| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joseph King (fresh) SG - James Boyd (fresh) SF - James Rogers (fresh) PF - Henry Young (fresh) C - Samuel Donegan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Simpson (fresh) SG - Michael Rasco (fresh) SF - Branden Licht (fresh) PF - Jonathan Estes (fresh) C - Ronald Seibold (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Donegan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Northern Iowa | John Simpson steals it from Henry Young | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Drake | Michael Rasco drills a jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Northern Iowa | James Rogers lays it in uncontested | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Drake | Michael Rasco comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by James Boyd - foul #1 on James Boyd, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Drake | Michael Rasco makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:39 | Drake | Michael Rasco makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:22 | Northern Iowa | Henry Young misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Branden Licht - foul #1 on Branden Licht, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:22 | Northern Iowa | Henry Young makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:22 | Northern Iowa | Henry Young makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:01 | Drake | Branden Licht clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 4-4 |
| 17:59 | Northern Iowa | James Boyd snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 17:49 | Northern Iowa | Henry Young is hacked by John Simpson - foul #1 on John Simpson, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Griffin (SG), Michael Whitton (C) James Boyd, Samuel Donegan | |
| Subs | Drake | Jeffrey Hess (C) Ronald Seibold | |
| 17:32 | Northern Iowa | Joseph King hits a wide open 3 from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 17:15 | Drake | Michael Whitton is called for the reach on John Simpson - foul #1 on Michael Whitton, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Danny Golden (PG), Raymond Hester (C) Joseph King, Henry Young | |
| Subs | Drake | Brandon Longoria (SF) Branden Licht | |
| 17:04 | Drake | Raymond Hester steps in front of the Michael Rasco pass | 7-4 |
| 16:48 | Northern Iowa | James Rogers can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Michael Rasco - foul #1 on Michael Rasco, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Dooley (PG), James Brown (SG), Nelson Iliff (C) John Simpson, Michael Rasco, Jonathan Estes | |
| 16:48 | Northern Iowa | James Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:48 | Northern Iowa | James Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 16:28 | Drake | Jeffrey Hess banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Dooley | 9-6 |
| 16:26 | Northern Iowa | Donald Griffin travels in the backcourt | 9-6 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Boyd (SG), Samuel Donegan (C) James Rogers, Raymond Hester | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 16:06 | Drake | Michael Dooley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-6 |
| 16:04 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to James Boyd | 9-6 |
| 15:59 | Northern Iowa | Nelson Iliff steps in front of the Michael Whitton pass in the backcourt | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Danny Golden (fresh) SG - James Boyd (fresh) SF - Donald Griffin (fresh) PF - Michael Whitton (fairly fresh) C - Samuel Donegan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Dooley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) SF - Brandon Longoria (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Hess (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nelson Iliff (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Drake | Michael Dooley drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Brandon Longoria | 9-9 |
| 15:24 | Northern Iowa | Michael Whitton's fadeaway is rejected by Nelson Iliff | 9-9 |
| 15:23 | Drake | Brandon Longoria snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 15:01 | Drake | Brandon Longoria banks in the layup set up by Jeffrey Hess | 9-11 |
| 14:59 | Northern Iowa | Danny Golden is hacked by Michael Dooley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Dooley, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph King (PG), Willie Campbell (SG), James Rogers (SF), Henry Young (PF), Raymond Hester (C) Danny Golden, James Boyd, Donald Griffin, Michael Whitton, Samuel Donegan | |
| Subs | Drake | John Simpson (PG), Michael Rasco (SG), Branden Licht (SF), Jonathan Estes (PF), Ronald Seibold (C) Michael Dooley, James Brown, Brandon Longoria, Jeffrey Hess, Nelson Iliff | |
| 14:51 | Northern Iowa | James Rogers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-11 |
| 14:36 | Drake | Branden Licht makes the jumper from the right side set up by Michael Rasco | 9-13 |
