| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Richard Wade (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Christopher Baxter (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Eaton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jack Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Allen Miller (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Sergio Rivera (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herman Wagner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Beer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Lees (fresh) 5 pts. C - Larry Scheuerman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:54 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-36 |
| 19:34 | Drake | Larry Scheuerman misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-36 |
| 19:33 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Scheuerman | 33-36 |
| 19:16 | Drake | Larry Scheuerman double dribbles | 33-36 |
| 19:03 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-36 |
| 19:02 | Drake | Larry Scheuerman gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 18:36 | Drake | Daniel Beer misses short on a floater from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 18:35 | Drake | Larry Scheuerman gets the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 18:26 | Drake | Thomas Lees makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 18:09 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Richard Wade | 35-39 |
| 17:56 | Drake | Daniel Beer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Meagher (PG), Alex Padro (SG), Jason Adamek (SF), Mike McCaskey (PF), Andres Russo (C) Richard Wade, Christopher Baxter, Robert Eaton, Jack Roberts, Allen Miller | |
| Subs | Drake | Herman Ayoub (PG), Liang Xiao (SG), Stanley Weedman (SF), Barry Bacon (PF), Liang Huang (C) Sergio Rivera, Herman Wagner, Daniel Beer, Thomas Lees, Larry Scheuerman | |
| 17:35 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo knocks in the jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Herman Ayoub - foul #2 on Herman Ayoub, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| 17:35 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo makes the free throw | 38-39 |
| 17:16 | Drake | Herman Ayoub misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-39 |
| 17:14 | Northern Iowa | Mike McCaskey pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 17:09 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Meagher is hacked by Herman Ayoub in the backcourt - foul #3 on Herman Ayoub, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller (C) Andres Russo | |
| Subs | Drake | Allen Carrier (PG) Herman Ayoub | |
| 16:45 | Northern Iowa | Jason Adamek misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing but he's hacked by Allen Carrier - foul #1 on Allen Carrier, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| 16:45 | Northern Iowa | Jason Adamek misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 16:45 | Northern Iowa | Jason Adamek makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 16:45 | Northern Iowa | Jason Adamek makes the 3rd free throw | 40-39 |
| 16:35 | Drake | Stanley Weedman loses the ball out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade (PG), Alfred Bartley (SF), Jack Roberts (PF) Christopher Meagher, Jason Adamek, Mike McCaskey | |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Lees (PF) Liang Huang | |
| 16:13 | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 16:12 | Drake | Allen Carrier gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 16:05 | Drake | Stanley Weedman makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Thomas Lees | 40-41 |
| 15:55 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 15:53 | Drake | Stanley Weedman grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Richard Wade (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Alex Padro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Bartley (fresh) PF - Jack Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Allen Miller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Allen Carrier (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Liang Xiao (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanley Weedman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Lees (fresh) 8 pts. C - Barry Bacon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Drake | Barry Bacon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 15:33 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Bartley pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 15:18 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller lays it in on a nice dish by Jack Roberts and he's hacked by Barry Bacon - foul #2 on Barry Bacon, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Meagher (PG), Christopher Baxter (SG), Robert Eaton (SF), Mike McCaskey (PF) Richard Wade, Alex Padro, Alfred Bartley, Jack Roberts | |
| Subs | Drake | Sergio Rivera (PG), Herman Wagner (SG), Daniel Beer (SF), Liang Huang (PF), Larry Scheuerman (C) Allen Carrier, Liang Xiao, Stanley Weedman, Thomas Lees, Barry Bacon | |
| 15:18 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| 15:01 | Drake | Herman Wagner misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 15:00 | Northern Iowa | Mike McCaskey gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 14:55 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller lays it up and in | 45-41 |
