| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Luker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kent Young (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Wray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Novick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Dubay (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Hayden (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Wren (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Steven Luker inbounds the ball | 26-33 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Drake | Warren Crawford is fouled on the floor by Charles Novick - foul #1 on Charles Novick, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| 19:12 | Drake | John Wilson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-33 |
| 19:10 | Drake | John Wray gets the offensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 18:49 | Drake | Kent Young travels with the ball | 26-33 |
| 18:20 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-33 |
| 18:18 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall tips it but misses | 26-33 |
| 18:17 | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick tips it in | 26-35 |
| 17:54 | Drake | Warren Crawford makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-35 |
| 17:38 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 29-35 |
| 17:37 | Drake | Kent Young grabs the board | 29-35 |
| 17:13 | Drake | Alfred Hayden denies the turnaround by Warren Crawford | 29-35 |
| 17:11 | Northern Iowa | James Wren grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 16:55 | Northern Iowa | James Wren drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Dubay | 29-38 |
| 16:35 | Drake | John Wray misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 16:34 | Drake | Kent Young pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 16:15 | Drake | Kent Young misses the easy layup | 29-38 |
| 16:14 | Drake | John Wray gets the offensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 15:52 | Drake | John Wilson scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-38 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Crawford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Luker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kent Young (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - John Wray (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Novick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Dubay (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Hayden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Wren (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 15:38 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Alfred Hayden | 31-38 |
| 15:33 | Northern Iowa | James Wren hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Novick and the foul's on Kent Young - foul #1 on Kent Young, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski (PF), Charles Hesse (C) Kent Young, John Wray | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten (PG), Gerald Jones (SG), Marvin Baden (SF), James Gray (PF) Steven Hall, Charles Novick, Patrick Dubay, Alfred Hayden | |
| 15:33 | Northern Iowa | James Wren makes the free throw | 31-41 |
| 15:12 | Drake | Charles Hesse can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 31-41 |
| 15:10 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones gets the rebound | 31-41 |
| 14:59 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden loses the dribble to John Wilson | 31-41 |
| 14:30 | Drake | Warren Crawford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-41 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG), Leon Taylor (SF) Colin Weingarten, James Wren | |
| 14:12 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-41 |
| 14:10 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to James Gray | 31-41 |
| 13:46 | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Marvin Baden and the foul's on Lino Pavlikowski - foul #2 on Lino Pavlikowski, team foul #2 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Kent Young (PF) Lino Pavlikowski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 13:46 | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor misses the free throw | 31-43 |
| 13:46 | Drake | The rebound goes to Charles Hesse | 31-43 |
| 13:18 | Drake | John Wilson connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Steven Luker | 33-43 |
| 12:59 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall is hacked by Kent Young - foul #2 on Kent Young, team foul #3 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Drake | John Wray (C) Charles Hesse | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick (SG), Alfred Hayden (PF) Gerald Jones, Leon Taylor | |
| 12:46 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on John Wray - foul #2 on John Wray, team foul #4 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay (SF), James Wren (C) Marvin Baden, James Gray | |
| 12:46 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden makes the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 12:46 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden misses the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 12:46 | Drake | John Wray gets the rebound | 33-44 |
| 12:18 | Drake | Kent Young can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-44 |
| 12:16 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay grabs the board | 33-44 |
| 11:57 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden misses the easy layup | 33-44 |
| 11:55 | Drake | John Wray snags the defensive board | 33-44 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Wilson (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Crawford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Luker (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kent Young (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - John Wray (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Novick (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Dubay (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfred Hayden (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - James Wren (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Drake | Warren Crawford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-44 |
| 11:29 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Patrick Dubay | 33-44 |
| 11:23 | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-47 |
| 10:56 | Drake | Steven Luker misses the floater from the left wing | 33-47 |
| 10:54 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay snags the defensive board | 33-47 |
| 10:40 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-50 |
| 10:12 | Drake | Warren Crawford can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-50 |
| 10:10 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden snags the defensive board | 33-50 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:47 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-50 |
| 09:46 | Drake | John Wray grabs the defensive rebound | 33-50 |
