson | 66-72 |
| 09:50 | Drake | Guadalupe Perez is whistled for traveling | 66-72 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ray Mullins (PG), Elias Kelly (SF), John Thomas (PF), Ralph Sevin (C) Adam Swanson, Al Chapman, Jonathan Crittenden, Tyrone Farmer | |
| Subs | Drake | Jay Litchford (PG), Ron Blume (SG), Christian Steed (SF), Justin Whiting (PF), Ronald Ewald (C) Carl Kilgore, Nathaniel Daniels, Guadalupe Perez, Donald Baccus, John Schueller | |
| 09:48 | Northern Iowa | Ray Mullins is fouled in the backcourt by Christian Steed - foul #2 on Christian Steed, team foul #4 | 66-72 |
| 09:37 | Northern Iowa | Richard Canaday hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Elias Kelly | 68-72 |
| 09:19 | Drake | Jay Litchford comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 68-72 |
| 09:17 | Northern Iowa | Richard Canaday snags the defensive board | 68-72 |
| 09:15 | Northern Iowa | Ron Blume is called for the reach on Richard Canaday in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ron Blume, team foul #5 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mark Bono (PG) Ray Mullins | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 09:07 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Sevin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-72 |
| 09:05 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Sevin pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-72 |
| 08:54 | Northern Iowa | Richard Canaday misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 68-72 |
| 08:52 | Drake | Justin Whiting grabs the board | 68-72 |
| 08:44 | Drake | Richard Canaday is called for the reach on Ron Blume - foul #2 on Richard Canaday, team foul #7 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Ward (SG), Jonathan Crittenden (PF), Tyrone Farmer (C) Richard Canaday, John Thomas, Ralph Sevin | |
| Subs | Drake | Donald Baccus (PF) Justin Whiting | |
| 08:44 | Drake | Ron Blume makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 08:44 | Drake | Ron Blume misses the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 08:44 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Crittenden gets the rebound | 68-73 |
| 08:41 | Northern Iowa | Michael Ward is hacked by Donald Baccus in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Baccus, team foul #6 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | Nathaniel Daniels (SG) Ron Blume | |
| 08:31 | Northern Iowa | Elias Kelly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-73 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Adam Swanson (PG) Mark Bono | |
| Subs | Drake | John Schueller (C) Ronald Ewald | |
| 08:24 | Drake | John Schueller drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Jay Litchford | 68-75 |
| 08:03 | Northern Iowa | Elias Kelly misses the wide open jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Christian Steed - foul #3 on Christian Steed, team foul #7 | 68-75 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Al Chapman (SG), Michael Reed (PF) Michael Ward, Jonathan Crittenden | |
| Subs | Drake | Carl Kilgore (PG), Guadalupe Perez (SF) Jay Litchford, Christian Steed | |
| 08:03 | Northern Iowa | Elias Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 08:03 | Northern Iowa | Elias Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 08:03 | Drake | Nathaniel Daniels gets the rebound | 69-75 |
| 07:34 | Drake | The jump hook by John Schueller is blocked by Tyrone Farmer | 69-75 |
| 07:32 | Drake | Carl Kilgore tips it back up and in | 69-77 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Adam Swanson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Al Chapman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Elias Kelly (tiring) 13 pts. PF - Michael Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Tyrone Farmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Carl Kilgore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nathaniel Daniels (tired) 2 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Guadalupe Perez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Baccus (tiring) 15 pts. C - John Schueller (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Northern Iowa | Michael Reed hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from the right block | 69-77 |
| 07:18 | Drake | Carl Kilgore gets the rebound | 69-77 |
| 07:11 | Drake | John Schueller throws it down and he's hacked by Tyrone Farmer - foul #3 on Tyrone Farmer, team foul #8 | 69-79 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mark Bono (PG), Michael Ward (SG), John Thomas (PF), Ralph Sevin (C) Adam Swanson, Elias Kelly, Michael Reed, Tyrone Farmer | |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Weldon (SG), Ron Blume (SF), Justin Whiting (PF) Nathaniel Daniels, Guadalupe Perez, Donald Baccus | |