| 14:45 | Drake | Daniel Beer misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-41 |
| 14:43 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 14:39 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 45-41 |
| 14:38 | Northern Iowa | Mike McCaskey misses the tip | 45-41 |
| 14:36 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton tips it in | 47-41 |
| 14:27 | Drake | Herman Wagner can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Christopher Baxter - foul #1 on Christopher Baxter, team foul #1 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jason Adamek (C) Allen Miller | |
| Subs | Drake | Fernando Cano (C) Larry Scheuerman | |
| 14:27 | Drake | Herman Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 14:27 | Drake | Herman Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 14:27 | Northern Iowa | Jason Adamek snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 14:25 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton loses the dribble to Fernando Cano in the backcourt | 47-42 |
| 14:11 | Drake | Daniel Beer hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Herman Wagner and he's hacked by Robert Eaton - foul #1 on Robert Eaton, team foul #2 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alfred Bartley (PG), Andres Russo (C) Christopher Meagher, Robert Eaton | |
| Subs | Drake | Herman Ayoub (SG), Thomas Lees (PF) Herman Wagner, Liang Huang | |
| 14:11 | Drake | Daniel Beer misses the free throw | 47-44 |
| 14:11 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Mike McCaskey | 47-44 |
| 13:46 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Beer denies the turnaround by Mike McCaskey | 47-44 |
| 13:44 | Drake | The rebound goes to Daniel Beer | 47-44 |
| 13:37 | Drake | Herman Ayoub scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Thomas Lees | 47-47 |
| 13:21 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter double dribbles | 47-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade (PG), Jack Roberts (PF) Christopher Baxter, Mike McCaskey | |
| Subs | Drake | Allen Carrier (SG), Liang Xiao (SF), Larry Scheuerman (C) Sergio Rivera, Daniel Beer, Thomas Lees | |
| 13:10 | Drake | Liang Xiao's pass is intercepted by Richard Wade | 47-47 |
| 13:06 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade throws it down | 49-47 |
| 12:46 | Drake | Larry Scheuerman misses short on a floater in the paint | 49-47 |
| 12:45 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 12:24 | Northern Iowa | Jason Adamek can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 49-47 |
| 12:22 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 12:08 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade is called for 3 seconds | 49-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro (SG), Robert Eaton (SF), Allen Miller (C) Alfred Bartley, Jason Adamek, Andres Russo | |
| Subs | Drake | Sergio Rivera (PG), Herman Wagner (SG), Stanley Weedman (SF), Thomas Lees (PF), Barry Bacon (C) Herman Ayoub, Allen Carrier, Liang Xiao, Fernando Cano, Larry Scheuerman | |
| 11:57 | Drake | Sergio Rivera misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-47 |
| 11:56 | Drake | Barry Bacon tips it back up and in | 49-49 |
| 11:53 | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro is fouled in the backcourt by Herman Wagner - foul #2 on Herman Wagner, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Meagher (PG), Mike McCaskey (PF) Richard Wade, Jack Roberts | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Christopher Meagher (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alex Padro (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Eaton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mike McCaskey (fresh) 5 reb. C - Allen Miller (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Sergio Rivera (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herman Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Weedman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Lees (fresh) 8 pts. C - Barry Bacon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Northern Iowa | Mike McCaskey scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Christopher Meagher | 51-49 |
| 11:06 | Drake | Robert Eaton steals it from Sergio Rivera | 51-49 |
| 11:01 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton hits the finger roll | 53-49 |
| 10:42 | Drake | Stanley Weedman misses short on a runner from the left block | 53-49 |
| 10:40 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 10:22 | Northern Iowa | Sergio Rivera takes the ball from Robert Eaton | 53-49 |
| 10:19 | Drake | Sergio Rivera lays it up and in | 53-51 |
| 10:03 | Northern Iowa | Mike McCaskey comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Sergio Rivera - foul #2 on Sergio Rivera, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade (PG), Christopher Baxter (SG), Jack Roberts (PF) Christopher Meagher, Alex Padro, Allen Miller | |
| Subs | Drake | Herman Ayoub (PG), Liang Xiao (SG), Daniel Beer (SF), Liang Huang (PF), Larry Scheuerman (C) Sergio Rivera, Herman Wagner, Stanley Weedman, Thomas Lees, Barry Bacon | |
| 10:03 | Northern Iowa | Mike McCaskey makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 10:03 | Northern Iowa | Mike McCaskey misses the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 10:03 | Drake | Larry Scheuerman pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 09:44 | Drake | Liang Xiao loses the ball out of bounds | 54-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alfred Bartley (SF), Allen Miller (C) Robert Eaton, Mike McCaskey | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 09:18 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | Fernando Cano (C) Larry Scheuerman | |
