| Lineup | Drake | PG - Mathew Guillen (fresh) SG - Jeremy Doty (fresh) SF - Patrick Emery (fresh) PF - Arlen Lemons (fresh) C - Gary McCombs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Justin Jones (fresh) SG - George Jones (fresh) SF - Stephen Hults (fresh) PF - Randall Elder (fresh) C - James Arthur (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | James Arthur wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Northern Iowa | Randall Elder hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Drake | Gary McCombs pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Drake | Jeremy Doty makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Arlen Lemons | 3-0 |
| 19:00 | Northern Iowa | Randall Elder misses the 3 from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 18:59 | Drake | Mathew Guillen snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:49 | Drake | Gary McCombs's layup is rejected by Randall Elder | 3-0 |
| 18:47 | Drake | Arlen Lemons gets the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:34 | Drake | Mathew Guillen misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 3-0 |
| 18:32 | Northern Iowa | Randall Elder grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:20 | Northern Iowa | George Jones misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 3-0 |
| 18:18 | Drake | Mathew Guillen gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:05 | Drake | George Jones steps in front of the Patrick Emery pass | 3-0 |
| 18:03 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Hults is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Hults, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 17:51 | Drake | Jeremy Doty hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Mathew Guillen | 5-0 |
| 17:31 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Hults can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 5-0 |
| 17:30 | Drake | The rebound goes to Mathew Guillen | 5-0 |
| 17:24 | Drake | Arlen Lemons misses long on a jumper from the right block | 5-0 |
| 17:22 | Drake | Mathew Guillen pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:17 | Drake | Jeremy Doty misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-0 |
| 17:16 | Drake | Mathew Guillen tips it back up and in | 7-0 |
| 16:58 | Northern Iowa | Justin Jones is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Doty - foul #1 on Jeremy Doty, team foul #1 | 7-0 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Goulding (PG), John Mason (SG), Arthur Maddox (SF), Charles Benson (PF), Dikembe Banda (C) Mathew Guillen, Jeremy Doty, Patrick Emery, Arlen Lemons, Gary McCombs | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wendell Lee (PG), James Gillis (SG), Leonard Delvalle (SF), Kevin McHone (PF), Herman Tawney (C) Justin Jones, George Jones, Stephen Hults, Randall Elder, James Arthur | |
| 16:52 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Delvalle can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-0 |
| 16:50 | Northern Iowa | James Gillis tips it in | 7-2 |
| 16:35 | Drake | Charles Benson scores on a 3 from the right corner | 10-2 |
| 16:29 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Delvalle can't connect on a shot from the left side | 10-2 |
| 16:27 | Northern Iowa | Kevin McHone grabs the offensive board | 10-2 |
| 16:14 | Northern Iowa | Kevin McHone is alone and drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Herman Tawney | 10-4 |
| 15:57 | Drake | John Mason knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-4 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Goulding (fresh) SG - John Mason (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Arthur Maddox (fresh) PF - Charles Benson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dikembe Banda (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wendell Lee (fresh) SG - James Gillis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leonard Delvalle (fresh) PF - Kevin McHone (fresh) 2 pts. C - Herman Tawney (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Northern Iowa | Wendell Lee hits a wide open shot from the right side | 13-6 |
| 15:30 | Drake | Dikembe Banda is hacked by James Gillis - foul #1 on James Gillis, team foul #2 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Drake | Mathew Guillen (PG), Patrick Emery (SF), Rick Seagle (PF), Gary McCombs (C) Robert Goulding, Arthur Maddox, Charles Benson, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Hults (SF), Randall Elder (PF), James Arthur (C) Leonard Delvalle, Kevin McHone, Herman Tawney | |
| 15:12 | Drake | James Gillis steals it from John Mason | 13-6 |
| 15:08 | Northern Iowa | James Gillis banks in the layup | 13-8 |
| 14:50 | Drake | Gary McCombs is fouled on the floor by James Arthur - foul #1 on James Arthur, team foul #3 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Drake | Jeremy Doty (SG), Arlen Lemons (PF) John Mason, Rick Seagle | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Justin Jones (PG), George Jones (SG) Wendell Lee, James Gillis | |
| 14:31 | Drake | Jeremy Doty blows the layup but he's hacked by George Jones - foul #1 on George Jones, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Drake | Arthur Maddox (SF), Dikembe Banda (C) Patrick Emery, Gary McCombs | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 14:31 | Drake | Jeremy Doty misses the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 14:31 | Drake | Jeremy Doty misses the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 14:31 | Northern Iowa | James Arthur gets the rebound | 13-8 |
