| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harold Griffin (fresh) SG - Edward Jacobs (fresh) SF - Kevin Cope (fresh) PF - Caleb Pledger (fresh) C - Charles Reilly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Charles Snyder (fresh) SG - Boris Wichrowski (fresh) SF - Manchu Chiu (fresh) PF - Andrew Penick (fresh) C - Robert Porras (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Charles Reilly wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Drake | Harold Griffin loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Northern Iowa | Manchu Chiu pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:58 | Drake | Kevin Cope connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 18:50 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski makes the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 18:26 | Drake | Kevin Cope connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-5 |
| 18:14 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 5-5 |
| 18:13 | Drake | Caleb Pledger snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 17:57 | Drake | Harold Griffin misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Boris Wichrowski - foul #1 on Boris Wichrowski, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Drake | Samuel Washington (PF), Bradley Fessenden (C) Caleb Pledger, Charles Reilly | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 17:57 | Drake | Harold Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:57 | Drake | Harold Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:40 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Charles Snyder | 7-8 |
| 17:19 | Drake | Bradley Fessenden is denied on a layup by Andrew Penick | 7-8 |
| 17:18 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 17:08 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder is called for 10 seconds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Drake | William Zavesky (PG), Joshua Nagel (SG), William Beach (SF) Harold Griffin, Edward Jacobs, Kevin Cope | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda (PF) Andrew Penick | |
| 16:48 | Drake | William Beach is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on William Beach, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ivan Szablewski (SG) Boris Wichrowski | |
| 16:32 | Northern Iowa | Manchu Chiu misses the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 7-8 |
| 16:31 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder tips it in | 7-10 |
| 16:17 | Drake | Joshua Nagel comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 16:16 | Northern Iowa | Manchu Chiu gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| 16:14 | Northern Iowa | Ivan Szablewski is hacked by Bradley Fessenden in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bradley Fessenden, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Drake | Caleb Pledger (PF), Charles Reilly (C) Samuel Washington, Bradley Fessenden | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick (PF) Robert Porras | |
| 16:07 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick is hacked by William Zavesky - foul #1 on William Zavesky, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| 16:02 | Northern Iowa | Manchu Chiu scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Juan Miranda | 7-13 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - William Zavesky (fresh) SG - Joshua Nagel (fresh) SF - William Beach (fresh) PF - Caleb Pledger (fresh) C - Charles Reilly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Charles Snyder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Szablewski (fresh) SF - Manchu Chiu (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Penick (fresh) C - Juan Miranda (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Drake | William Zavesky comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 15:41 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda grabs the defensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 15:37 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder travels in the backcourt | 7-13 |
| Subs | Drake | Bradley Zomberg (PG), Edward Jacobs (SG) William Zavesky, William Beach | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski (SG) Ivan Szablewski | |
| 15:23 | Drake | Caleb Pledger knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Edward Jacobs | 9-13 |
| 15:07 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Juan Miranda | 9-15 |
| 14:50 | Drake | Edward Jacobs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-15 |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Griffin (PG), Kevin Cope (SF), Bradley Fessenden (PF) Bradley Zomberg, Joshua Nagel, Caleb Pledger | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jose Hernandez (SF), Robert Porras (C) Manchu Chiu, Juan Miranda | |
| 14:47 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski is hacked by Charles Reilly in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Reilly, team foul #4 | 9-15 |
| 14:37 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Cope - foul #1 on Kevin Cope, team foul #5 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Drake | Dennis Northrup (SG) Edward Jacobs | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 14:37 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski makes the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 14:37 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski makes the 2nd free throw | 9-17 |
| 14:20 | Drake | Charles Reilly misses the fadeaway from the right block | 9-17 |
| 14:18 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras pulls down the rebound | 9-17 |
| 14:06 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski misses the 3 pointer from the left corner but he's fouled by Dennis Northrup - foul #1 on Dennis Northrup, team foul #6 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Drake | William Beach (SG), Samuel Washington (PF) Dennis Northrup, Charles Reilly | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 14:06 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski misses the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 14:06 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski makes the 2nd free throw | 9-18 |
| 14:06 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski makes the 3rd free throw | 9-19 |
| 13:51 | Drake | William Beach misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Andrew Penick - foul #1 on Andrew Penick, team foul #2 | 9-19 |
| Subs | Drake | Caleb Pledger (PF) Bradley Fessenden | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ivan Szablewski (SG), Manchu Chiu (SF) Boris Wichrowski, Jose Hernandez | |
| 13:51 | Drake | William Beach makes the 1st free throw | 10-19 |
| 13:51 | Drake | William Beach makes the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 13:42 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Caleb Pledger - foul #1 on Caleb Pledger, team foul #7 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Jacobs (SG) Kevin Cope | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 13:42 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras misses the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 13:42 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras makes the 2nd free throw | 11-20 |