| 08:57 | Drake | Herman Ayoub misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-51 |
| 08:55 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 08:38 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts clanks a runner from the left block but the foul's on Liang Xiao - foul #2 on Liang Xiao, team foul #7 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jason Adamek (SF), Andres Russo (C) Alfred Bartley, Allen Miller | |
| Subs | Drake | Allen Carrier (PG), Larry Scheuerman (C) Herman Ayoub, Liang Huang | |
| 08:38 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 08:38 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 08:21 | Drake | Liang Xiao buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Beer | 56-54 |
| 08:08 | Northern Iowa | Jason Adamek is called for traveling | 56-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Meagher (PG), Alex Padro (SG) Richard Wade, Christopher Baxter | |
| Subs | Drake | Herman Wagner (SG), Stanley Weedman (SF), Thomas Lees (PF), Barry Bacon (C) Liang Xiao, Daniel Beer, Fernando Cano, Larry Scheuerman | |
| 07:56 | Drake | Herman Wagner misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Alex Padro - foul #1 on Alex Padro, team foul #3 | 56-54 |
| 07:56 | Drake | Herman Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 07:56 | Drake | Herman Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 07:51 | Northern Iowa | Jason Adamek is fouled in the backcourt by Stanley Weedman - foul #3 on Stanley Weedman, team foul #8 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller (C) Andres Russo | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 07:51 | Northern Iowa | Jason Adamek makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 07:51 | Northern Iowa | Jason Adamek makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Christopher Meagher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Padro (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Adamek (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Allen Miller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Allen Carrier (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Herman Wagner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Weedman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Lees (fresh) 8 pts. C - Barry Bacon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Drake | Herman Wagner's floater is tipped away by Jason Adamek | 58-56 |
| 07:32 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 07:08 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 07:06 | Drake | Barry Bacon grabs the board | 58-56 |
| 06:59 | Drake | Thomas Lees buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Herman Wagner | 58-58 |
| 06:40 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Meagher makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Alex Padro | 60-58 |
| 06:25 | Drake | Stanley Weedman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-58 |
| 06:23 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller pulls down the rebound | 60-58 |
| 06:05 | Northern Iowa | Barry Bacon is called for the reach on Allen Miller - foul #3 on Barry Bacon, team foul #9 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade (PG), Christopher Baxter (SG), Robert Eaton (SF), Mike McCaskey (PF) Christopher Meagher, Alex Padro, Jason Adamek, Jack Roberts | |
| Subs | Drake | Sergio Rivera (PG), Liang Xiao (SG), Daniel Beer (SF), Liang Huang (PF), Larry Scheuerman (C) Allen Carrier, Herman Wagner, Stanley Weedman, Thomas Lees, Barry Bacon | |
| 06:05 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 06:05 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 06:03 | Drake | Sergio Rivera throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo (C) Allen Miller | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 05:57 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 05:55 | Drake | Larry Scheuerman snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 05:39 | Drake | Liang Xiao clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-58 |
| 05:37 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 05:22 | Northern Iowa | Mike McCaskey knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Wade | 64-58 |
| 05:03 | Drake | Larry Scheuerman is fouled on the floor by Christopher Baxter - foul #2 on Christopher Baxter, team foul #4 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alfred Bartley (SF), Allen Miller (C) Robert Eaton, Andres Russo | |
| Subs | Drake | Herman Ayoub (PG), Fernando Cano (C) Sergio Rivera, Larry Scheuerman | |
| 04:52 | Drake | Herman Ayoub misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 04:50 | Drake | Fernando Cano grabs the offensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 04:36 | Drake | Liang Xiao clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-58 |
| 04:34 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller grabs the board | 64-58 |
| 04:20 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Baxter and he's hacked by Fernando Cano - foul #2 on Fernando Cano, team foul #10 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton (SF), Jack Roberts (PF) Christopher Baxter, Mike McCaskey | |