| 14:11 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Banda steps in front of the George Jones pass | 13-8 |
| 14:02 | Drake | Mathew Guillen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-8 |
| 14:00 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Stephen Hults | 13-8 |
| 13:43 | Northern Iowa | George Jones is wide open but clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Arthur Maddox - foul #1 on Arthur Maddox, team foul #2 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Goulding (PG), Bryan Miles (SG), Charles Benson (PF) Mathew Guillen, Jeremy Doty, Arlen Lemons | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leonard Delvalle (PG), Kevin McHone (SF), Herman Tawney (PF), Christopher Hudson (C) Justin Jones, Stephen Hults, Randall Elder, James Arthur | |
| 13:43 | Northern Iowa | George Jones misses the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 13:43 | Northern Iowa | George Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:36 | Drake | Arthur Maddox misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 13-9 |
| 13:35 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Christopher Hudson | 13-9 |
| 13:33 | Northern Iowa | Robert Goulding steps in front of the Kevin McHone pass in the backcourt | 13-9 |
| 13:31 | Drake | Robert Goulding banks in the layup | 15-9 |
| 13:06 | Northern Iowa | Herman Tawney connects on the open fadeaway from the left block set up by Kevin McHone | 15-11 |
| 12:50 | Drake | The short jumper by Dikembe Banda is denied by Kevin McHone | 15-11 |
| 12:49 | Northern Iowa | Kevin McHone pulls down the rebound | 15-11 |
| 12:29 | Northern Iowa | George Jones hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 15-11 |
| 12:27 | Drake | Dikembe Banda grabs the board | 15-11 |
| 12:05 | Drake | Charles Benson connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Robert Goulding | 17-11 |
| 11:52 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hudson misses long on a shot from the baseline | 17-11 |
| 11:50 | Northern Iowa | Herman Tawney tips it but misses | 17-11 |
| 11:48 | Northern Iowa | Kevin McHone grabs the offensive board | 17-11 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Goulding (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Miles (fairly fresh) SF - Arthur Maddox (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Benson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Dikembe Banda (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Leonard Delvalle (fairly fresh) SG - George Jones (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kevin McHone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Herman Tawney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Hudson (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hudson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Goulding - foul #1 on Robert Goulding, team foul #3 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Drake | Mathew Guillen (PG), Jeremy Doty (SG), Patrick Emery (SF), Arlen Lemons (PF), Gary McCombs (C) Robert Goulding, Bryan Miles, Arthur Maddox, Charles Benson, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Justin Jones (PG), Wendell Lee (SG), James Gillis (SF), Randall Elder (PF) Leonard Delvalle, George Jones, Kevin McHone, Herman Tawney | |
| 11:33 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 11:33 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 11:17 | Drake | Arlen Lemons lays it up and in on a nice dish by Patrick Emery | 19-13 |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | James Gillis is fouled on the floor by Arlen Lemons - foul #1 on Arlen Lemons, team foul #4 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Arthur (C) Christopher Hudson | |
| 10:45 | Northern Iowa | Randall Elder connects on the floater from the right block set up by Justin Jones | 19-15 |
| 10:31 | Drake | Wendell Lee is called for the reach on Jeremy Doty - foul #1 on Wendell Lee, team foul #5 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Hults (SF) James Gillis | |
| 10:12 | Drake | Jeremy Doty slams it home set up by Patrick Emery | 21-15 |
| 09:49 | Northern Iowa | Wendell Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-15 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Goulding (PG), John Mason (SG), Rick Seagle (PF) Mathew Guillen, Jeremy Doty, Arlen Lemons | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Gillis (SG) Wendell Lee | |
| 09:31 | Drake | Gary McCombs buries a turnaround from the left block set up by John Mason | 23-15 |
| 09:29 | Northern Iowa | Justin Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-15 |
| 09:12 | Drake | Patrick Emery scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Robert Goulding | 25-15 |
| 08:53 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Hults misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-15 |
| 08:52 | Drake | John Mason grabs the board | 25-15 |
| 08:47 | Drake | Patrick Emery hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but the foul's on Stephen Hults - foul #2 on Stephen Hults, team foul #6 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Benson (PF) Gary McCombs | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | George Jones (SG), Herman Tawney (PF) Stephen Hults, Randall Elder | |
| 08:47 | Drake | Patrick Emery makes the 1st free throw | 26-15 |
| 08:47 | Drake | Patrick Emery misses the 2nd free throw | 26-15 |
