| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Peguero (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Manz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jack Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Freddy Larrabee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Bradley Romain (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Okon Ahmed (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Gladstone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ben Madden (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Summers (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone inbounds the ball | 37-34 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone is fouled on the floor by Freddy Larrabee - foul #3 on Freddy Larrabee, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carlos Weber (C) Freddy Larrabee | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 19:30 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 19:21 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-37 |
| 19:06 | Drake | Bill Jenkins swats the layup by Okon Ahmed | 37-37 |
| 19:05 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 18:49 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson lays it in and the foul's on Okon Ahmed - foul #3 on Okon Ahmed, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney (PF) Carlos Weber | |
| Subs | Drake | William Smith (SG) Okon Ahmed | |
| 18:49 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson makes the free throw | 40-37 |
| 18:32 | Drake | Matthew Summers is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Matthew Summers, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Quon (PG), Carlos Weber (C) David Peguero, Ronnie Graney | |
| Subs | Drake | Devin Opstein (C) Matthew Summers | |
| 18:21 | Northwestern | Ben Madden steals it from Bill Jenkins | 40-37 |
| 18:14 | Drake | Devin Opstein loses the ball out of bounds | 40-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Trexler (SG), Patrick Reid (SF) Bradley Romain, Calvin Gladstone | |
| 17:55 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 17:41 | Drake | Joseph Trexler misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-37 |
| 17:39 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 17:33 | Northwestern | William Manz misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but the foul's on Joseph Trexler - foul #3 on Joseph Trexler, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marc Breslawski (SG) Carlos Weber | |
| Subs | Drake | Bradley Romain (PG), Joseph Muir (SF) Joseph Trexler, Ben Madden | |
| 17:33 | Northwestern | William Manz misses the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 17:33 | Northwestern | William Manz makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 17:33 | Northwestern | William Manz makes the 3rd free throw | 44-37 |
| 17:16 | Drake | William Smith makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Reid | 44-40 |
| 16:54 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Bill Jenkins is blocked by Devin Opstein | 44-40 |
| 16:53 | Northwestern | William Manz snags the offensive board | 44-40 |
| 16:48 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Peguero (PG), Carlos Weber (C) James Quon, Marc Breslawski | |
| Subs | Drake | Calvin Gladstone (SF), Ben Madden (PF) William Smith, Devin Opstein | |
| 16:25 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 44-40 |
| 16:23 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 16:16 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber misses long on an open runner from the left block | 44-40 |
| 16:15 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson tips it but misses | 44-40 |
| 16:13 | Drake | Bradley Romain pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 15:49 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bill Jenkins - foul #3 on Bill Jenkins, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem (SF), Ronnie Graney (PF) Bill Jenkins, Jack Robinson | |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Trexler (PG), Okon Ahmed (SG), Matthew Summers (C) Bradley Romain, Joseph Muir, Patrick Reid | |
| 15:49 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 15:49 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone misses the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 15:49 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Peguero (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Manz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Mitchem (fresh) PF - Ronnie Graney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Carlos Weber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Joseph Trexler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Okon Ahmed (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Calvin Gladstone (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ben Madden (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Summers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:37 | Northwestern | Okon Ahmed picks off the pass by Earl Mitchem | 44-41 |
| 15:32 | Drake | Okon Ahmed lays it up and in | 44-43 |
| 15:21 | Northwestern | William Manz lays it in uncontested on a great pass from David Peguero | 46-43 |
| 14:59 | Drake | Okon Ahmed misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 14:57 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone tips it back up and in | 46-45 |
| 14:46 | Northwestern | William Manz makes the shot near the basket set up by Ronnie Graney | 48-45 |
| 14:27 | Drake | Matthew Summers misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 14:25 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone misses the tip | 48-45 |
| 14:23 | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 14:09 | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronnie Graney | 51-45 |