| 13:35 | Drake | Harold Griffin misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-20 |
| 13:33 | Drake | Samuel Washington tips it home | 13-20 |
| 13:12 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 13-20 |
| 13:11 | Northern Iowa | Ivan Szablewski pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-20 |
| 12:52 | Northern Iowa | Manchu Chiu buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 13-22 |
| 12:32 | Drake | Caleb Pledger is fouled on the floor by Andrew Penick - foul #2 on Andrew Penick, team foul #3 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Drake | William Zavesky (PG), Joshua Nagel (SG), Kevin Cope (SF), Bradley Fessenden (PF), Charles Reilly (C) Harold Griffin, Edward Jacobs, William Beach, Caleb Pledger, Samuel Washington | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski (SG), Jose Hernandez (SF), Juan Miranda (PF) Ivan Szablewski, Manchu Chiu, Andrew Penick | |
| 12:20 | Drake | Bradley Fessenden hits a fadeaway near the basket | 15-22 |
| 12:08 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-22 |
| 12:07 | Drake | The rebound goes to Kevin Cope | 15-22 |
| 11:53 | Drake | Bradley Fessenden misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Juan Miranda - foul #1 on Juan Miranda, team foul #4 | 15-22 |
| 11:53 | Drake | Bradley Fessenden makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 11:53 | Drake | Bradley Fessenden makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - William Zavesky (fresh) SG - Joshua Nagel (fresh) SF - Kevin Cope (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bradley Fessenden (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Reilly (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Charles Snyder (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Wichrowski (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Jose Hernandez (fresh) PF - Juan Miranda (fresh) C - Robert Porras (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:51 | Northern Iowa | William Zavesky steals it from Charles Snyder in the backcourt | 17-22 |
| 11:34 | Drake | Charles Reilly misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Robert Porras - foul #1 on Robert Porras, team foul #5 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Drake | Dennis Northrup (SF) Kevin Cope | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manchu Chiu (SF) Jose Hernandez | |
| 11:34 | Drake | Charles Reilly makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 11:34 | Drake | Charles Reilly misses the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 11:34 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda grabs the defensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 11:12 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-25 |
| 10:50 | Drake | William Zavesky drills a runner near the basket | 20-25 |
| 10:36 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 20-27 |
| 10:17 | Drake | Bradley Fessenden buries a shot from just outside the lane | 22-27 |
| 10:12 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-27 |
| 10:10 | Drake | Charles Reilly grabs the defensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 09:52 | Drake | Dennis Northrup buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-27 |
| 09:49 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder is fouled in the backcourt by William Zavesky - foul #2 on William Zavesky, team foul #8 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Griffin (PG), Edward Jacobs (SG), Kevin Cope (SF), Caleb Pledger (PF), William Beach (C) William Zavesky, Joshua Nagel, Dennis Northrup, Bradley Fessenden, Charles Reilly | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ivan Szablewski (SG), Jose Hernandez (SF) Boris Wichrowski, Manchu Chiu | |
| 09:49 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 09:49 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder misses the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 09:49 | Drake | William Beach grabs the board | 25-28 |
| 09:34 | Drake | Caleb Pledger is fouled on the floor by Juan Miranda - foul #2 on Juan Miranda, team foul #6 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick (PF) Juan Miranda | |
| 09:19 | Drake | Caleb Pledger misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Andrew Penick - foul #3 on Andrew Penick, team foul #7 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Drake | Samuel Washington (C) William Beach | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda (PF) Andrew Penick | |
| 09:19 | Drake | Caleb Pledger makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 09:19 | Drake | Caleb Pledger misses the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 09:19 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 09:04 | Northern Iowa | Jose Hernandez loses the dribble to Kevin Cope | 26-28 |
| 08:59 | Drake | Harold Griffin hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kevin Cope | 28-28 |
| 08:56 | Northern Iowa | Harold Griffin picks off the pass by Charles Snyder in the backcourt | 28-28 |
| 08:45 | Drake | Harold Griffin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-28 |
| Subs | Drake | William Beach (C) Samuel Washington | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz (PG), Manchu Chiu (SF) Charles Snyder, Jose Hernandez | |
| 08:24 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Ivan Szablewski | 28-30 |
| 08:03 | Drake | Harold Griffin is fouled on the floor by Sergio Cruz - foul #1 on Sergio Cruz, team foul #8 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Drake | Joshua Nagel (SG), Samuel Washington (C) Edward Jacobs, Kevin Cope | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski (SG) Ivan Szablewski | |
| 08:03 | Drake | Harold Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 08:03 | Drake | Harold Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 07:46 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda hits a runner from the left block | 30-32 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harold Griffin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joshua Nagel (fresh) SF - William Beach (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Caleb Pledger (tiring) 3 pts. C - Samuel Washington (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sergio Cruz (fresh) SG - Boris Wichrowski (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Manchu Chiu (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Juan Miranda (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Porras (tired) 3 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Drake | William Beach steps out of bounds on the baseline | 30-32 |
| Subs | Drake | Bradley Zomberg (PG), Dennis Northrup (SF), Charles Reilly (C) Harold Griffin, William Beach, Caleb Pledger | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick (PF) Juan Miranda | |
