| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Bradley Steere (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alex Dismuke (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Winningham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Stamper (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Heilman (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Cox (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Hayden (fresh) 3 reb. C - Nathan Ogata (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | David Cox inbounds the ball | 32-36 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Drake | John Hayden travels with the ball | 32-36 |
| 19:22 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham misses the easy layup | 32-36 |
| 19:21 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham gets the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 19:02 | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes misses short on a floater from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 19:00 | Drake | David Cox snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 18:39 | Drake | Michael Stamper comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 18:38 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 18:33 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 18:31 | Drake | David Cox pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 18:10 | Drake | Nathan Ogata is hacked by Ronald Winningham - foul #1 on Ronald Winningham, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams (SF), Denver Cox (PF) Larry Hayes, Wilbert Lane | |
| Subs | Drake | Glenn Forshee (PF) John Hayden | |
| 17:49 | Drake | Nathan Ogata drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Larry Heilman and he's fouled by Ronald Winningham - foul #2 on Ronald Winningham, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman (SF), Thomas Hoelscher (C) Bradley Steere, Ronald Winningham | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 17:49 | Drake | Nathan Ogata makes the free throw | 32-39 |
| 17:37 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke is whistled for a carry | 32-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Record (SG) Alex Dismuke | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 17:14 | Drake | Travis Williams takes the ball from Nathan Ogata | 32-39 |
| 17:11 | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams lays it up and in | 34-39 |
| 16:45 | Drake | Nathan Ogata makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Heilman | 34-42 |
| 16:42 | Northern Iowa | Larry Heilman steals it from Steven Record in the backcourt | 34-42 |
| 16:41 | Drake | David Cox blows the layup | 34-42 |
| 16:39 | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox pulls down the rebound | 34-42 |
| 16:37 | Northern Iowa | Larry Heilman is called for the reach on Denver Cox in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Heilman, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere (PG), Alex Dismuke (SG), Larry Hayes (SF), Wilbert Lane (PF), Ronald Winningham (C) Travis Williams, Steven Record, Jeremy Herman, Denver Cox, Thomas Hoelscher | |
| Subs | Drake | John Hayden (PF) Glenn Forshee | |
| 16:21 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 16:20 | Drake | Larry Heilman pulls down the rebound | 34-42 |
| 16:05 | Drake | Nathan Ogata comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-42 |
| 16:03 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to John Hayden | 34-42 |
| 15:45 | Drake | Michael Stamper comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 15:43 | Drake | Nathan Ogata grabs the offensive board | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Bradley Steere (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alex Dismuke (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wilbert Lane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Winningham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Stamper (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Heilman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Cox (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hayden (fresh) 4 reb. C - Nathan Ogata (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Drake | Nathan Ogata misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-42 |
| 15:20 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham pulls down the rebound | 34-42 |
| 15:15 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Larry Heilman - foul #3 on Larry Heilman, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Record (SG), Travis Williams (SF), Denver Cox (PF), Thomas Hoelscher (C) Alex Dismuke, Larry Hayes, Wilbert Lane, Ronald Winningham | |
| Subs | Drake | Timothy Hughes (SG), Gregg Richards (SF), Glenn Forshee (PF), Rodney Lynch (C) Michael Stamper, David Cox, John Hayden, Nathan Ogata | |
| 15:15 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 15:15 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 14:55 | Drake | Gregg Richards is hacked by Steven Record - foul #1 on Steven Record, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman (SF) Bradley Steere | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 14:34 | Drake | Timothy Hughes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-42 |
| 14:14 | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox double dribbles | 36-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke (SG) Steven Record | |
| Subs | Drake | John Hayden (PF) Glenn Forshee | |
| 13:45 | Drake | Gregg Richards buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Larry Heilman | 36-44 |
| 13:28 | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox's floater is tipped away by Gregg Richards | 36-44 |
| 13:26 | Drake | Timothy Hughes pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 13:05 | Drake | Larry Heilman buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Hughes | 36-47 |
| 12:47 | Northern Iowa | Gregg Richards swats the layup by Thomas Hoelscher | 36-47 |
| 12:45 | Drake | Rodney Lynch pulls down the rebound | 36-47 |
| 12:26 | Drake | Rodney Lynch's fadeaway is rejected by Jeremy Herman | 36-47 |
| 12:24 | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox grabs the board | 36-47 |
| 12:22 | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Travis Williams, team foul #4 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere (PG), Steven Record (SG), Larry Hayes (SF), Wilbert Lane (PF), Ronald Winningham (C) Travis Williams, Alex Dismuke, Jeremy Herman, Denver Cox, Thomas Hoelscher | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Stamper (PG), Glenn Forshee (PF), Nathan Ogata (C) Timothy Hughes, John Hayden, Rodney Lynch | |
