| Lineup | Drake | PG - Bradley Romain (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Okon Ahmed (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Reid (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ben Madden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Summers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Watlington (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Solomon (fresh) 8 pts. C - Kyle Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Patrick Reid inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:44 | Drake | Matthew Summers makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 19:41 | Northern Iowa | Okon Ahmed is called for the reach on Joey Carr in the backcourt - foul #2 on Okon Ahmed, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| 19:18 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon is hacked by Ben Madden - foul #3 on Ben Madden, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Drake | Devin Opstein (PF) Ben Madden | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 18:52 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Kyle Wilson is denied by Patrick Reid | 35-31 |
| 18:51 | Drake | Devin Opstein pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 18:38 | Drake | Bradley Romain can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 18:36 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 18:34 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-31 |
| 18:18 | Drake | Bradley Romain's floater is knocked away by Ronald Watlington | 35-31 |
| 18:17 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 17:52 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon's pass is intercepted by Bradley Romain | 35-31 |
| 17:33 | Drake | Bradley Romain is fouled on the floor by Joey Carr - foul #1 on Joey Carr, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Drake | William Smith (PG), Joseph Trexler (SG), Joseph Muir (SF) Bradley Romain, Okon Ahmed, Devin Opstein | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens (SG), Troy Swanson (SF) Patrick Davis, Kyle Wilson | |
| 17:19 | Drake | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jack Mertens - foul #2 on Jack Mertens, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leo Kalinowski (PG) Joey Carr | |
| 17:19 | Drake | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 17:19 | Drake | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 16:56 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Jack Mertens | 37-33 |
| 16:44 | Drake | Patrick Reid knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Joseph Trexler | 39-33 |
| 16:40 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Trexler picks off the pass by Troy Swanson in the backcourt | 39-33 |
| 16:39 | Drake | Joseph Trexler blows the layup | 39-33 |
| 16:38 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 16:13 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Summers denies the turnaround by Timothy Solomon | 39-33 |
| 16:12 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon tips it home | 39-35 |
| 15:51 | Drake | Matthew Summers hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Ronald Watlington - foul #3 on Ronald Watlington, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Drake | Bradley Romain (PG), Okon Ahmed (SG), Calvin Gladstone (SF), Ben Madden (PF) William Smith, Joseph Trexler, Joseph Muir, Patrick Reid | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr (PG), Patrick Davis (SG), Kyle Wilson (C) Leo Kalinowski, Jack Mertens, Troy Swanson | |
| 15:51 | Drake | Matthew Summers makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 15:51 | Drake | Matthew Summers makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Bradley Romain (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Okon Ahmed (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Calvin Gladstone (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ben Madden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Matthew Summers (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Watlington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Solomon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Northern Iowa | Calvin Gladstone blocks the short jumper by Timothy Solomon | 41-35 |
| 15:21 | Drake | Okon Ahmed snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 14:53 | Drake | Matthew Summers can't finish the layup | 41-35 |
| 14:51 | Drake | Ben Madden snags the offensive board | 41-35 |
| 14:35 | Drake | Ben Madden is whistled for traveling | 41-35 |
| Subs | Drake | William Smith (PG), Devin Opstein (C) Bradley Romain, Matthew Summers | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Troy Swanson (SF) Ronald Watlington | |
| 14:16 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 41-37 |
| 13:57 | Drake | William Smith scores on a 3 from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 13:55 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr's pass is intercepted by William Smith in the backcourt | 44-37 |
| 13:54 | Drake | Okon Ahmed jams it set up by William Smith | 46-37 |
| 13:34 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Patrick Davis | 46-39 |
| 13:06 | Drake | William Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by Joey Carr - foul #2 on Joey Carr, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Drake | Bradley Romain (PG), Joseph Trexler (SG), Joseph Muir (SF) Okon Ahmed, Calvin Gladstone, Devin Opstein | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leo Kalinowski (PG), Jack Mertens (SG), Ronald Watlington (SF) Joey Carr, Patrick Davis, Troy Swanson | |
| 13:06 | Drake | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 13:06 | Drake | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 13:06 | Drake | William Smith makes the 3rd free throw | 49-39 |
| 12:49 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Muir steals the ball from Kyle Wilson | 49-39 |
| 12:30 | Drake | Joseph Trexler scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 12:15 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper in the paint | 52-39 |
| 12:13 | Drake | Ben Madden grabs the board | 52-39 |