| Subs | Drake | Herman Wagner (SG), Larry Scheuerman (C) Liang Xiao, Liang Huang | |
| 04:20 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade makes the free throw | 67-58 |
| 04:08 | Drake | Herman Wagner misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 67-58 |
| 04:07 | Drake | Fernando Cano gets the offensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 04:02 | Drake | Larry Scheuerman scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-60 |
| 03:47 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-60 |
| 03:46 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade can't tip it in | 67-60 |
| 03:45 | Drake | Herman Wagner snags the defensive board | 67-60 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Richard Wade (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - Alfred Bartley (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Robert Eaton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jack Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Allen Miller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Herman Ayoub (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Herman Wagner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Beer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Fernando Cano (fresh) 2 reb. C - Larry Scheuerman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Drake | Richard Wade is called for the reach on Herman Ayoub - foul #1 on Richard Wade, team foul #5 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Meagher (PG), Alex Padro (SG), Andres Russo (C) Richard Wade, Alfred Bartley, Allen Miller | |
| Subs | Drake | Sergio Rivera (PG), Liang Xiao (SG), Stanley Weedman (SF), Thomas Lees (PF), Barry Bacon (C) Herman Ayoub, Herman Wagner, Daniel Beer, Fernando Cano, Larry Scheuerman | |
| 03:09 | Drake | Thomas Lees misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Andres Russo - foul #2 on Andres Russo, team foul #6 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mike McCaskey (PF) Jack Roberts | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 03:09 | Drake | Thomas Lees misses the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 03:09 | Drake | Thomas Lees makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 03:02 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo is wide open but clanks a turnaround in the paint | 67-61 |
| 03:01 | Drake | Stanley Weedman gets the rebound | 67-61 |
| 02:55 | Drake | Stanley Weedman knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Sergio Rivera | 67-64 |
| 02:55 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter (SG), Jason Adamek (SF) Alex Padro, Robert Eaton | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 02:50 | Northern Iowa | Jason Adamek is hacked by Stanley Weedman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stanley Weedman, team foul #11 | 67-64 |
| 02:50 | Northern Iowa | Jason Adamek makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 02:50 | Northern Iowa | Jason Adamek misses the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 02:50 | Drake | Barry Bacon grabs the defensive rebound | 68-64 |
| 02:50 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-64 |
| 02:26 | Drake | Jason Adamek steps in front of the Liang Xiao pass | 68-64 |
| 02:22 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter blows the layup | 68-64 |
| 02:20 | Drake | Liang Xiao grabs the defensive rebound | 68-64 |
| 02:20 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-64 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade (PG), Robert Eaton (SF), Jack Roberts (PF), Allen Miller (C) Christopher Meagher, Jason Adamek, Mike McCaskey, Andres Russo | |
| Subs | Drake | Herman Wagner (SG), Daniel Beer (SF), Larry Scheuerman (C) Liang Xiao, Stanley Weedman, Barry Bacon | |
| 02:08 | Drake | Thomas Lees buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Sergio Rivera | 68-66 |
| 02:02 | Northern Iowa | Sergio Rivera steps in front of the Robert Eaton pass in the backcourt | 68-66 |
| 01:46 | Drake | Larry Scheuerman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Wade - foul #2 on Richard Wade, team foul #7 | 68-66 |
| 01:46 | Drake | Larry Scheuerman misses the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 01:46 | Drake | Larry Scheuerman makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 01:23 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter makes the runner from the right block set up by Richard Wade | 70-67 |
| 01:11 | Drake | Thomas Lees hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-67 |
| 01:10 | Drake | Daniel Beer snags the offensive board | 70-67 |
| 00:57 | Drake | Daniel Beer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter is called for 3 seconds | 70-67 |
| 00:09 | Drake | Herman Wagner misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-67 |
| 00:07 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jack Roberts | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts is hacked by Sergio Rivera in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sergio Rivera, team foul #12 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro (SF) Robert Eaton | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:05 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:05 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Drake | Herman Wagner misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-67 |