| 14:20 | Northern Iowa | Willie Campbell connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 14:00 | Drake | Michael Rasco double dribbles | 11-13 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Danny Golden (SG) Willie Campbell | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 13:58 | Northern Iowa | Danny Golden's pass is intercepted by Michael Rasco in the backcourt | 11-13 |
| 13:46 | Drake | Michael Rasco misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-13 |
| 13:44 | Northern Iowa | Henry Young gets the rebound | 11-13 |
| 13:39 | Northern Iowa | Joseph King hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 13:37 | Drake | Branden Licht pulls down the rebound | 11-13 |
| 13:08 | Drake | Michael Rasco hits the finger roll | 11-15 |
| 12:52 | Northern Iowa | Danny Golden hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by James Rogers | 13-15 |
| 12:25 | Drake | John Simpson is hacked by Joseph King - foul #1 on Joseph King, team foul #3 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Willie Campbell (PG), James Boyd (SG), Donald Griffin (SF), Michael Whitton (PF), Samuel Donegan (C) Joseph King, Danny Golden, James Rogers, Henry Young, Raymond Hester | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Dooley (PG), James Brown (SG), Brandon Longoria (SF), Jeffrey Hess (PF), Nelson Iliff (C) John Simpson, Michael Rasco, Branden Licht, Jonathan Estes, Ronald Seibold | |
| 12:11 | Drake | Nelson Iliff misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 13-15 |
| 12:09 | Northern Iowa | Michael Whitton pulls down the rebound | 13-15 |
| 11:52 | Northern Iowa | James Boyd hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-15 |
| 11:51 | Drake | Nelson Iliff grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Willie Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Boyd (fresh) SF - Donald Griffin (fresh) PF - Michael Whitton (fresh) C - Samuel Donegan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Dooley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) SF - Brandon Longoria (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Hess (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nelson Iliff (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Drake | Samuel Donegan is called for the reach on James Brown - foul #1 on Samuel Donegan, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Rogers (SF) Michael Whitton | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 11:17 | Drake | Brandon Longoria is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Brandon Longoria, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Henry Young (PF) Donald Griffin | |
| Subs | Drake | Neil Olsen (SF), Russell Hyde (C) Brandon Longoria, Jeffrey Hess | |
| 11:15 | Northern Iowa | Willie Campbell is hacked by Russell Hyde in the backcourt - foul #1 on Russell Hyde, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| 11:00 | Northern Iowa | Henry Young is hacked by Russell Hyde - foul #2 on Russell Hyde, team foul #7 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph King (PG) Willie Campbell | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Rasco (SG), Jonathan Estes (PF) James Brown, Russell Hyde | |
| 11:00 | Northern Iowa | Henry Young misses the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 11:00 | Drake | Jonathan Estes gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 10:53 | Drake | Nelson Iliff hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 13-15 |
| 10:51 | Drake | Nelson Iliff pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 10:41 | Drake | Michael Dooley misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-15 |
| 10:39 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Nelson Iliff | 13-15 |
| 10:25 | Drake | Jonathan Estes double dribbles | 13-15 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Danny Golden (SG), Michael Whitton (PF), Keneth Marcellus (C) James Boyd, Henry Young, Samuel Donegan | |
| Subs | Drake | John Simpson (PG), Ronald Seibold (C) Michael Dooley, Nelson Iliff | |
| 10:01 | Northern Iowa | Danny Golden can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Jonathan Estes - foul #1 on Jonathan Estes, team foul #8 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Raymond Hester (SF) James Rogers | |
| Subs | Drake | James Brown (SG), Branden Licht (SF), Brandon Longoria (PF), Jeffrey Hess (C) Michael Rasco, Neil Olsen, Jonathan Estes, Ronald Seibold | |
| 10:01 | Northern Iowa | Danny Golden makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:01 | Northern Iowa | Danny Golden makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 09:40 | Drake | Raymond Hester steals it from James Brown | 15-15 |
| 09:37 | Northern Iowa | Joseph King lays it up and in on a great pass from Raymond Hester | 17-15 |
