| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Hamrick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 stl. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Townsend (fresh) 9 pts. PF - William Warden (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Weingarten (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Barth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marlin Jacobs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith McQuaig (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| 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) | |
| 19:42 | Northern Iowa | John Barth steals the ball from Kevin Orbison | 29-31 |
| 19:38 | Drake | Frank Weingarten banks in the layup on a great pass from John Barth | 29-33 |
| 19:23 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Keith McQuaig - foul #3 on Keith McQuaig, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | Eddie Goodwin (C) Keith McQuaig | |
| 19:23 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 19:23 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 18:54 | Drake | Eddie Goodwin misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 30-33 |
| 18:53 | Drake | Frank Weingarten pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 18:35 | Drake | John Lewis is fouled on the floor by Samuel Townsend - foul #2 on Samuel Townsend, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| 18:25 | Drake | Eddie Goodwin misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 30-33 |
| 18:24 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 17:57 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison misses the floater from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 17:56 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 17:35 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs misses the fadeaway in the lane | 30-33 |
| 17:33 | Northern Iowa | William Warden snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 17:30 | Northern Iowa | William Warden throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg (PG), Ray Hudak (SG), Dennis Spivey (SF), Lawrence Tarkowski (PF), John Armstrong (C) William Hamrick, Kevin Orbison, Samuel Townsend, William Warden, Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | Drake | Lucio Russo (PG), Hubert Williams (SG), Carroll Pascoe (SF), Carl Sturgeon (C) John Lewis, Frank Weingarten, John Barth, Eddie Goodwin | |
| 17:16 | Drake | Hubert Williams clanks a floater from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 17:15 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs grabs the offensive board | 30-33 |
| 17:02 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by John Armstrong - foul #1 on John Armstrong, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| 17:02 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon misses the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 17:02 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 16:36 | Northern Iowa | Carl Sturgeon denies the turnaround by Dennis Spivey | 30-34 |
| 16:34 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong grabs the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 16:24 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Ray Hudak, team foul #3 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (PG) Ray Hudak | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 16:01 | Drake | Hubert Williams is hacked by Dennis Spivey - foul #1 on Dennis Spivey, team foul #4 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison (SG), Samuel Townsend (SF) Harry Berg, Lawrence Tarkowski | |
| Subs | Drake | John Lewis (PG), Frank Weingarten (SG), John Barth (PF), Eddie Goodwin (C) Lucio Russo, Hubert Williams, Marlin Jacobs, Carl Sturgeon | |
| 15:39 | Drake | Eddie Goodwin is whistled for a carry | 30-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG), Don Schimmel (C) William Hamrick, John Armstrong | |
| Subs | Drake | Keith McQuaig (C) Carroll Pascoe | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Townsend (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Dennis Spivey (fresh) 6 pts. C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Weingarten (fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Barth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddie Goodwin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Keith McQuaig (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:25 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-34 |
| 15:24 | Drake | Eddie Goodwin grabs the board | 30-34 |
| 15:04 | Drake | John Barth misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 30-34 |
| 15:03 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend pulls down the rebound | 30-34 |
| 14:42 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-34 |
| 14:40 | Drake | Keith McQuaig gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 14:36 | Drake | John Barth comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 30-34 |
| 14:35 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Dennis Spivey | 30-34 |
| 14:09 | Northern Iowa | Frank Weingarten takes the ball from Don Schimmel | 30-34 |
| 14:06 | Drake | John Lewis throws it down set up by Frank Weingarten | 30-36 |
| 13:54 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-36 |
| 13:53 | Drake | Eddie Goodwin snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 13:47 | Drake | John Lewis connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Barth | 30-39 |
| 13:24 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey misses badly on the uncontested jump hook in the paint | 30-39 |
| 13:23 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend hits the follow up shot | 32-39 |
| 13:03 | Drake | John Lewis is whistled for traveling | 32-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (PG), Harry Berg (SG), Lawrence Tarkowski (SF), William Warden (PF), John Armstrong (C) Robert Anderson, Kevin Orbison, Samuel Townsend, Dennis Spivey, Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | Drake | Lucio Russo (PG), Hubert Williams (SG), Carroll Pascoe (SF), Marlin Jacobs (PF), Carl Sturgeon (C) John Lewis, Frank Weingarten, John Barth, Eddie Goodwin, Keith McQuaig | |
