| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Bradley Steere (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Dismuke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Winningham (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Stamper (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Heilman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregg Richards (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Hayden (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Nathan Ogata (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Gregg Richards inbounds the ball | 18-25 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Drake | Bradley Steere steals it from Larry Heilman | 18-25 |
| 19:36 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere banks in the layup | 20-25 |
| 19:10 | Drake | Michael Stamper hits the finger roll set up by Larry Heilman and he's hacked by Alex Dismuke - foul #2 on Alex Dismuke, team foul #1 | 20-27 |
| 19:10 | Drake | Michael Stamper makes the free throw | 20-28 |
| 19:01 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 20-28 |
| 18:59 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham grabs the offensive board | 20-28 |
| 18:36 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Stamper - foul #2 on Michael Stamper, team foul #1 | 20-28 |
| 18:36 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere misses the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 18:36 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 18:07 | Drake | Gregg Richards misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-28 |
| 18:06 | Drake | Larry Heilman hits the follow up shot | 21-30 |
| 17:41 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Bradley Steere | 24-30 |
| 17:39 | Drake | Michael Stamper is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley Steere - foul #1 on Bradley Steere, team foul #2 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams (PG), Steven Record (SG), Jeremy Herman (SF), Denver Cox (PF), Thomas Hoelscher (C) Bradley Steere, Alex Dismuke, Larry Hayes, Wilbert Lane, Ronald Winningham | |
| Subs | Drake | David Cox (SF), Glenn Forshee (PF) Gregg Richards, John Hayden | |
| 17:19 | Drake | Larry Heilman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-30 |
| 17:17 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Glenn Forshee | 24-30 |
| 17:02 | Drake | Michael Stamper knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Larry Heilman | 24-32 |
| 16:45 | Northern Iowa | Steven Record is fouled on the floor by Larry Heilman - foul #3 on Larry Heilman, team foul #2 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke (SG) Steven Record | |
| Subs | Drake | Timothy Hughes (SG) Larry Heilman | |
| 16:20 | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox misses long on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Glenn Forshee - foul #1 on Glenn Forshee, team foul #3 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere (PG) Jeremy Herman | |
| Subs | Drake | Gregg Richards (SF) David Cox | |
| 16:20 | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 16:20 | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 16:20 | Drake | Nathan Ogata pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 16:01 | Drake | Michael Stamper misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-32 |
| 16:00 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher grabs the board | 25-32 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Bradley Steere (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alex Dismuke (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Travis Williams (fresh) PF - Denver Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Hoelscher (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Stamper (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Hughes (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Gregg Richards (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Glenn Forshee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathan Ogata (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke is open but comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 25-32 |
| 15:40 | Drake | Gregg Richards snags the defensive board | 25-32 |
| 15:18 | Drake | Nathan Ogata misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 25-32 |
| 15:17 | Drake | Nathan Ogata hits the follow up shot | 25-34 |
| 15:07 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Bradley Steere | 27-34 |
| 14:40 | Drake | Michael Stamper is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Michael Stamper, team foul #4 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman (PG), Steven Record (SG), Larry Hayes (SF), Wilbert Lane (PF), Ronald Winningham (C) Bradley Steere, Alex Dismuke, Travis Williams, Denver Cox, Thomas Hoelscher | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Lewis (PG), Larry Heilman (SG), David Cox (SF), John Hayden (PF), Rodney Lynch (C) Michael Stamper, Timothy Hughes, Gregg Richards, Glenn Forshee, Nathan Ogata | |
| 14:28 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 27-34 |
| 14:26 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane grabs the offensive board | 27-34 |
| 14:10 | Northern Iowa | Steven Record misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Larry Heilman - foul #4 on Larry Heilman, team foul #5 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | Timothy Hughes (SG) Larry Heilman | |
| 14:10 | Northern Iowa | Steven Record misses the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 14:10 | Northern Iowa | Steven Record makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 13:45 | Drake | Michael Lewis misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jeremy Herman - foul #1 on Jeremy Herman, team foul #3 | 28-34 |
| 13:45 | Drake | Michael Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 13:45 | Drake | Michael Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 13:19 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham can't finish the layup | 28-35 |