| 09:28 | Drake | Kent Young knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John Wilson | 36-50 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:18 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 36-50 |
| 09:17 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden gets the offensive rebound | 36-50 |
| 09:05 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall is fouled on the floor by John Wilson - foul #2 on John Wilson, team foul #5 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski (PF), Charles Hesse (C) Kent Young, John Wray | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten (PG), Gerald Jones (SG), Leon Taylor (SF), Marvin Baden (PF), James Gray (C) Steven Hall, Charles Novick, Patrick Dubay, Alfred Hayden, James Wren | |
| 08:54 | Northern Iowa | A charge is called on Colin Weingarten - foul #2 on Colin Weingarten, team foul #2 | 36-50 |
| 08:33 | Drake | John Wilson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 36-50 |
| 08:32 | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski misses the tip | 36-50 |
| 08:31 | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten pulls down the rebound | 36-50 |
| 08:09 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Gerald Jones and he's hacked by Steven Luker - foul #2 on Steven Luker, team foul #6 | 36-52 |
| 08:09 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden makes the free throw | 36-53 |
| 07:41 | Drake | Warren Crawford clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Marvin Baden - foul #3 on Marvin Baden, team foul #3 | 36-53 |
| 07:41 | Drake | Warren Crawford misses the 1st free throw | 36-53 |
| 07:41 | Drake | Warren Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 37-53 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Wilson (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Crawford (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Luker (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lino Pavlikowski (fresh) 6 pts. C - Charles Hesse (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Colin Weingarten (fresh) SG - Gerald Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leon Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marvin Baden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Gray (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:17 | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Marvin Baden | 37-56 |
| 06:51 | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski misses the easy layup | 37-56 |
| 06:50 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden pulls down the rebound | 37-56 |
| 06:28 | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-58 |
| 06:09 | Drake | Warren Crawford misses long on a shot from the right wing | 37-58 |
| 06:08 | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor pulls down the rebound | 37-58 |
| 05:52 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-58 |
| 05:51 | Drake | Charles Hesse gets the rebound | 37-58 |
| 05:25 | Drake | Marvin Baden steps in front of the Lino Pavlikowski pass | 37-58 |
| 05:05 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden's pass is intercepted by Steven Luker | 37-58 |
| 04:44 | Drake | Marvin Baden picks off the pass by Steven Luker | 37-58 |
| 04:22 | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-58 |
| 04:21 | Northern Iowa | James Gray pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-58 |
| 04:04 | Northern Iowa | Charles Hesse swats the layup by Leon Taylor | 37-58 |
| 04:03 | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski grabs the defensive rebound | 37-58 |
| 03:40 | Drake | John Wilson's fadeaway is rejected by Marvin Baden | 37-58 |
| 03:38 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden grabs the board | 37-58 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Wilson (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Crawford (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Luker (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lino Pavlikowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Hesse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Colin Weingarten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerald Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leon Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marvin Baden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - James Gray (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:34 | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Gray | 37-61 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Drake | Lino Pavlikowski lays it in set up by Charles Hesse | 39-61 |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor is hacked by Steven Luker - foul #3 on Steven Luker, team foul #7 | 39-61 |
| Subs | Drake | Kent Young (PF), John Wray (C) Lino Pavlikowski, Charles Hesse | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Weinman (PG), Ellis Smith (C) Colin Weingarten, James Gray | |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 39-62 |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 39-62 |
| 02:59 | Drake | Steven Luker snags the defensive board | 39-62 |
| 02:37 | Drake | John Wray can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Gerald Jones - foul #1 on Gerald Jones, team foul #4 | 39-62 |
| 02:37 | Drake | John Wray misses the 1st free throw | 39-62 |
| 02:37 | Drake | John Wray misses the 2nd free throw | 39-62 |
| 02:37 | Northern Iowa | Ellis Smith pulls down the rebound | 39-62 |
| 02:11 | Northern Iowa | Ellis Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-62 |
| 02:09 | Drake | The rebound goes to John Wilson | 39-62 |
| 02:03 | Drake | Ellis Smith is called for the reach on John Wray - foul #1 on Ellis Smith, team foul #5 | 39-62 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Gray (PF) Leon Taylor | |
| 01:44 | Drake | Kent Young connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Warren Crawford | 42-62 |
| 01:42 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-62 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten (PG), Leon Taylor (SF) Christopher Weinman, Ellis Smith | |
| 01:31 | Drake | Warren Crawford misses long on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Leon Taylor - foul #1 on Leon Taylor, team foul #6 | 42-62 |
| 01:31 | Drake | Warren Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 43-62 |
| 01:31 | Drake | Warren Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 44-62 |
| 01:02 | Northern Iowa | James Gray hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Steven Luker - foul #4 on Steven Luker, team foul #8 | 44-62 |
| 01:02 | Northern Iowa | James Gray misses the 1st free throw | 44-62 |
| 01:02 | Northern Iowa | James Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 44-63 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Drake | John Wray is called for traveling | 44-63 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 44-63 |
| 00:30 | Drake | John Wray grabs the defensive rebound | 44-63 |
| 00:23 | Drake | Kent Young misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-63 |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden snags the defensive board | 44-63 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten runs out the clock | 44-63 |