| 08:47 | Northern Iowa | James Gillis pulls down the rebound | 26-15 |
| 08:42 | Northern Iowa | Justin Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-15 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wendell Lee (PG) Justin Jones | |
| 08:26 | Drake | Charles Benson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 26-15 |
| Subs | Drake | Mathew Guillen (PG), Gary McCombs (C) Robert Goulding, Rick Seagle | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin McHone (SF) James Gillis | |
| 08:24 | Northern Iowa | Kevin McHone is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Emery - foul #1 on Patrick Emery, team foul #5 | 26-15 |
| 08:02 | Northern Iowa | Wendell Lee can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 26-15 |
| 08:01 | Drake | Patrick Emery snags the defensive board | 26-15 |
| 07:51 | Drake | Mathew Guillen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-15 |
| 07:50 | Drake | Mathew Guillen pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-15 |
| 07:32 | Drake | Mathew Guillen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-15 |
| Subs | Drake | Bryan Miles (PG), Jeremy Doty (SG), Arthur Maddox (SF), Arlen Lemons (PF), Dikembe Banda (C) Mathew Guillen, John Mason, Patrick Emery, Charles Benson, Gary McCombs | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Justin Jones (PG), Leonard Delvalle (SF), Randall Elder (PF), Christopher Hudson (C) Wendell Lee, Kevin McHone, Herman Tawney, James Arthur | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Bryan Miles (fresh) SG - Jeremy Doty (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Arthur Maddox (fresh) PF - Arlen Lemons (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dikembe Banda (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Justin Jones (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Jones (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Leonard Delvalle (fresh) PF - Randall Elder (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:08 | Northern Iowa | Arlen Lemons is called for the reach on Leonard Delvalle - foul #2 on Arlen Lemons, team foul #6 | 26-15 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Goulding (PG), Rick Seagle (PF) Bryan Miles, Arlen Lemons | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Gillis (SG) George Jones | |
| 06:54 | Northern Iowa | James Gillis is whistled for a carry | 26-15 |
| 06:37 | Drake | Dikembe Banda misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 26-15 |
| 06:36 | Northern Iowa | Justin Jones pulls down the rebound | 26-15 |
| 06:14 | Northern Iowa | Randall Elder can't finish the layup but the foul's on Rick Seagle - foul #1 on Rick Seagle, team foul #7 | 26-15 |
| Subs | Drake | Mathew Guillen (PG), Bryan Miles (SG), Arlen Lemons (PF), Gary McCombs (C) Robert Goulding, Jeremy Doty, Arthur Maddox, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wendell Lee (PG), Kevin McHone (SF), Herman Tawney (C) Justin Jones, Leonard Delvalle, Christopher Hudson | |
| 06:14 | Northern Iowa | Randall Elder makes the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 06:14 | Northern Iowa | Randall Elder misses the 2nd free throw | 26-16 |
| 06:14 | Drake | Gary McCombs grabs the defensive rebound | 26-16 |
| 06:05 | Drake | Arlen Lemons misses the runner in the paint but the foul's on Randall Elder - foul #1 on Randall Elder, team foul #7 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Drake | Patrick Emery (SF) Rick Seagle | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Arthur (C) Randall Elder | |
| 06:05 | Drake | Arlen Lemons misses the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 06:05 | Drake | Arlen Lemons makes the 2nd free throw | 27-16 |
| 05:49 | Northern Iowa | James Arthur hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Bryan Miles - foul #1 on Bryan Miles, team foul #8 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Drake | John Mason (SG) Bryan Miles | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | George Jones (SG) James Gillis | |
| 05:49 | Northern Iowa | James Arthur makes the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 05:49 | Northern Iowa | James Arthur makes the 2nd free throw | 27-18 |
| 05:29 | Drake | Mathew Guillen loses the ball out of bounds | 27-18 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Randall Elder (PF) Herman Tawney | |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | Kevin McHone can't connect on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Patrick Emery - foul #2 on Patrick Emery, team foul #9 | 27-18 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Goulding (PG), Arthur Maddox (SF) Mathew Guillen, Patrick Emery | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Justin Jones (PG) Wendell Lee | |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | Kevin McHone misses the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | Kevin McHone misses the 2nd free throw | 27-18 |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | Justin Jones snags the offensive board | 27-18 |
| 04:47 | Northern Iowa | Randall Elder is open and lays it up and in set up by George Jones | 27-20 |
| 04:36 | Drake | John Mason can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-20 |
| 04:34 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to John Mason | 27-20 |
| 04:14 | Drake | Arlen Lemons banks in the layup on a nice dish by Arthur Maddox | 29-20 |
| 04:00 | Northern Iowa | James Arthur's fadeaway is rejected by Gary McCombs | 29-20 |