| 09:21 | Drake | John Simpson buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from James Brown and he's hacked by Michael Whitton - foul #2 on Michael Whitton, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Griffin (SG), Henry Young (PF) Joseph King, Michael Whitton | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 09:21 | Drake | John Simpson makes the free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:19 | Northern Iowa | James Brown is called for the reach on Donald Griffin in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #9 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Rogers (SF) Keneth Marcellus | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 09:19 | Northern Iowa | Donald Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:19 | Drake | Jeffrey Hess snags the defensive board | 17-18 |
| 09:07 | Drake | James Brown is hacked by Danny Golden - foul #1 on Danny Golden, team foul #6 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Donegan (C) Raymond Hester | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Rasco (SG), Jonathan Estes (PF), Nelson Iliff (C) James Brown, Brandon Longoria, Jeffrey Hess | |
| 08:51 | Drake | Henry Young steals it from Jonathan Estes | 17-18 |
| 08:34 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Donegan connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Danny Golden | 19-18 |
| 08:16 | Drake | Jonathan Estes makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Michael Rasco | 19-21 |
| 07:59 | Northern Iowa | James Rogers misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Branden Licht - foul #2 on Branden Licht, team foul #10 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph King (PG), James Boyd (SG), Raymond Hester (C) Danny Golden, Donald Griffin, Samuel Donegan | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Dooley (PG), James Brown (SG), Neil Olsen (SF), Ronald Seibold (C) John Simpson, Michael Rasco, Branden Licht, Nelson Iliff | |
| 07:59 | Northern Iowa | James Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:59 | Northern Iowa | James Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:59 | Drake | Ronald Seibold snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 07:44 | Drake | Jonathan Estes misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 20-21 |
| 07:42 | Drake | Neil Olsen hits the follow up shot | 20-23 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joseph King (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Boyd (fresh) SF - James Rogers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Henry Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Hester (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Dooley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Neil Olsen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Estes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Seibold (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Northern Iowa | Henry Young can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Jonathan Estes - foul #2 on Jonathan Estes, team foul #11 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keneth Marcellus (C) James Rogers | |
| Subs | Drake | Brandon Longoria (SF), Jeffrey Hess (PF) Neil Olsen, Jonathan Estes | |
| 07:25 | Northern Iowa | Henry Young makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 07:25 | Northern Iowa | Henry Young misses the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 07:25 | Drake | Jeffrey Hess pulls down the rebound | 21-23 |
| 07:08 | Drake | Jeffrey Hess misses the easy layup | 21-23 |
| 07:06 | Northern Iowa | Raymond Hester pulls down the rebound | 21-23 |
| 06:52 | Northern Iowa | James Boyd knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph King | 24-23 |
| 06:41 | Drake | Jeffrey Hess comes up short on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Henry Young - foul #1 on Henry Young, team foul #7 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Griffin (SF), Samuel Donegan (C) Raymond Hester, Keneth Marcellus | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Rasco (SG), Nelson Iliff (C) James Brown, Ronald Seibold | |
| 06:41 | Drake | Jeffrey Hess makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 06:41 | Drake | Jeffrey Hess makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 06:23 | Northern Iowa | James Boyd misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-25 |
| 06:21 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Donegan grabs the offensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 06:03 | Northern Iowa | Joseph King misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-25 |
| 06:02 | Northern Iowa | Henry Young hits the follow up shot | 26-25 |
| 05:38 | Drake | Brandon Longoria makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Dooley | 26-27 |
| 05:17 | Northern Iowa | James Boyd loses the dribble to Michael Rasco | 26-27 |
| 05:01 | Drake | Jeffrey Hess is fouled on the floor by Henry Young - foul #2 on Henry Young, team foul #8 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Danny Golden (PG), Willie Campbell (SG), James Rogers (SF), Raymond Hester (PF), Keneth Marcellus (C) Joseph King, James Boyd, Donald Griffin, Henry Young, Samuel Donegan | |