| 14:02 | Drake | Matthew Summers is fouled on the floor by Carlos Weber - foul #4 on Carlos Weber, team foul #3 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Quon (PG), Marc Breslawski (SG), Bill Jenkins (SF), Freddy Larrabee (C) David Peguero, William Manz, Earl Mitchem, Carlos Weber | |
| Subs | Drake | William Smith (PG), Edward Wong (SF), Patrick Reid (PF), Devin Opstein (C) Joseph Trexler, Calvin Gladstone, Ben Madden, Matthew Summers | |
| 13:54 | Drake | Edward Wong misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-45 |
| 13:52 | Northwestern | James Quon pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 13:29 | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-45 |
| 13:09 | Drake | Edward Wong connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by William Smith | 54-48 |
| 12:54 | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 54-48 |
| 12:52 | Drake | The rebound goes to Devin Opstein | 54-48 |
| 12:33 | Drake | Edward Wong misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-48 |
| 12:32 | Drake | William Smith snags the offensive board | 54-48 |
| 12:12 | Drake | Devin Opstein comes up short on the shot from the left block | 54-48 |
| 12:11 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Freddy Larrabee | 54-48 |
| 11:55 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins is by himself and knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Quon | 57-48 |
| 11:34 | Drake | The short jumper by Devin Opstein is denied by Bill Jenkins | 57-48 |
| 11:33 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Devin Opstein | 57-48 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Quon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marc Breslawski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Jenkins (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Ronnie Graney (tiring) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Freddy Larrabee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - William Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Okon Ahmed (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Wong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Patrick Reid (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Devin Opstein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Drake | Patrick Reid is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Graney - foul #1 on Ronnie Graney, team foul #4 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Manz (SG), Earl Mitchem (SF), Jack Robinson (PF) Marc Breslawski, Bill Jenkins, Ronnie Graney | |
| Subs | Drake | Bradley Romain (PG), Joseph Trexler (SG), Calvin Gladstone (SF), Ben Madden (PF), Matthew Summers (C) William Smith, Okon Ahmed, Edward Wong, Patrick Reid, Devin Opstein | |
| 11:10 | Drake | Bradley Romain connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-51 |
| 10:55 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson misses the lay-in | 57-51 |
| 10:54 | Drake | Matthew Summers pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 10:34 | Drake | Matthew Summers lays it in on a great pass from Bradley Romain | 57-53 |
| 10:05 | Northwestern | William Manz is open and buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Earl Mitchem | 59-53 |
| 09:47 | Drake | Matthew Summers drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Ben Madden | 59-55 |
| 09:38 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson can't throw it down | 59-55 |
| 09:37 | Drake | Ben Madden gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| 09:22 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-55 |
| 09:21 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| 09:03 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Ben Madden - foul #3 on Ben Madden, team foul #4 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Peguero (PG), Marc Breslawski (SG) James Quon, William Manz | |
| Subs | Drake | William Smith (PG), Okon Ahmed (SG), Joseph Muir (SF) Bradley Romain, Joseph Trexler, Calvin Gladstone | |
| 09:03 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 09:03 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 09:03 | Drake | Matthew Summers grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 08:42 | Drake | Matthew Summers can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 08:40 | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem grabs the defensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 08:29 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins (SF), Ronnie Graney (PF) Earl Mitchem, Jack Robinson | |
| Subs | Drake | Patrick Reid (PF) Ben Madden | |
| 08:08 | Drake | Bill Jenkins is called for the reach on Patrick Reid - foul #4 on Bill Jenkins, team foul #5 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem (SF) Bill Jenkins | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 07:48 | Drake | Joseph Muir makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Okon Ahmed | 59-58 |
| 07:33 | Northwestern | David Peguero makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Marc Breslawski | 62-58 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Peguero (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marc Breslawski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Earl Mitchem (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronnie Graney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Freddy Larrabee (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - William Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Okon Ahmed (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Muir (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Patrick Reid (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Summers (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Drake | Joseph Muir is called for traveling | 62-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins (SF), Jack Robinson (PF), Carlos Weber (C) Earl Mitchem, Ronnie Graney, Freddy Larrabee | |
