| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Christian Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Damien Bruhn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Allen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ismael Weller (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Rick Savage (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mario Golder (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Sanfilippo (fresh) 8 pts. PF - George Sigman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Borgman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Donald Peterson inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:56 | Northern Iowa | Damien Bruhn throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-28 |
| 19:39 | Drake | Donald Peterson takes the ball from George Sigman | 30-28 |
| 19:25 | Northern Iowa | Donald Peterson is hacked by Robert Sanfilippo - foul #2 on Robert Sanfilippo, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| 19:18 | Northern Iowa | Ismael Weller can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 30-28 |
| 19:17 | Drake | The rebound goes to Carlos Borgman | 30-28 |
| 18:48 | Drake | George Sigman is fouled on the floor by Christian Jacobs - foul #1 on Christian Jacobs, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| 18:35 | Drake | Carlos Borgman scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Rick Savage | 30-30 |
| 18:33 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Allen is hacked by George Sigman in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Sigman, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | Martin Kleiber (PG) Rick Savage | |
| 18:28 | Northern Iowa | Ismael Weller can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Carlos Borgman - foul #3 on Carlos Borgman, team foul #3 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | Daniel Hunter (C) Carlos Borgman | |
| 18:28 | Northern Iowa | Ismael Weller misses the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 18:28 | Northern Iowa | Ismael Weller misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 18:28 | Northern Iowa | Donald Peterson gets the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 18:16 | Northern Iowa | Donald Peterson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-30 |
| 18:14 | Drake | The rebound goes to George Sigman | 30-30 |
| 17:45 | Drake | Mario Golder comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-30 |
| 17:43 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Christopher Allen | 30-30 |
| 17:32 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Allen is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Christopher Allen, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | George Prasad (SG), William Hiott (SF), Robby Carson (PF), Alfred Washington (C) Damien Bruhn, Donald Peterson, Christopher Allen, Ismael Weller | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 17:03 | Drake | Christian Jacobs is called for the reach on Martin Kleiber - foul #2 on Christian Jacobs, team foul #3 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Hiatt (SG) Christian Jacobs | |
| Subs | Drake | Rick Savage (PG), Mark Ross (C) Martin Kleiber, Daniel Hunter | |
| 16:40 | Drake | William Hiott blocks the short jumper by Mark Ross | 30-30 |
| 16:39 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 16:36 | Northern Iowa | George Prasad is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Prasad, team foul #4 | 30-30 |
| 16:17 | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christian Jacobs (PG), Damien Bruhn (SG) George Prasad, James Hiatt | |
| Subs | Drake | John Vallo (SG), Eddie Hance (PF) Mario Golder, George Sigman | |
| 15:52 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sanfilippo is called for the reach on William Hiott - foul #3 on Robert Sanfilippo, team foul #4 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Allen (PF), Ismael Weller (C) Robby Carson, Alfred Washington | |
| Subs | Drake | Martin Kleiber (PG), Daniel Hunter (PF), Carlos Borgman (C) Rick Savage, Eddie Hance, Mark Ross | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Christian Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Damien Bruhn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Hiott (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Allen (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ismael Weller (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Martin Kleiber (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Vallo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Sanfilippo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carlos Borgman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:34 | Northern Iowa | William Hiott is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 15:33 | Drake | Carlos Borgman gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 15:28 | Drake | Martin Kleiber comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 15:26 | Drake | Daniel Hunter tips it home | 30-32 |
| 15:11 | Northern Iowa | John Vallo steps in front of the Ismael Weller pass | 30-32 |
| 15:08 | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo blows the layup | 30-32 |
| 15:06 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Carlos Borgman | 30-32 |
| 14:50 | Drake | John Vallo comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-32 |
| 14:48 | Drake | Daniel Hunter tips it but misses | 30-32 |
| 14:46 | Northern Iowa | Ismael Weller gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 14:44 | Northern Iowa | Damien Bruhn is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 30-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | George Prasad (PG), Donald Peterson (SF), Robby Carson (C) Christian Jacobs, William Hiott, Ismael Weller | |
| Subs | Drake | Rick Savage (PG), Mario Golder (SG), George Sigman (PF) Martin Kleiber, Robert Sanfilippo, Daniel Hunter | |
| 14:22 | Drake | John Vallo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 14:20 | Northern Iowa | Robby Carson gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 14:05 | Northern Iowa | Donald Peterson is open but comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 30-32 |