| 07:11 | Drake | John Schueller makes the free throw | 69-80 |
| 07:09 | Northern Iowa | Ron Blume steals it from Michael Ward in the backcourt | 69-80 |
| 07:07 | Drake | Joseph Weldon lays it up and in set up by Ron Blume | 69-82 |
| 06:46 | Northern Iowa | Al Chapman buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Bono | 72-82 |
| 06:34 | Drake | Justin Whiting's fadeaway is rejected by Ralph Sevin | 72-82 |
| 06:32 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to John Thomas | 72-82 |
| 06:19 | Northern Iowa | Mark Bono misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 72-82 |
| 06:18 | Northern Iowa | Michael Ward snags the offensive board | 72-82 |
| 06:03 | Northern Iowa | Justin Whiting is called for the reach on Ralph Sevin - foul #2 on Justin Whiting, team foul #8 | 72-82 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Adam Swanson (PG), Elias Kelly (SF), Jonathan Crittenden (PF) Michael Ward, Al Chapman, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Drake | Jared Brown (PG), Jay Litchford (SG), Christian Steed (SF), Ronald Ewald (PF) Carl Kilgore, Joseph Weldon, Ron Blume, John Schueller | |
| 06:03 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Sevin makes the 1st free throw | 73-82 |
| 06:03 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Sevin misses the 2nd free throw | 73-82 |
| 06:03 | Drake | Ronald Ewald grabs the board | 73-82 |
| 05:57 | Drake | Jay Litchford is hacked by Elias Kelly - foul #2 on Elias Kelly, team foul #9 | 73-82 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Canaday (SG) Mark Bono | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 05:57 | Drake | Jay Litchford makes the 1st free throw | 73-83 |
| 05:57 | Drake | Jay Litchford makes the 2nd free throw | 73-84 |
| 05:55 | Northern Iowa | Jared Brown picks off the pass by Ralph Sevin in the backcourt | 73-84 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:36 | Drake | Ralph Sevin steals it from Justin Whiting | 73-84 |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | Elias Kelly misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 73-84 |
| 05:10 | Drake | Justin Whiting snags the defensive board | 73-84 |
| 05:04 | Drake | Justin Whiting drills a shot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Ralph Sevin - foul #4 on Ralph Sevin, team foul #10 | 73-86 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Al Chapman (SF), Michael Reed (C) Elias Kelly, Ralph Sevin | |
| Subs | Drake | Nathaniel Daniels (SG), Guadalupe Perez (SF) Jared Brown, Christian Steed | |
| 05:04 | Drake | Justin Whiting makes the free throw | 73-87 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:47 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Crittenden misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 73-87 |
| 04:45 | Drake | Jay Litchford grabs the defensive rebound | 73-87 |
| 04:40 | Drake | Jay Litchford clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-87 |
| 04:39 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Reed | 73-87 |
| 04:35 | Northern Iowa | Adam Swanson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-87 |
| 04:33 | Drake | Ronald Ewald pulls down the rebound | 73-87 |
| 04:26 | Drake | Al Chapman takes the ball from Jay Litchford | 73-87 |
| 04:16 | Northern Iowa | Richard Canaday is fouled on the floor by Ronald Ewald - foul #1 on Ronald Ewald, team foul #9 | 73-87 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mark Bono (PG), John Thomas (SF), Tyrone Farmer (C) Adam Swanson, Al Chapman, Jonathan Crittenden | |
| Subs | Drake | Jared Brown (PG), Ron Blume (SF), Donald Baccus (PF) Jay Litchford, Justin Whiting, Ronald Ewald | |
| 04:16 | Northern Iowa | Richard Canaday makes the 1st free throw | 74-87 |
| 04:16 | Northern Iowa | Richard Canaday makes the 2nd free throw | 75-87 |
| 04:00 | Drake | Donald Baccus can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Reed - foul #1 on Michael Reed, team foul #11 | 75-87 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Ward (SG), Jonathan Crittenden (PF) Richard Canaday, Michael Reed | |
| Subs | Drake | Christian Steed (SF), John Schueller (C) Nathaniel Daniels, Guadalupe Perez | |
| 04:00 | Drake | Donald Baccus makes the 1st free throw | 75-88 |
| 04:00 | Drake | Donald Baccus makes the 2nd free throw | 75-89 |
| 03:44 | Northern Iowa | Michael Ward misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-89 |
| 03:42 | Drake | John Schueller grabs the defensive rebound | 75-89 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Drake | Jared Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-89 |