| Subs | Drake | Bradley Romain (PG), Joseph Trexler (SG), Calvin Gladstone (SF), Ben Madden (PF), Devin Opstein (C) William Smith, Okon Ahmed, Joseph Muir, Patrick Reid, Matthew Summers | |
| 07:09 | Northwestern | Marc Breslawski travels in the backcourt | 62-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Manz (SG) Marc Breslawski | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 06:50 | Drake | Bradley Romain double dribbles | 62-58 |
| 06:37 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson misses long on a jumper near the basket | 62-58 |
| 06:36 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 06:24 | Drake | David Peguero is called for the reach on Joseph Trexler - foul #1 on David Peguero, team foul #6 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Quon (PG) David Peguero | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 06:11 | Drake | Joseph Trexler is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Joseph Trexler, team foul #5 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marc Breslawski (SG), Ronnie Graney (PF) William Manz, Jack Robinson | |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Wong (SF) Calvin Gladstone | |
| 05:55 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Bill Jenkins, team foul #7 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem (SF) Bill Jenkins | |
| Subs | Drake | Okon Ahmed (SG), Patrick Reid (PF), Matthew Summers (C) Bradley Romain, Ben Madden, Devin Opstein | |
| 05:39 | Drake | Okon Ahmed misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-58 |
| 05:37 | Drake | Matthew Summers tips it back up and in | 62-60 |
| 05:33 | Northwestern | James Quon double dribbles in the backcourt | 62-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Peguero (PG) James Quon | |
| Subs | Drake | William Smith (PG) Joseph Trexler | |
| 05:21 | Drake | Okon Ahmed misses the jump hook from close range | 62-60 |
| 05:20 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber grabs the board | 62-60 |
| 05:02 | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-60 |
| 05:01 | Drake | The rebound goes to William Smith | 62-60 |
| 04:57 | Drake | William Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-60 |
| 04:56 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber pulls down the rebound | 62-60 |
| 04:52 | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt near the basket | 62-60 |
| 04:50 | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem tips it but misses | 62-60 |
| 04:48 | Northwestern | David Peguero pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 04:34 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Marc Breslawski and he's hacked by Matthew Summers - foul #4 on Matthew Summers, team foul #6 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Manz (SG), Jack Robinson (PF) Marc Breslawski, Ronnie Graney | |
| Subs | Drake | Bradley Romain (PG), Calvin Gladstone (SF), Ben Madden (PF), Devin Opstein (C) Okon Ahmed, Edward Wong, Patrick Reid, Matthew Summers | |
| 04:34 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber makes the free throw | 65-60 |
| 04:27 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-62 |
| 04:21 | Northwestern | William Manz comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-62 |
| 04:20 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone gets the rebound | 65-62 |
| 04:07 | Drake | William Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-62 |
| 04:06 | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem snags the defensive board | 65-62 |
| 03:53 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber is hacked by Calvin Gladstone - foul #1 on Calvin Gladstone, team foul #7 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Quon (PG) David Peguero | |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Trexler (SG) William Smith | |
| 03:53 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber misses the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 03:53 | Drake | Ben Madden grabs the board | 65-62 |
| 03:36 | Drake | William Manz steps in front of the Bradley Romain pass | 65-62 |
| 03:34 | Northwestern | Ben Madden takes the ball from Earl Mitchem in the backcourt | 65-62 |
| 03:14 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-62 |
| 03:12 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Quon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Manz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Mitchem (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jack Robinson (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Carlos Weber (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Bradley Romain (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Trexler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Calvin Gladstone (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ben Madden (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Devin Opstein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-62 |
| 03:02 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone grabs the board | 65-62 |
| 02:43 | Drake | Ben Madden misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 65-62 |
| 02:42 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Earl Mitchem | 65-62 |
| 02:32 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Earl Mitchem | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:17 | Drake | Ben Madden can't finish the layup | 67-62 |
| 02:15 | Northwestern | James Quon grabs the defensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 02:15 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney (PF), Freddy Larrabee (C) Jack Robinson, Carlos Weber | |
