| Lineup | Drake | PG - Roger Gibbs (fresh) SG - Robert Reece (fresh) SF - Jeff Mooney (fresh) PF - Barry Able (fresh) C - Lawrence Aliff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Barros (fresh) SG - David Garvin (fresh) SF - James Winders (fresh) PF - James Wharton (fresh) C - Ronald Park (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros drills a 3 from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:27 | Drake | Roger Gibbs misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on David Garvin - foul #1 on David Garvin, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:27 | Drake | Roger Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:27 | Drake | Roger Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:25 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Mooney is called for the reach on Geoffrey Barros in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeff Mooney, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 19:11 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 19:09 | Drake | Jeff Mooney pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:53 | Drake | Roger Gibbs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 18:52 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:45 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Garvin and the foul's on Barry Able - foul #1 on Barry Able, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 18:45 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros misses the free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:45 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:39 | Drake | Barry Able clanks a turnaround near the basket | 2-5 |
| 18:37 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff misses the tip | 2-5 |
| 18:36 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:17 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 18:16 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park tips it back up and in | 2-7 |
| 17:56 | Drake | Roger Gibbs scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Lawrence Aliff | 4-7 |
| 17:36 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin loses the dribble to Robert Reece | 4-7 |
| 17:33 | Drake | Jeff Mooney lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Reece | 6-7 |
| 17:13 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin travels with the ball | 6-7 |
| Subs | Drake | James Dantzler (PG), Henry Hans (SG), Derek Weller (SF), Clay Brito (PF), John Smith (C) Roger Gibbs, Robert Reece, Jeff Mooney, Barry Able, Lawrence Aliff | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay (PG), Drew Beatty (SG), Loren Look (SF), Jared Canada (PF), Brian Fry (C) Geoffrey Barros, David Garvin, James Winders, James Wharton, Ronald Park | |
| 16:52 | Drake | James Dantzler can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 16:51 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Drew Beatty | 6-7 |
| 16:47 | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay's pass is intercepted by Henry Hans in the backcourt | 6-7 |
| 16:36 | Drake | James Dantzler makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Derek Weller | 9-7 |
| 16:15 | Northern Iowa | Brian Fry can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-7 |
| 16:13 | Northern Iowa | Brian Fry tips it but misses | 9-7 |
| 16:12 | Drake | The rebound goes to John Smith | 9-7 |
| 15:59 | Drake | Clay Brito banks in the layup | 11-7 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - James Dantzler (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Henry Hans (fairly fresh) SF - Derek Weller (fresh) PF - Clay Brito (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Taylor Ramsay (fresh) SG - Drew Beatty (fresh) SF - Loren Look (fresh) PF - Jared Canada (fresh) C - Brian Fry (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty lays it up and in set up by Loren Look | 11-9 |
| 15:23 | Drake | James Dantzler buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Derek Weller | 14-9 |
| 15:05 | Northern Iowa | Loren Look clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Derek Weller - foul #1 on Derek Weller, team foul #3 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Drake | Roger Gibbs (PG), Robert Reece (SG), Fred Conley (SF), Barry Able (PF), Lawrence Aliff (C) James Dantzler, Henry Hans, Derek Weller, Clay Brito, John Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG), David Garvin (SG), James Tull (PF), Ronald Park (C) Taylor Ramsay, Drew Beatty, Jared Canada, Brian Fry | |
| 15:05 | Northern Iowa | Loren Look makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 15:05 | Northern Iowa | Loren Look makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 14:56 | Drake | Roger Gibbs comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-11 |
| 14:55 | Northern Iowa | James Tull gets the rebound | 14-11 |
| 14:50 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-11 |
| 14:48 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff pulls down the rebound | 14-11 |
| 14:31 | Drake | Robert Reece misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-11 |
| 14:30 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park snags the defensive board | 14-11 |
| 14:09 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-14 |
| 13:51 | Drake | Roger Gibbs is fouled on the floor by Loren Look - foul #1 on Loren Look, team foul #2 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Drake | Jeff Mooney (SF) Fred Conley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Winders (SF), James Wharton (PF) Loren Look, James Tull | |
| 13:34 | Drake | Barry Able misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by James Winders - foul #1 on James Winders, team foul #3 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Drake | James Dantzler (PG) Roger Gibbs | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty (SG) David Garvin | |
| 13:34 | Drake | Barry Able makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 13:34 | Drake | Barry Able misses the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 13:34 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 13:27 | Drake | Robert Reece misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-14 |
| 13:26 | Drake | Barry Able gets the offensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 13:13 | Drake | Jeff Mooney is hacked by Geoffrey Barros - foul #1 on Geoffrey Barros, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Conley (PG), Clay Brito (PF) Robert Reece, Barry Able | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada (PG) Geoffrey Barros | |
| 12:57 | Drake | James Winders steals it from Clay Brito | 15-14 |
| 12:36 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada hits the finger roll on a great pass from Drew Beatty | 15-16 |