| 12:01 | Drake | Joseph Muir misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 12:00 | Drake | Joseph Trexler gets the offensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 11:48 | Drake | Joseph Trexler hits a floater from the right wing set up by Bradley Romain | 54-39 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Bradley Romain (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Trexler (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Muir (fresh) PF - Ben Madden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Leo Kalinowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jack Mertens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Watlington (tiring) 7 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Solomon (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Wilson (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Northern Iowa | Leo Kalinowski misses short on a floater from the right wing | 54-39 |
| 11:28 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson can't tip it in | 54-39 |
| 11:26 | Drake | Bradley Romain grabs the board | 54-39 |
| 11:10 | Drake | Ben Madden can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Timothy Solomon - foul #1 on Timothy Solomon, team foul #5 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Drake | Okon Ahmed (SG), Calvin Gladstone (SF), Devin Opstein (C) Joseph Trexler, Joseph Muir, William Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr (PG), Patrick Davis (SG), Troy Swanson (SF) Leo Kalinowski, Jack Mertens, Timothy Solomon | |
| 11:10 | Drake | Ben Madden misses the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 11:10 | Drake | Ben Madden makes the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 10:52 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-42 |
| 10:48 | Drake | Okon Ahmed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-42 |
| Subs | Drake | Patrick Reid (PF) Ben Madden | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 10:31 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-42 |
| 10:30 | Drake | Devin Opstein gets the rebound | 55-42 |
| 10:26 | Drake | Bradley Romain knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Okon Ahmed | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 10:18 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson is denied on a layup by Patrick Reid | 58-42 |
| 10:16 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr can't tip it in | 58-42 |
| 10:15 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson snags the offensive board | 58-42 |
| 09:59 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Calvin Gladstone - foul #4 on Calvin Gladstone, team foul #3 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Trexler (PG), Edward Wong (SF), Matthew Summers (C) Bradley Romain, Calvin Gladstone, Devin Opstein | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens (SG) Troy Swanson | |
| 09:59 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 09:59 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington makes the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 09:48 | Drake | Patrick Davis takes the ball from Edward Wong | 58-44 |
| 09:44 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens lays it up and in on a great pass from Patrick Davis | 58-46 |
| 09:27 | Drake | Patrick Reid can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Jack Mertens - foul #3 on Jack Mertens, team foul #6 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon (PF) Kyle Wilson | |
| 09:27 | Drake | Patrick Reid makes the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 09:27 | Drake | Patrick Reid misses the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 09:27 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens pulls down the rebound | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 09:25 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Muir (SF) Edward Wong | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:02 | Drake | Joseph Muir connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Trexler | 61-46 |
| 09:00 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis loses the dribble to Patrick Reid in the backcourt | 61-46 |
| 08:35 | Drake | Okon Ahmed misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 61-46 |
| 08:33 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens grabs the defensive rebound | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 08:29 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr clanks a 3 from the left wing | 61-46 |
| 08:28 | Drake | Joseph Muir grabs the board | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 08:21 | Drake | Patrick Reid hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Trexler and the foul's on Timothy Solomon - foul #2 on Timothy Solomon, team foul #7 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Drake | William Smith (PG), Edward Wong (SF), Devin Opstein (C) Joseph Trexler, Joseph Muir, Matthew Summers | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leo Kalinowski (PG), Troy Swanson (SF), Kyle Wilson (C) Joey Carr, Patrick Davis, Ronald Watlington | |
| 08:21 | Drake | Patrick Reid makes the free throw | 64-46 |
| 08:08 | Northern Iowa | Leo Kalinowski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-46 |
| 08:07 | Drake | Patrick Reid snags the defensive board | 64-46 |
| 07:38 | Drake | Okon Ahmed connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Patrick Reid | 66-46 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - William Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Okon Ahmed (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edward Wong (fresh) PF - Patrick Reid (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Devin Opstein (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Leo Kalinowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jack Mertens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Troy Swanson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Timothy Solomon (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Wilson (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Troy Swanson and he's hacked by Okon Ahmed - foul #3 on Okon Ahmed, team foul #4 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Bradley Romain (PG), Calvin Gladstone (SF), Ben Madden (PF) Okon Ahmed, Edward Wong, Patrick Reid | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis (SG) Jack Mertens | |