| 13:18 | Drake | David Cox grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 13:01 | Drake | Rodney Lynch drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by David Cox | 28-37 |
| 12:38 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham hits a fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Timothy Hughes - foul #3 on Timothy Hughes, team foul #6 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere (PG), Alex Dismuke (SG), Travis Williams (SF), Denver Cox (PF) Jeremy Herman, Steven Record, Larry Hayes, Wilbert Lane | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Stamper (PG), Gregg Richards (SF) Michael Lewis, David Cox | |
| 12:38 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham makes the free throw | 31-37 |
| 12:16 | Drake | Timothy Hughes clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-37 |
| 12:15 | Drake | Rodney Lynch tips it but misses | 31-37 |
| 12:13 | Drake | John Hayden grabs the offensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 11:49 | Drake | Timothy Hughes scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Stamper | 31-40 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Bradley Steere (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alex Dismuke (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Travis Williams (fresh) PF - Denver Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Winningham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Stamper (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Hughes (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregg Richards (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Hayden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Rodney Lynch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 31-40 |
| 11:31 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham gets the offensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 11:13 | Northern Iowa | John Hayden swats the short shot by Ronald Winningham | 31-40 |
| 11:12 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham tips it home | 33-40 |
| 10:55 | Drake | Michael Stamper misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 10:54 | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 10:48 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke's floater is knocked away by Rodney Lynch | 33-40 |
| 10:46 | Drake | Rodney Lynch pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 10:23 | Drake | Timothy Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 10:21 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 10:00 | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Ronald Winningham | 35-40 |
| 09:39 | Drake | John Hayden loses the dribble to Denver Cox | 35-40 |
| 09:18 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 09:16 | Drake | John Hayden grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 08:48 | Drake | Michael Stamper lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Hayden | 35-42 |
| 08:45 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke is hacked by Michael Stamper in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Stamper, team foul #7 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Record (PG), Larry Hayes (SF), Wilbert Lane (PF), Thomas Hoelscher (C) Bradley Steere, Travis Williams, Denver Cox, Ronald Winningham | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Lewis (PG), David Cox (SF), Glenn Forshee (PF), Nathan Ogata (C) Michael Stamper, Gregg Richards, John Hayden, Rodney Lynch | |
| 08:45 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 08:45 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 08:18 | Drake | Michael Lewis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 08:17 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 08:03 | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes misses the 3 from the left corner | 37-42 |
| 08:02 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane grabs the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 07:49 | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes clanks a floater from close range | 37-42 |
| 07:48 | Northern Iowa | Steven Record grabs the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Record (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Dismuke (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) 5 reb. C - Thomas Hoelscher (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Timothy Hughes (tired) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Cox (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Glenn Forshee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathan Ogata (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane clanks a floater near the basket | 37-42 |
| 07:30 | Drake | Nathan Ogata grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 07:05 | Drake | Michael Lewis makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Timothy Hughes | 37-44 |
| 06:45 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Glenn Forshee - foul #2 on Glenn Forshee, team foul #8 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere (PG), Jeremy Herman (SF), Denver Cox (PF), Jason Suiter (C) Steven Record, Larry Hayes, Wilbert Lane, Thomas Hoelscher | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Stamper (PG), Larry Heilman (SG), Gregg Richards (SF) Michael Lewis, Timothy Hughes, David Cox | |
| 06:45 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke misses the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 06:45 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 06:43 | Drake | Michael Stamper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-44 |
| 06:35 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke clanks a 3 from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 06:33 | Northern Iowa | Jason Suiter hits the follow up shot | 40-44 |
| 06:10 | Drake | Larry Heilman buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gregg Richards | 40-47 |