| 12:21 | Drake | James Dantzler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-16 |
| 12:20 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to James Wharton | 15-16 |
| 12:18 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Aliff is called for the reach on James Wharton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Aliff, team foul #4 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Drake | Roger Gibbs (PG), Henry Hans (SG), Derek Weller (PF), John Smith (C) Fred Conley, Jeff Mooney, Clay Brito, Lawrence Aliff | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay (PG), David Garvin (SG), James Tull (C) Drew Beatty, James Wharton, Ronald Park | |
| 12:07 | Northern Iowa | James Winders makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Taylor Ramsay and he's hacked by James Dantzler - foul #1 on James Dantzler, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Fry (C) James Tull | |
| 12:07 | Northern Iowa | James Winders makes the free throw | 15-19 |
| 11:55 | Drake | John Smith makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Roger Gibbs | 17-19 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Roger Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Hans (fresh) SF - James Dantzler (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Derek Weller (fresh) C - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Taylor Ramsay (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Garvin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Winders (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jared Canada (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Fry (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Northern Iowa | James Winders clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-19 |
| 11:40 | Drake | John Smith grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 11:11 | Drake | Derek Weller scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Henry Hans | 19-19 |
| 11:09 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Hans - foul #1 on Henry Hans, team foul #6 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Conley (PG), Robert Reece (SG), Barry Able (PF), Clay Brito (C) Roger Gibbs, Henry Hans, James Dantzler, John Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG), Drew Beatty (SG), James Tull (SF), James Wharton (PF), Ronald Park (C) Taylor Ramsay, David Garvin, James Winders, Jared Canada, Brian Fry | |
| 10:48 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park can't finish the layup but the foul's on Fred Conley - foul #1 on Fred Conley, team foul #7 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Drake | Jeff Mooney (SF) Derek Weller | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 10:48 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 10:48 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 10:29 | Drake | Barry Able lays it in | 21-21 |
| 10:15 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-21 |
| Subs | Drake | Lawrence Aliff (C) Clay Brito | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Loren Look (SF) James Wharton | |
| 09:58 | Drake | Robert Reece is fouled on the floor by Drew Beatty - foul #1 on Drew Beatty, team foul #5 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Drake | Roger Gibbs (PG) Jeff Mooney | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay (PG), David Garvin (SG) Geoffrey Barros, Drew Beatty | |
| 09:43 | Drake | Barry Able hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Lawrence Aliff | 23-21 |
| 09:34 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-21 |
| 09:33 | Drake | Fred Conley gets the rebound | 23-21 |
| 09:27 | Drake | Roger Gibbs clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner but the foul's on James Tull - foul #1 on James Tull, team foul #6 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Drake | Henry Hans (SG), James Dantzler (SF), Derek Weller (PF), John Smith (C) Robert Reece, Fred Conley, Barry Able, Lawrence Aliff | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Winders (SF), Jared Canada (PF) Loren Look, James Tull | |
| 09:27 | Drake | Roger Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 09:27 | Drake | Roger Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 09:27 | Drake | Roger Gibbs makes the 3rd free throw | 26-21 |
| 09:12 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin travels with the ball | 26-21 |
| Subs | Drake | Clay Brito (PF) Henry Hans | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Fry (C) Ronald Park | |
| 08:54 | Drake | Roger Gibbs knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-21 |
| 08:31 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Clay Brito - foul #1 on Clay Brito, team foul #8 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Drake | Henry Hans (SG), Jeff Mooney (SF) Roger Gibbs, John Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty (SG), James Wharton (PF), Ronald Park (C) Taylor Ramsay, David Garvin, Brian Fry | |
| 08:31 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 08:31 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada misses the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 08:31 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park snags the offensive board | 28-22 |
| 08:25 | Northern Iowa | James Winders can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jeff Mooney - foul #2 on Jeff Mooney, team foul #9 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Drake | Roger Gibbs (PG), Lawrence Aliff (C) Jeff Mooney, Derek Weller | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG) Jared Canada | |
| 08:25 | Northern Iowa | James Winders misses the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 08:25 | Northern Iowa | James Winders misses the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 08:25 | Drake | Clay Brito grabs the board | 28-22 |
| 08:08 | Drake | Ronald Park steals it from Henry Hans | 28-22 |
| 07:49 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros loses the dribble to Clay Brito | 28-22 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Roger Gibbs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Hans (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Dantzler (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Clay Brito (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Aliff (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Barros (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Drew Beatty (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Winders (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Wharton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Park (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Drake | Clay Brito misses the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Ronald Park - foul #1 on Ronald Park, team foul #7 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Conley (PG), Robert Reece (SG), Barry Able (C) Roger Gibbs, Henry Hans, Lawrence Aliff | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Loren Look (SF) James Winders | |