| 14:03 | Drake | The rebound goes to Carlos Borgman | 30-32 |
| 13:35 | Drake | Rick Savage misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 13:33 | Drake | Carlos Borgman grabs the offensive board | 30-32 |
| 13:20 | Drake | The jumper by Carlos Borgman is denied by Robby Carson | 30-32 |
| 13:18 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Allen pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 13:15 | Northern Iowa | Donald Peterson is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Peterson, team foul #5 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christian Jacobs (PG), Alfred Washington (PF), Ismael Weller (C) Damien Bruhn, Christopher Allen, Robby Carson | |
| Subs | Drake | Martin Kleiber (PG), Robert Sanfilippo (SF), Daniel Hunter (PF) Rick Savage, Mario Golder, George Sigman | |
| 12:52 | Drake | John Vallo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Hiatt (SG), William Hiott (SF) George Prasad, Donald Peterson | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 12:47 | Northern Iowa | James Hiatt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-32 |
| 12:31 | Drake | Daniel Hunter drills a floater from the right block and he's hacked by William Hiott - foul #1 on William Hiott, team foul #6 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | Eddie Hance (SG) John Vallo | |
| 12:31 | Drake | Daniel Hunter misses the free throw | 30-34 |
| 12:31 | Drake | Carlos Borgman grabs the offensive board | 30-34 |
| 12:08 | Drake | Martin Kleiber can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by William Hiott - foul #2 on William Hiott, team foul #7 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | Mario Golder (SG) Daniel Hunter | |
| 12:08 | Drake | Martin Kleiber makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 12:08 | Drake | Martin Kleiber misses the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 12:08 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Ismael Weller | 30-35 |
| 11:41 | Northern Iowa | Mario Golder is called for the reach on Christian Jacobs - foul #1 on Mario Golder, team foul #5 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | George Prasad (SG), Donald Peterson (SF), Christopher Allen (PF), Robby Carson (C) James Hiatt, William Hiott, Alfred Washington, Ismael Weller | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Christian Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Prasad (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Donald Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Allen (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robby Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Martin Kleiber (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mario Golder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Sanfilippo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eddie Hance (fresh) 3 reb. C - Carlos Borgman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:18 | Northern Iowa | Robby Carson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 30-35 |
| 11:17 | Drake | Eddie Hance grabs the board | 30-35 |
| 10:54 | Drake | Christian Jacobs steps in front of the Robert Sanfilippo pass | 30-35 |
| 10:31 | Northern Iowa | Donald Peterson misses the easy layup | 30-35 |
| 10:29 | Drake | Martin Kleiber gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 10:00 | Drake | Carlos Borgman makes the floater from the right side | 30-37 |
| 09:46 | Northern Iowa | George Prasad knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 09:29 | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 09:27 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Allen grabs the board | 33-37 |
| 09:25 | Northern Iowa | Christian Jacobs is hacked by Mario Golder in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mario Golder, team foul #6 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Hiatt (PG), Damien Bruhn (SG), William Hiott (SF), Alfred Washington (PF), Ismael Weller (C) Christian Jacobs, George Prasad, Donald Peterson, Christopher Allen, Robby Carson | |
| Subs | Drake | Rick Savage (PG), John Vallo (SG), George Sigman (PF) Mario Golder, Robert Sanfilippo, Eddie Hance | |
| 09:18 | Northern Iowa | Damien Bruhn misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 33-37 |
| 09:17 | Drake | George Sigman grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 09:12 | Drake | Rick Savage can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 09:10 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Washington snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 09:08 | Northern Iowa | Damien Bruhn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Jordan (SF) Martin Kleiber | |
| 08:49 | Drake | John Vallo can't finish the layup | 33-37 |
| 08:48 | Northern Iowa | Ismael Weller grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 08:32 | Northern Iowa | James Hiatt misses the runner in the lane but he's hacked by John Vallo - foul #1 on John Vallo, team foul #7 | 33-37 |
| 08:32 | Northern Iowa | James Hiatt misses the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 08:32 | Northern Iowa | James Hiatt misses the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 08:32 | Drake | George Sigman grabs the board | 33-37 |
| 08:05 | Drake | George Sigman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-37 |
| 08:04 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Washington pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 07:46 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Washington lays it in uncontested set up by Damien Bruhn | 35-37 |
| 07:17 | Drake | Carlos Borgman's pass is intercepted by Alfred Washington | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Hiatt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Damien Bruhn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Hiott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alfred Washington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ismael Weller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Rick Savage (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Vallo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Harold Jordan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - George Sigman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Carlos Borgman (tired) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:51 | Northern Iowa | William Hiott misses short on an open 3 from straight away | 35-37 |