| Subs | Drake | William Smith (PG), Okon Ahmed (SG), Patrick Reid (PF), Matthew Summers (C) Bradley Romain, Joseph Trexler, Ben Madden, Devin Opstein | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:13 | Northwestern | William Manz is fouled in the backcourt by Okon Ahmed - foul #4 on Okon Ahmed, team foul #8 | 67-62 |
| 02:13 | Northwestern | William Manz makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 02:13 | Northwestern | William Manz makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 02:11 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Drake | Bradley Romain (PG), Ben Madden (PF) William Smith, Patrick Reid | |
| 02:06 | Drake | Matthew Summers knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bradley Romain | 69-64 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | James Quon misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-64 |
| 02:00 | Drake | Matthew Summers gets the rebound | 69-64 |
| 01:46 | Drake | Freddy Larrabee denies the turnaround by Matthew Summers | 69-64 |
| 01:45 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Ronnie Graney | 69-64 |
| 01:45 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Peguero (PG), Jack Robinson (PF), Carlos Weber (C) James Quon, Ronnie Graney, Freddy Larrabee | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 01:23 | Northwestern | David Peguero misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Ben Madden - foul #4 on Ben Madden, team foul #9 | 69-64 |
| 01:23 | Northwestern | David Peguero makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 01:23 | Northwestern | David Peguero misses the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 01:23 | Drake | Ben Madden pulls down the rebound | 70-64 |
| 00:58 | Drake | Ben Madden is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Ben Madden, team foul #10 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Drake | Patrick Reid (PF) Ben Madden | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber is fouled in the backcourt by Okon Ahmed - foul #5 on Okon Ahmed, team foul #11 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Drake | William Smith (SG) Okon Ahmed | |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber misses the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber misses the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:55 | Drake | The rebound goes to Matthew Summers | 70-64 |
| 00:55 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Drake | Bradley Romain misses the jumper from the free throw line | 70-64 |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber gets the rebound | 70-64 |
| 00:45 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber is hacked by Bradley Romain in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bradley Romain, team foul #12 | 70-64 |
| 00:45 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:45 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:39 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bradley Romain | 72-67 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber is hacked by Bradley Romain in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bradley Romain, team foul #13 | 72-67 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber misses the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber misses the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:36 | Drake | Patrick Reid snags the defensive board | 72-67 |
| 00:30 | Drake | Bradley Romain misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Peguero - foul #2 on David Peguero, team foul #8 | 72-67 |
| 00:30 | Drake | Bradley Romain makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:30 | Drake | Bradley Romain misses the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson gets the rebound | 72-68 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson is fouled in the backcourt by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #14 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Quon (PG) David Peguero | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:25 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Peguero (PG) James Quon | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:21 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone misses long on a 3 from straight away | 74-68 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson snags the defensive board | 74-68 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson is hacked by Bradley Romain in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bradley Romain, team foul #15 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Quon (PG) David Peguero | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:15 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 76-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Peguero (PG) James Quon | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:13 | Drake | David Peguero steals it from William Smith | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley Romain - foul #5 on Bradley Romain, team foul #16 | 76-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Trexler (SG) Bradley Romain | |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber misses the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber misses the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:12 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone grabs the board | 76-68 |
| 00:06 | Drake | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 76-68 |
| 00:05 | Drake | Matthew Summers grabs the offensive board | 76-68 |
| 00:05 | Drake | Drake calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 76-68 |
| 00:01 | Drake | William Smith hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | David Peguero runs out the clock | 76-71 |