| 07:07 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-32 |
| 07:05 | Drake | Charles Reilly pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 06:50 | Drake | Charles Reilly knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Joshua Nagel | 32-32 |
| 06:29 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski clanks a 3 from straight away | 32-32 |
| 06:27 | Drake | The rebound goes to Charles Reilly | 32-32 |
| 06:18 | Drake | Samuel Washington clanks a jumper from close range | 32-32 |
| 06:16 | Drake | Samuel Washington tips it in | 34-32 |
| 06:04 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Zomberg is called for the reach on Sergio Cruz - foul #1 on Bradley Zomberg, team foul #9 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Griffin (PG), Edward Jacobs (SG), Kevin Cope (SF), Bradley Fessenden (PF), William Beach (C) Bradley Zomberg, Joshua Nagel, Dennis Northrup, Samuel Washington, Charles Reilly | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder (PG), Ivan Szablewski (SG), Jose Hernandez (SF), Juan Miranda (C) Boris Wichrowski, Manchu Chiu, Andrew Penick, Robert Porras | |
| 06:04 | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 06:04 | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 05:48 | Drake | Edward Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jose Hernandez - foul #1 on Jose Hernandez, team foul #9 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras (C) Sergio Cruz | |
| 05:48 | Drake | Edward Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 05:48 | Drake | Edward Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 05:26 | Northern Iowa | Jose Hernandez misses the dunk but he's hacked by Harold Griffin - foul #1 on Harold Griffin, team foul #10 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Drake | Caleb Pledger (PF) Harold Griffin | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 05:26 | Northern Iowa | Jose Hernandez misses the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 05:26 | Northern Iowa | Jose Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 05:10 | Drake | Ivan Szablewski steals it from Caleb Pledger | 36-35 |
| 05:06 | Northern Iowa | Jose Hernandez misses the lay-in | 36-35 |
| 05:05 | Drake | Bradley Fessenden snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 04:49 | Drake | Edward Jacobs makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Caleb Pledger | 38-35 |
| 04:43 | Northern Iowa | Jose Hernandez buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-37 |
| 04:26 | Drake | William Beach comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 04:25 | Drake | Kevin Cope grabs the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 04:08 | Drake | William Beach is hacked by Charles Snyder - foul #1 on Charles Snyder, team foul #10 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Drake | Bradley Zomberg (PG), Joshua Nagel (SG), Dennis Northrup (SF) Edward Jacobs, Kevin Cope, Bradley Fessenden | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski (SG), Manchu Chiu (SF) Ivan Szablewski, Jose Hernandez | |
| 04:08 | Drake | William Beach makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 04:08 | Drake | William Beach misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 04:08 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Porras | 39-37 |
| 03:49 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Nagel steps in front of the Boris Wichrowski pass | 39-37 |
| 03:46 | Drake | Joshua Nagel dunks the ball | 41-37 |
| 03:46 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-37 |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Griffin (PG), Edward Jacobs (SG), Bradley Fessenden (PF), Charles Reilly (C) Bradley Zomberg, Dennis Northrup, Caleb Pledger, William Beach | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harold Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Edward Jacobs (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Nagel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bradley Fessenden (fresh) 6 pts. C - Charles Reilly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Charles Snyder (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Wichrowski (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Manchu Chiu (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Juan Miranda (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Porras (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 03:30 | Drake | Edward Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-40 |
| 03:28 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 03:20 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-40 |
| 03:18 | Drake | Joshua Nagel gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 03:06 | Drake | Joshua Nagel comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 41-40 |
| 03:04 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Reilly | 41-40 |
| 02:52 | Drake | Harold Griffin travels with the ball | 41-40 |
| Subs | Drake | Kevin Cope (SF) Bradley Fessenden | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz (PG) Charles Snyder | |
| 02:36 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski is alone and drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Juan Miranda | 41-42 |
| 02:18 | Drake | Edward Jacobs misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-42 |
| 02:16 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Cope | 41-42 |
| 01:59 | Drake | Juan Miranda takes the ball from Joshua Nagel | 41-42 |
| 01:36 | Northern Iowa | Edward Jacobs takes the ball from Robert Porras | 41-42 |
| 01:15 | Drake | Kevin Cope misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-42 |
| 01:14 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Sergio Cruz | 41-42 |
| 01:00 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Boris Wichrowski and the foul's on Joshua Nagel - foul #1 on Joshua Nagel, team foul #11 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Drake | William Zavesky (PG), William Beach (SG), Dennis Northrup (SF), Samuel Washington (PF), Bradley Fessenden (C) Harold Griffin, Edward Jacobs, Kevin Cope, Joshua Nagel, Charles Reilly | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder (PG), Ivan Szablewski (SG), Jose Hernandez (SF) Sergio Cruz, Boris Wichrowski, Manchu Chiu | |
| 01:00 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras makes the free throw | 41-45 |
| 00:32 | Drake | William Beach can't connect on a floater from the left side | 41-45 |
| 00:31 | Northern Iowa | Jose Hernandez snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Washington swats the short shot by Jose Hernandez | 41-45 |
| 00:22 | Northern Iowa | Ivan Szablewski snags the offensive board | 41-45 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Jose Hernandez hits a wide open floater in the paint on a nice dish by Ivan Szablewski | 41-47 |
| 00:00 | Drake | William Beach hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 41-47 |