| 06:50 | Drake | John Vallo pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 06:24 | Drake | Carlos Borgman connects on the jump hook from the right block | 35-39 |
| 06:04 | Northern Iowa | Damien Bruhn misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by John Vallo - foul #2 on John Vallo, team foul #8 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christian Jacobs (PG), Donald Peterson (SF), Christopher Allen (PF), Robby Carson (C) James Hiatt, William Hiott, Alfred Washington, Ismael Weller | |
| Subs | Drake | Martin Kleiber (PG), Mario Golder (SG), Robert Sanfilippo (SF), Daniel Hunter (PF), Mark Ross (C) Rick Savage, John Vallo, Harold Jordan, George Sigman, Carlos Borgman | |
| 06:04 | Northern Iowa | Damien Bruhn makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 06:04 | Northern Iowa | Damien Bruhn makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 05:35 | Drake | Martin Kleiber clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-39 |
| 05:34 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Damien Bruhn | 37-39 |
| 05:18 | Northern Iowa | Damien Bruhn's layup is rejected by Robert Sanfilippo | 37-39 |
| 05:16 | Drake | Mark Ross grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 04:48 | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 04:37 | Northern Iowa | Donald Peterson hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Damien Bruhn | 40-42 |
| 04:08 | Drake | Daniel Hunter knocks in the shot from the baseline | 40-44 |
| 04:01 | Northern Iowa | Donald Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | George Prasad (SG), Julius Starr (SF), Ismael Weller (C) Damien Bruhn, Donald Peterson, Robby Carson | |
| Subs | Drake | John Vallo (SG), George Sigman (PF), Carlos Borgman (C) Mario Golder, Daniel Hunter, Mark Ross | |
| 03:40 | Drake | George Sigman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hiott (PF) Christopher Allen | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 03:13 | Northern Iowa | Ismael Weller makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Christian Jacobs | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Christian Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Prasad (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Julius Starr (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Hiott (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ismael Weller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Martin Kleiber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Vallo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Sanfilippo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - George Sigman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Carlos Borgman (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:44 | Drake | John Vallo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Hiatt (SG), Donald Peterson (SF), Christopher Allen (PF), Alfred Washington (C) Christian Jacobs, Julius Starr, William Hiott, Ismael Weller | |
| Subs | Drake | Eddie Hance (SG), Mark Ross (C) John Vallo, Carlos Borgman | |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | Martin Kleiber is called for the reach on George Prasad in the backcourt - foul #2 on Martin Kleiber, team foul #9 | 43-44 |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | George Prasad makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | George Prasad makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 02:40 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christian Jacobs (PG), Robby Carson (C) James Hiatt, Alfred Washington | |
| Subs | Drake | Rick Savage (PG), Mario Golder (SG), Carlos Borgman (C) Martin Kleiber, Eddie Hance, Mark Ross | |
| 02:27 | Drake | Mario Golder is hacked by George Prasad - foul #3 on George Prasad, team foul #8 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Damien Bruhn (SG), Ismael Weller (C) George Prasad, Robby Carson | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 02:27 | Drake | Mario Golder makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 02:27 | Drake | Mario Golder makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 02:10 | Northern Iowa | Damien Bruhn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 02:08 | Drake | George Sigman grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 01:42 | Drake | George Sigman makes the jumper in the lane | 45-48 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:24 | Northern Iowa | Donald Peterson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Donald Peterson, team foul #9 | 45-48 |
| 01:02 | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:51 | Northern Iowa | Damien Bruhn hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Christopher Allen | 48-51 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-51 |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:22 | Northern Iowa | Ismael Weller clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | Christian Jacobs grabs the offensive board | 48-51 |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Donald Peterson is called for traveling | 48-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | John Vallo (SG) Mario Golder | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:07 | Drake | Rick Savage is hacked by Christian Jacobs in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christian Jacobs, team foul #10 | 48-51 |
| 00:07 | Drake | Rick Savage makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 00:07 | Drake | Rick Savage misses the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 00:07 | Northern Iowa | Ismael Weller grabs the board | 48-52 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Donald Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Ismael Weller snags the offensive board | 48-52 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | The clock runs out | 48-52 |