| 03:59 | Drake | Arthur Maddox grabs the defensive rebound | 29-20 |
| 03:45 | Drake | John Mason clanks a 3 from straight away | 29-20 |
| 03:43 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to James Arthur | 29-20 |
| 03:25 | Northern Iowa | James Arthur lays it in | 29-22 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Goulding (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Mason (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Maddox (fairly fresh) PF - Arlen Lemons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Gary McCombs (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Justin Jones (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Jones (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin McHone (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randall Elder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - James Arthur (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Drake | Robert Goulding clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 29-22 |
| 03:09 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Gary McCombs | 29-22 |
| 02:51 | Drake | Arthur Maddox hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Kevin McHone - foul #1 on Kevin McHone, team foul #8 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Drake | Mathew Guillen (PG), Jeremy Doty (SG), Charles Benson (PF), Dikembe Banda (C) Robert Goulding, John Mason, Arlen Lemons, Gary McCombs | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wendell Lee (PG), James Gillis (SG), Stephen Hults (SF), Herman Tawney (PF), Christopher Hudson (C) Justin Jones, George Jones, Kevin McHone, Randall Elder, James Arthur | |
| 02:51 | Drake | Arthur Maddox misses the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 02:51 | Drake | Arthur Maddox makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 02:46 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Doty takes the ball from Stephen Hults in the backcourt | 30-22 |
| 02:34 | Drake | Mathew Guillen drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Dikembe Banda | 33-22 |
| 02:30 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Hults is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Hults, team foul #9 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Drake | Rick Seagle (SF) Arthur Maddox | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leonard Delvalle (SF) Stephen Hults | |
| 02:20 | Drake | Jeremy Doty misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Gillis - foul #2 on James Gillis, team foul #10 | 33-22 |
| 02:20 | Drake | Jeremy Doty makes the 1st free throw | 34-22 |
| 02:20 | Drake | Jeremy Doty makes the 2nd free throw | 35-22 |
| 02:04 | Northern Iowa | Herman Tawney misses the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Jeremy Doty - foul #2 on Jeremy Doty, team foul #10 | 35-22 |
| 02:04 | Northern Iowa | Herman Tawney makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 02:04 | Northern Iowa | Herman Tawney makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 01:47 | Drake | Charles Benson connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jeremy Doty | 37-24 |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Herman Tawney is denied by Rick Seagle | 37-24 |
| 01:33 | Northern Iowa | Wendell Lee grabs the offensive board | 37-24 |
| 01:16 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hudson misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 37-24 |
| 01:15 | Drake | Charles Benson grabs the board | 37-24 |
| 01:10 | Drake | Jeremy Doty is fouled on the floor by James Gillis - foul #3 on James Gillis, team foul #11 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Goulding (PG), Patrick Emery (SF), Arlen Lemons (PF) Mathew Guillen, Charles Benson, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Justin Jones (PG), George Jones (SG), Randall Elder (PF), James Arthur (C) Wendell Lee, James Gillis, Herman Tawney, Christopher Hudson | |
| 01:10 | Drake | Jeremy Doty makes the 1st free throw | 38-24 |
| 01:10 | Drake | Jeremy Doty makes the 2nd free throw | 39-24 |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | Arlen Lemons steps in front of the Justin Jones pass in the backcourt | 39-24 |
| 00:54 | Drake | Jeremy Doty misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-24 |
| 00:53 | Northern Iowa | James Arthur grabs the board | 39-24 |
| 00:33 | Northern Iowa | George Jones makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Justin Jones | 39-26 |
| 00:19 | Drake | Rick Seagle misses the jump hook from the baseline | 39-26 |
| 00:17 | Drake | Rick Seagle tips it in | 41-26 |
| 00:15 | Northern Iowa | George Jones is hacked by Robert Goulding in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Goulding, team foul #11 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Drake | Bryan Miles (SG), Dikembe Banda (C) Jeremy Doty, Rick Seagle | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wendell Lee (PG), Kevin McHone (SF) Justin Jones, Leonard Delvalle | |
| 00:15 | Northern Iowa | George Jones makes the 1st free throw | 41-27 |
| 00:15 | Northern Iowa | George Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 41-28 |
| 00:03 | Drake | Patrick Emery clanks a jumper in the lane | 41-28 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | James Arthur gets the rebound | 41-28 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | James Arthur comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 41-28 |