| Subs | Drake | John Simpson (PG), James Brown (SG), Neil Olsen (SF), Ronald Seibold (C) Michael Dooley, Michael Rasco, Brandon Longoria, Nelson Iliff | |
| 05:01 | Drake | Jeffrey Hess misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 05:01 | Northern Iowa | James Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 04:39 | Northern Iowa | James Rogers misses long on an open turnaround from the right block | 26-27 |
| 04:38 | Northern Iowa | Keneth Marcellus snags the offensive board | 26-27 |
| 04:18 | Northern Iowa | Willie Campbell connects on the open jumper from the free throw line | 28-27 |
| 04:00 | Drake | Ronald Seibold hits the finger roll on a great pass from Neil Olsen | 28-29 |
| 03:42 | Northern Iowa | Raymond Hester drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Danny Golden | 31-29 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Danny Golden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raymond Hester (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Keneth Marcellus (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Neil Olsen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Hess (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Seibold (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 03:26 | Drake | John Simpson is fouled on the floor by Keneth Marcellus - foul #1 on Keneth Marcellus, team foul #9 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph King (PG), Michael Whitton (PF) Willie Campbell, Keneth Marcellus | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Rasco (SG), Branden Licht (SF), Jonathan Estes (PF), Nelson Iliff (C) James Brown, Neil Olsen, Jeffrey Hess, Ronald Seibold | |
| 03:26 | Drake | John Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 03:26 | Drake | John Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 03:05 | Northern Iowa | Joseph King is hacked by Jonathan Estes - foul #3 on Jonathan Estes, team foul #12 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Griffin (SG), Samuel Donegan (C) Danny Golden, Raymond Hester | |
| Subs | Drake | Russell Hyde (C) Jonathan Estes | |
| 03:05 | Northern Iowa | Joseph King makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 03:05 | Northern Iowa | Joseph King makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 02:41 | Drake | John Simpson's pass is intercepted by Samuel Donegan | 33-31 |
| 02:26 | Northern Iowa | Michael Whitton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 02:24 | Drake | Branden Licht gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 02:10 | Drake | John Simpson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Branden Licht | 33-34 |
| 01:49 | Northern Iowa | Donald Griffin connects on the open 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Joseph King | 36-34 |
| 01:33 | Drake | John Simpson misses the 3 from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 01:31 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Donegan pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 01:28 | Northern Iowa | Michael Rasco is called for the reach on Joseph King in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Rasco, team foul #13 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Boyd (SG), Raymond Hester (SF), Henry Young (PF), Keneth Marcellus (C) Donald Griffin, James Rogers, Michael Whitton, Samuel Donegan | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Dooley (PG), James Brown (SG), Neil Olsen (SF), Brandon Longoria (PF), Ronald Seibold (C) John Simpson, Michael Rasco, Branden Licht, Nelson Iliff, Russell Hyde | |
| 01:28 | Northern Iowa | Joseph King misses the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 01:28 | Northern Iowa | Joseph King makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 01:10 | Drake | Neil Olsen knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Dooley | 37-37 |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | Joseph King throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Danny Golden (PG) Joseph King | |
| Subs | Drake | Jeffrey Hess (PF) Neil Olsen | |
| 00:55 | Drake | Michael Dooley knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Brandon Longoria | 37-40 |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | Raymond Hester is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 37-40 |
| 00:37 | Drake | Brandon Longoria misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on James Boyd - foul #2 on James Boyd, team foul #10 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Rasco (SG) James Brown | |
| 00:37 | Drake | Brandon Longoria makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 00:37 | Drake | Brandon Longoria makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 00:16 | Northern Iowa | Raymond Hester connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Danny Golden | 39-42 |
| 00:03 | Drake | Brandon Longoria's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Young | 39-42 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | James Boyd grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | James Boyd misses the fullcourt shot | 39-42 |