| 06:08 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Forshee is called for the reach on Alex Dismuke in the backcourt - foul #3 on Glenn Forshee, team foul #9 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams (SF) Jason Suiter | |
| Subs | Drake | John Hayden (PF) Glenn Forshee | |
| 06:08 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 06:08 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke misses the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 06:08 | Drake | John Hayden pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 05:47 | Drake | Bradley Steere steps in front of the Michael Stamper pass | 41-47 |
| 05:44 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere blows the dunk | 41-47 |
| 05:42 | Drake | John Hayden snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 05:14 | Drake | Michael Stamper buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Gregg Richards | 41-50 |
| 04:57 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Travis Williams | 44-50 |
| 04:28 | Drake | Nathan Ogata misses long on a floater from the left block | 44-50 |
| 04:27 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 04:17 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman's pass is intercepted by Larry Heilman | 44-50 |
| 03:56 | Drake | Michael Stamper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Record (SG), Larry Hayes (SF), Wilbert Lane (PF), Ronald Winningham (C) Alex Dismuke, Travis Williams, Jeremy Herman, Denver Cox | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Lewis (PG), David Cox (SF), Glenn Forshee (PF), Rodney Lynch (C) Michael Stamper, Gregg Richards, John Hayden, Nathan Ogata | |
| 03:33 | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes can't finish the layup | 44-50 |
| 03:32 | Drake | Rodney Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Bradley Steere (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steven Record (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) 5 reb. C - Ronald Winningham (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry Heilman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Cox (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Glenn Forshee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Rodney Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Drake | Rodney Lynch misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-50 |
| 03:10 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 02:49 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere is whistled for a carry | 44-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams (PG), Thomas Hoelscher (C) Bradley Steere, Ronald Winningham | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 02:46 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham (C) Thomas Hoelscher | |
| Subs | Drake | Gregg Richards (SF), Nathan Ogata (C) David Cox, Rodney Lynch | |
| 02:25 | Drake | Gregg Richards hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Lewis and the foul's on Travis Williams - foul #1 on Travis Williams, team foul #4 | 44-52 |
| 02:25 | Drake | Gregg Richards makes the free throw | 44-53 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:23 | Northern Iowa | Gregg Richards takes the ball from Steven Record in the backcourt | 44-53 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 02:09 | Drake | Nathan Ogata misses badly on a shot from the left side | 44-53 |
| 02:08 | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams pulls down the rebound | 44-53 |
| 02:08 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-53 |
| 02:04 | Northern Iowa | Michael Lewis takes the ball from Larry Hayes in the backcourt | 44-53 |
| 02:04 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 44-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere (PG), Alex Dismuke (SG) Travis Williams, Steven Record | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Stamper (PG), John Hayden (PF) Michael Lewis, Glenn Forshee | |
| 01:46 | Drake | Larry Heilman knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Stamper | 44-56 |
| 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 halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:37 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-56 |
| 01:36 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere tips it home | 46-56 |
| 01:07 | Drake | Michael Stamper can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Larry Hayes - foul #2 on Larry Hayes, team foul #5 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams (PG), Steven Record (SG), Jeremy Herman (SF), Denver Cox (PF), Thomas Hoelscher (C) Bradley Steere, Alex Dismuke, Larry Hayes, Wilbert Lane, Ronald Winningham | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 01:07 | Drake | Michael Stamper misses the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 01:07 | Drake | Michael Stamper makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | Larry Heilman steps in front of the Thomas Hoelscher pass | 46-57 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:25 | Drake | John Hayden connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Nathan Ogata and the foul's on Jeremy Herman - foul #2 on Jeremy Herman, team foul #6 | 46-59 |
| 00:25 | Drake | John Hayden misses the free throw | 46-59 |
| 00:25 | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox pulls down the rebound | 46-59 |
| 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 halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:19 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher's fadeaway is rejected by Gregg Richards | 46-59 |
| 00:17 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Denver Cox | 46-59 |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Steven Record is fouled on the floor by Nathan Ogata - foul #1 on Nathan Ogata, team foul #10 | 46-59 |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Steven Record makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Steven Record makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Michael Stamper runs out the clock | 48-59 |