| 13:01 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick is hacked by Hubert Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hubert Williams, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| 12:47 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong makes the jump hook from the left block | 34-39 |
| 12:28 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Lucio Russo | 34-42 |
| 12:12 | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Lawrence Tarkowski | 37-42 |
| 11:56 | Drake | Hubert Williams clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-42 |
| 11:54 | Northern Iowa | William Warden snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 11:46 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski is open but comes up short on the floater in the lane | 37-42 |
| 11:44 | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg grabs the offensive board | 37-42 |
| 11:24 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from close range | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Hamrick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 stl. SG - Harry Berg (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Tarkowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Warden (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - John Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Lucio Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Hubert Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Carroll Pascoe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marlin Jacobs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Sturgeon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG), Ray Hudak (SF), Don Schimmel (C) Harry Berg, William Warden, John Armstrong | |
| Subs | Drake | Frank Weingarten (SG), John Barth (SF), Keith McQuaig (C) Hubert Williams, Carroll Pascoe, Carl Sturgeon | |
| 11:08 | Northern Iowa | John Barth steals the ball from Don Schimmel in the backcourt | 39-42 |
| 10:53 | Drake | Lucio Russo can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 10:51 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 10:49 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick is hacked by Frank Weingarten in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Weingarten, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison (SG), Samuel Townsend (SF), William Warden (PF) William Hamrick, Ray Hudak, Lawrence Tarkowski | |
| Subs | Drake | John Lewis (PG) Lucio Russo | |
| 10:36 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 39-42 |
| 10:34 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 10:15 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 10:13 | Drake | Frank Weingarten hits the follow up shot | 39-44 |
| 10:11 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by John Lewis - foul #3 on John Lewis, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| 09:54 | Northern Iowa | A charge is called on William Warden - foul #1 on William Warden, team foul #5 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey (C) Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | Drake | Carroll Pascoe (SF) John Barth | |
| 09:41 | Drake | John Lewis knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Keith McQuaig | 39-47 |
| 09:37 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison is hacked by Frank Weingarten in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frank Weingarten, team foul #5 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong (C) William Warden | |
| Subs | Drake | Lucio Russo (PG) John Lewis | |
| 09:32 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong can't connect on a jumper from close range | 39-47 |
| 09:31 | Drake | Keith McQuaig snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 09:11 | Drake | Samuel Townsend steps in front of the Marlin Jacobs pass | 39-47 |
| 08:47 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Dennis Spivey | 42-47 |
| 08:26 | Drake | Frank Weingarten misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-47 |
| 08:25 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Samuel Townsend | 42-47 |
| 08:08 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey makes the shot from close range set up by Kevin Orbison | 44-47 |
| 07:53 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 44-47 |
| 07:51 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs snags the offensive board | 44-47 |
| 07:37 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Keith McQuaig | 44-49 |
| 07:28 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Frank Weingarten - foul #4 on Frank Weingarten, team foul #6 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (PG), Harry Berg (SG), Ray Hudak (SF), Lawrence Tarkowski (PF), Don Schimmel (C) Robert Anderson, Kevin Orbison, Samuel Townsend, Dennis Spivey, John Armstrong | |
| Subs | Drake | John Lewis (PG), Hubert Williams (SG), John Barth (SF), Eddie Goodwin (PF), Carl Sturgeon (C) Lucio Russo, Frank Weingarten, Carroll Pascoe, Marlin Jacobs, Keith McQuaig | |
| 07:19 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski is wide open but clanks a shot from close range | 44-49 |
| 07:17 | Drake | Eddie Goodwin gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Hamrick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 stl. SG - Harry Berg (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Hudak (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Lawrence Tarkowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Hubert Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Barth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eddie Goodwin (fresh) 5 reb. C - Carl Sturgeon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Drake | Hubert Williams is hacked by Don Schimmel - foul #1 on Don Schimmel, team foul #6 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Warden (PF) Ray Hudak | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 06:48 | Drake | Eddie Goodwin misses the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Lawrence Tarkowski - foul #1 on Lawrence Tarkowski, team foul #7 | 44-49 |