| 07:40 | Drake | Clay Brito makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 07:40 | Drake | Clay Brito makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 07:23 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Ronald Park and the foul's on James Dantzler - foul #2 on James Dantzler, team foul #10 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Drake | Derek Weller (SF), John Smith (C) James Dantzler, Clay Brito | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada (PG) Geoffrey Barros | |
| 07:23 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty makes the free throw | 30-25 |
| 07:08 | Drake | Robert Reece is hacked by James Wharton - foul #1 on James Wharton, team foul #8 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG), Brian Fry (C) James Wharton, Ronald Park | |
| 07:08 | Drake | Robert Reece misses the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 07:08 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada snags the defensive board | 30-25 |
| 06:48 | Northern Iowa | Loren Look clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-25 |
| 06:47 | Northern Iowa | Brian Fry tips it back up and in | 30-27 |
| 06:36 | Drake | Fred Conley misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Geoffrey Barros - foul #2 on Geoffrey Barros, team foul #9 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Drake | Jeff Mooney (SF) John Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay (PG), David Garvin (SG), James Winders (SF) Geoffrey Barros, Drew Beatty, Loren Look | |
| 06:36 | Drake | Fred Conley makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 06:36 | Drake | Fred Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 06:13 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-27 |
| 06:12 | Drake | Barry Able grabs the board | 32-27 |
| 05:55 | Drake | Robert Reece is called for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Reece, team foul #11 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Drake | James Dantzler (PG), Henry Hans (SG), Lawrence Aliff (C) Fred Conley, Robert Reece, Derek Weller | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Wharton (PF), Ronald Park (C) Jared Canada, Brian Fry | |
| 05:39 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-27 |
| 05:38 | Drake | Barry Able grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 05:23 | Drake | Barry Able banks in the layup set up by James Dantzler | 34-27 |
| 05:12 | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 34-27 |
| 05:10 | Northern Iowa | James Winders hits the follow up shot | 34-29 |
| 04:45 | Drake | Henry Hans scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Dantzler | 37-29 |
| 04:41 | Northern Iowa | James Dantzler picks off the pass by David Garvin in the backcourt | 37-29 |
| 04:22 | Drake | Henry Hans buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Dantzler | 40-29 |
| 04:07 | Northern Iowa | James Winders is hacked by Henry Hans - foul #2 on Henry Hans, team foul #12 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Drake | Roger Gibbs (PG), Robert Reece (SG), Derek Weller (SF), Clay Brito (PF), John Smith (C) James Dantzler, Henry Hans, Jeff Mooney, Barry Able, Lawrence Aliff | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty (SG), Jared Canada (PF) David Garvin, James Wharton | |
| 04:07 | Northern Iowa | James Winders makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 04:07 | Northern Iowa | James Winders misses the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 04:07 | Drake | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 40-30 |
| 03:51 | Drake | John Smith is whistled for a carry | 40-30 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG), Loren Look (SF) Taylor Ramsay, James Winders | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Roger Gibbs (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Reece (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Derek Weller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clay Brito (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Barros (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Drew Beatty (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Loren Look (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jared Canada (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Park (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-30 |
| 03:32 | Drake | John Smith gets the rebound | 40-30 |
| 03:14 | Drake | Derek Weller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-30 |
| Subs | Drake | James Dantzler (SF) Derek Weller | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Fry (C) Ronald Park | |
| 03:12 | Northern Iowa | Roger Gibbs steals the ball from Geoffrey Barros in the backcourt | 40-30 |
| 03:11 | Drake | Roger Gibbs hits the finger roll | 42-30 |
| 02:48 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Drew Beatty is denied by Clay Brito | 42-30 |
| 02:46 | Northern Iowa | Loren Look tips it back up and in | 42-32 |
| 02:20 | Drake | James Dantzler can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-32 |
| 02:18 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Loren Look | 42-32 |
| 02:00 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Geoffrey Barros | 42-34 |
| 01:38 | Drake | Robert Reece hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Clay Brito | 44-34 |
| 01:25 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-36 |
| 01:13 | Drake | Robert Reece makes the 3 from the right corner | 47-36 |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | John Smith is called for the reach on Brian Fry - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #13 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Conley (PG), Henry Hans (SG), Jeff Mooney (SF), Derek Weller (PF), Lawrence Aliff (C) Roger Gibbs, Robert Reece, James Dantzler, Clay Brito, John Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay (PG), David Garvin (SG), James Winders (SF), James Wharton (PF) Geoffrey Barros, Drew Beatty, Loren Look, Jared Canada | |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | Brian Fry makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | Brian Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 00:33 | Drake | Henry Hans misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-38 |
| 00:32 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 00:30 | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-38 |
| Subs | Drake | Barry Able (PF) Derek Weller | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park (C) Brian Fry | |
| 00:00 | Drake | Henry Hans hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-38 |