| 03:35 | Drake | John Schueller grabs the offensive rebound | 75-89 |
| 03:27 | Drake | Tyrone Farmer is called for the reach on John Schueller - foul #4 on Tyrone Farmer, team foul #12 | 75-89 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | Carl Kilgore (PG), Joseph Weldon (SG) Jared Brown, Ron Blume | |
| 03:27 | Drake | John Schueller makes the 1st free throw | 75-90 |
| 03:27 | Drake | John Schueller makes the 2nd free throw | 75-91 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Mark Bono (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Ward (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Crittenden (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Tyrone Farmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Carl Kilgore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Weldon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christian Steed (very tired) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Donald Baccus (tiring) 17 pts. C - John Schueller (tiring) 21 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Northern Iowa | Michael Ward misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-91 |
| 03:08 | Drake | Carl Kilgore grabs the defensive rebound | 75-91 |
| 03:03 | Drake | Donald Baccus is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Donald Baccus, team foul #10 | 75-91 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Adam Swanson (PG), Richard Canaday (SG), Elias Kelly (SF), Ralph Sevin (C) Mark Bono, Michael Ward, John Thomas, Jonathan Crittenden | |
| Subs | Drake | Ronald Ewald (C) John Schueller | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:51 | Northern Iowa | Adam Swanson scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Tyrone Farmer | 78-91 |
| 02:30 | Drake | Carl Kilgore is hacked by Elias Kelly - foul #3 on Elias Kelly, team foul #13 | 78-91 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Al Chapman (SG), Michael Reed (C) Richard Canaday, Ralph Sevin | |
| Subs | Drake | Nathaniel Daniels (SG), Guadalupe Perez (SF) Joseph Weldon, Christian Steed | |
| 02:30 | Drake | Carl Kilgore makes the 1st free throw | 78-92 |
| 02:30 | Drake | Carl Kilgore misses the 2nd free throw | 78-92 |
| 02:30 | Northern Iowa | Michael Reed pulls down the rebound | 78-92 |
| 02:22 | Northern Iowa | Adam Swanson comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 78-92 |
| 02:20 | Drake | Guadalupe Perez gets the rebound | 78-92 |
| 02:13 | Drake | Donald Baccus knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Carl Kilgore and the foul's on Elias Kelly - foul #4 on Elias Kelly, team foul #14 | 78-94 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ray Mullins (PG), John Thomas (SF) Adam Swanson, Elias Kelly | |
| Subs | Drake | Jay Litchford (PG) Carl Kilgore | |
| 02:13 | Drake | Donald Baccus makes the free throw | 78-95 |
| 02:11 | Northern Iowa | Nathaniel Daniels steps in front of the Tyrone Farmer pass in the backcourt | 78-95 |
| 02:10 | Drake | Guadalupe Perez lays it in on a nice dish by Nathaniel Daniels | 78-97 |
| 02:03 | Northern Iowa | Al Chapman double dribbles | 78-97 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mark Bono (PG) Ray Mullins | |
| Subs | Drake | Ron Blume (SF), Justin Whiting (PF) Donald Baccus, Ronald Ewald | |
| 01:47 | Drake | Jay Litchford hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Ron Blume | 78-100 |
| 01:33 | Northern Iowa | Michael Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-100 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | Carl Kilgore (PG), Christian Steed (SF), Donald Baccus (PF), John Schueller (C) Jay Litchford, Ron Blume, Justin Whiting, Guadalupe Perez | |
| 01:12 | Drake | Donald Baccus hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 78-100 |
| 01:10 | Drake | Nathaniel Daniels pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-100 |
| 00:52 | Drake | John Thomas swats the dunk try by John Schueller | 78-100 |
| 00:51 | Northern Iowa | Al Chapman grabs the defensive rebound | 78-100 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | Al Chapman is whistled for traveling | 78-100 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Drake | John Schueller makes the shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Michael Reed - foul #2 on Michael Reed, team foul #15 | 78-102 |
| 00:24 | Drake | John Schueller misses the free throw | 78-102 |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Tyrone Farmer | 78-102 |
| 00:18 | Northern Iowa | Mark Bono drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Al Chapman | 80-102 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Carl Kilgore runs out the clock | 80-102 |