| 06:48 | Drake | Eddie Goodwin makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 06:48 | Drake | Eddie Goodwin makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 06:33 | Northern Iowa | William Warden banks in the layup | 46-51 |
| 06:11 | Drake | Eddie Goodwin connects on the floater from the right side set up by John Barth | 46-53 |
| 05:55 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Carl Sturgeon - foul #2 on Carl Sturgeon, team foul #7 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG), Ray Hudak (SF) Harry Berg, William Warden | |
| Subs | Drake | Lucio Russo (PG), Marlin Jacobs (PF) Hubert Williams, Carl Sturgeon | |
| 05:55 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski misses the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 05:55 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 05:55 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 05:47 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Robert Anderson | 48-53 |
| 05:29 | Drake | Lucio Russo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Barth | 48-55 |
| 05:26 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak is fouled in the backcourt by John Lewis - foul #4 on John Lewis, team foul #8 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Warden (PF), Dennis Spivey (C) Lawrence Tarkowski, Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | Drake | Frank Weingarten (SG) John Lewis | |
| 05:26 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak misses the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 05:26 | Drake | The rebound goes to Marlin Jacobs | 48-55 |
| 05:07 | Drake | Frank Weingarten travels with the ball | 48-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend (SF) William Hamrick | |
| Subs | Drake | Carroll Pascoe (SF), Keith McQuaig (C) John Barth, Marlin Jacobs | |
| 04:54 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 48-55 |
| 04:52 | Northern Iowa | William Warden snags the offensive board | 48-55 |
| 04:30 | Northern Iowa | Carroll Pascoe is called for the reach on Ray Hudak - foul #3 on Carroll Pascoe, team foul #9 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison (SG), John Armstrong (C) Robert Anderson, William Warden | |
| Subs | Drake | John Lewis (PG), Hubert Williams (SG), Carl Sturgeon (PF) Lucio Russo, Frank Weingarten, Eddie Goodwin | |
| 04:30 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 04:30 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 04:15 | Drake | John Lewis makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-57 |
| 03:55 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-57 |
| 03:53 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong misses the tip | 50-57 |
| 03:52 | Drake | Carl Sturgeon gets the rebound | 50-57 |
| 03:29 | Drake | Carroll Pascoe misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-57 |
| 03:28 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison gets the rebound | 50-57 |
| 03:14 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Keith McQuaig - foul #4 on Keith McQuaig, team foul #10 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG), Lawrence Tarkowski (SF), William Warden (PF) Ray Hudak, Samuel Townsend, Dennis Spivey | |
| Subs | Drake | Lucio Russo (PG), Frank Weingarten (SG), John Barth (SF), Marlin Jacobs (PF), Eddie Goodwin (C) John Lewis, Hubert Williams, Carroll Pascoe, Carl Sturgeon, Keith McQuaig | |
| 03:14 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 03:14 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Tarkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Warden (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - John Armstrong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Lucio Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frank Weingarten (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Barth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Marlin Jacobs (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Eddie Goodwin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Drake | Frank Weingarten makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Barth | 51-60 |
| 02:48 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend (SF), Don Schimmel (C) Lawrence Tarkowski, John Armstrong | |
| Subs | Drake | John Lewis (PG), Carl Sturgeon (C) Lucio Russo, Eddie Goodwin | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:36 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-60 |
| 02:34 | Northern Iowa | William Warden pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 02:15 | Northern Iowa | Marlin Jacobs steps in front of the Kevin Orbison pass | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:52 | Drake | William Warden is called for the reach on Frank Weingarten - foul #2 on William Warden, team foul #8 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | Keith McQuaig (C) Carl Sturgeon | |
| 01:52 | Drake | Frank Weingarten makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 01:52 | Drake | Frank Weingarten makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 01:30 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-62 |
| 01:28 | Drake | John Barth grabs the defensive rebound | 51-62 |
| 01:03 | Drake | Kevin Orbison steals the ball from Marlin Jacobs | 51-62 |
| 00:58 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison can't finish the layup | 51-62 |
| 00:56 | Northern Iowa | William Warden gets the offensive rebound | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:53 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 51-62 |
| 00:52 | Drake | Marlin Jacobs gets the rebound | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:31 | Drake | John Barth connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Frank Weingarten | 51-64 |
| 00:25 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 51-64 |
| 00:23 | Drake | Keith McQuaig grabs the board | 51-64 |
| 00:00 | Drake | John Lewis runs out the clock | 51-64 |