| 07:28 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon makes the free throw | 66-49 |
| 07:09 | Drake | William Smith makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ben Madden | 69-49 |
| 06:51 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis is fouled on the floor by Calvin Gladstone - foul #5 on Calvin Gladstone, team foul #5 | 69-49 |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Trexler (SG), Edward Wong (SF), Matthew Summers (C) William Smith, Calvin Gladstone, Devin Opstein | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr (PG), Ronald Watlington (PF) Leo Kalinowski, Timothy Solomon | |
| 06:35 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson knocks in the runner in the paint and he's fouled by Matthew Summers - foul #3 on Matthew Summers, team foul #6 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Muir (SF) Edward Wong | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 06:35 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson makes the free throw | 69-52 |
| 06:14 | Drake | Joseph Muir connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Joseph Trexler | 71-52 |
| 06:00 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson misses long on an open floater from the right side | 71-52 |
| 05:59 | Drake | Ben Madden grabs the defensive rebound | 71-52 |
| 05:53 | Drake | Joseph Trexler misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-52 |
| 05:52 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson snags the defensive board | 71-52 |
| 05:35 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson misses short on an open fadeaway from close range | 71-52 |
| 05:34 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-52 |
| 05:18 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson's floater is tipped away by Matthew Summers | 71-52 |
| 05:17 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-52 |
| 05:00 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Summers steps in front of the Kyle Wilson pass | 71-52 |
| 04:38 | Drake | Matthew Summers misses the dunk attempt | 71-52 |
| 04:36 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Kyle Wilson | 71-52 |
| 04:30 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr clanks a floater from the baseline | 71-52 |
| 04:28 | Drake | Matthew Summers grabs the board | 71-52 |
| 03:59 | Drake | Bradley Romain buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Trexler | 73-52 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:47 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-52 |
| 03:45 | Drake | The rebound goes to Ben Madden | 73-52 |
| 03:40 | Drake | Bradley Romain drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Trexler | 75-52 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Bradley Romain (tiring) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Trexler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SF - Joseph Muir (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Ben Madden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Matthew Summers (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Davis (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Troy Swanson (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Watlington (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Kyle Wilson (tired) 15 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Ben Madden - foul #4 on Ben Madden, team foul #7 | 75-52 |
| Subs | Drake | William Smith (PG), Edward Wong (SF), Patrick Reid (PF), Devin Opstein (C) Bradley Romain, Joseph Muir, Ben Madden, Matthew Summers | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leo Kalinowski (PG), Jack Mertens (SG), Timothy Solomon (PF) Joey Carr, Patrick Davis, Ronald Watlington | |
| 03:24 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 75-52 |
| 03:24 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 75-52 |
| 03:24 | Drake | Patrick Reid pulls down the rebound | 75-52 |
| 03:19 | Drake | Edward Wong connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Smith | 77-52 |
| 02:54 | Northern Iowa | Devin Opstein steals the ball from Kyle Wilson | 77-52 |
| 02:29 | Drake | William Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-52 |
| 02:28 | Northern Iowa | Troy Swanson pulls down the rebound | 77-52 |
| 02:25 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Trexler - foul #1 on Joseph Trexler, team foul #8 | 77-52 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington (C) Kyle Wilson | |
| 02:25 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens makes the 1st free throw | 77-53 |
| 02:25 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens makes the 2nd free throw | 77-54 |
| 02:07 | Drake | Joseph Trexler makes the 3 from the right wing set up by William Smith | 80-54 |
| 01:58 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon hits the finger roll set up by Jack Mertens | 80-56 |
| 01:31 | Drake | William Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 80-56 |
| 01:30 | Drake | Edward Wong snags the offensive board | 80-56 |
| 01:07 | Drake | William Smith can't connect on a shot from close range | 80-56 |
| 01:06 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens pulls down the rebound | 80-56 |
| 01:04 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Trexler steps in front of the Leo Kalinowski pass in the backcourt | 80-56 |
| 00:41 | Drake | Ronald Watlington is called for the reach on Joseph Trexler - foul #4 on Ronald Watlington, team foul #8 | 80-56 |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Muir (SF) Edward Wong | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson (C) Ronald Watlington | |
| 00:41 | Drake | Joseph Trexler makes the 1st free throw | 81-56 |
| 00:41 | Drake | Joseph Trexler makes the 2nd free throw | 82-56 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Northern Iowa | Devin Opstein swats the layup by Kyle Wilson | 82-56 |
| 00:32 | Northern Iowa | Leo Kalinowski tips it back up and in | 82-58 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:10 | Drake | William Smith knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Trexler | 84-58 |
| 00:04 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 84-58 |
| 00:03 | Drake | Joseph Muir grabs the board | 84-58 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Joseph Trexler runs out the clock | 84-58 |