| 12:00 | Drake | Nathan Ogata clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-47 |
| 11:58 | Drake | Nathan Ogata tips it in | 36-49 |
| 11:41 | Northern Iowa | Steven Record hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-49 |
| 11:40 | Drake | Nathan Ogata grabs the board | 36-49 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Bradley Steere (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Record (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Larry Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Winningham (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Stamper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Heilman (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregg Richards (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Glenn Forshee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathan Ogata (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Drake | Michael Stamper misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-49 |
| 11:17 | Drake | Glenn Forshee misses the tip | 36-49 |
| 11:15 | Northern Iowa | Steven Record grabs the defensive rebound | 36-49 |
| 11:01 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham hits the finger roll | 38-49 |
| 10:41 | Drake | Nathan Ogata hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Michael Stamper and the foul's on Larry Hayes - foul #3 on Larry Hayes, team foul #5 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke (SG), Denver Cox (PF) Steven Record, Wilbert Lane | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Lewis (SG), David Cox (SF), Gilbert Lavoie (PF) Larry Heilman, Gregg Richards, Glenn Forshee | |
| 10:41 | Drake | Nathan Ogata makes the free throw | 38-52 |
| 10:18 | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox misses the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Lewis - foul #2 on Michael Lewis, team foul #3 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams (PG), Jeremy Herman (SF), Thomas Hoelscher (C) Bradley Steere, Larry Hayes, Ronald Winningham | |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Heilman (SG), John Hayden (PF), Rodney Lynch (C) Michael Stamper, Gilbert Lavoie, Nathan Ogata | |
| 10:18 | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox makes the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 10:18 | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 09:55 | Drake | Larry Heilman travels with the ball | 40-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | Timothy Hughes (SG) Larry Heilman | |
| 09:34 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Lynch picks off the pass by Travis Williams | 40-52 |
| 09:05 | Drake | John Hayden throws it down set up by David Cox | 40-54 |
| 09:00 | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-54 |
| 08:58 | Drake | John Hayden grabs the defensive rebound | 40-54 |
| 08:52 | Drake | David Cox comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 40-54 |
| 08:50 | Drake | John Hayden hits the follow up shot | 40-56 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 08:38 | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox misses the shot from the left side | 40-56 |
| 08:36 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher can't tip it in | 40-56 |
| 08:35 | Drake | Rodney Lynch gets the rebound | 40-56 |
| 08:26 | Drake | Michael Lewis misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-56 |
| 08:24 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Lynch | 40-56 |
| 08:00 | Drake | Denver Cox is called for the reach on John Hayden - foul #3 on Denver Cox, team foul #6 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere (PG), Steven Record (SG), Larry Hayes (SF), Wilbert Lane (PF), Ronald Winningham (C) Travis Williams, Alex Dismuke, Jeremy Herman, Denver Cox, Thomas Hoelscher | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Stamper (PG), Larry Heilman (SG), Gregg Richards (SF), Glenn Forshee (PF), Nathan Ogata (C) Michael Lewis, Timothy Hughes, David Cox, John Hayden, Rodney Lynch | |
| 07:40 | Drake | Larry Heilman misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-56 |
| 07:39 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 40-56 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Bradley Steere (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Record (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Larry Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Winningham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Stamper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Heilman (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregg Richards (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Glenn Forshee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathan Ogata (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-56 |
| 07:24 | Drake | Gregg Richards grabs the board | 40-56 |
| 06:55 | Drake | Larry Heilman can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-56 |
| 06:54 | Drake | Gregg Richards pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-56 |
| 06:39 | Drake | Nathan Ogata travels with the ball | 40-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke (SG) Steven Record | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 06:21 | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes is whistled for traveling | 40-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox (PF) Wilbert Lane | |
| Subs | Drake | Gilbert Lavoie (PF) Glenn Forshee | |
| 06:02 | Drake | Gregg Richards knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Michael Stamper | 40-59 |
| 06:00 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams (PG), Jeremy Herman (SF), Thomas Hoelscher (C) Bradley Steere, Larry Hayes, Ronald Winningham | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 05:36 | Drake | Denver Cox swats the short shot by Gregg Richards | 40-59 |
| 05:35 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke gets the rebound | 40-59 |
| 05:16 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman is open but comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Gregg Richards - foul #4 on Gregg Richards, team foul #4 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Record (SG) Alex Dismuke | |
| Subs | Drake | Timothy Hughes (SG), David Cox (SF), John Hayden (PF), Rodney Lynch (C) Michael Stamper, Gregg Richards, Gilbert Lavoie, Nathan Ogata | |
| 05:16 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman makes the 1st free throw | 41-59 |
| 05:16 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman misses the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| 05:16 | Drake | John Hayden grabs the defensive rebound | 41-59 |
| 04:58 | Drake | John Hayden misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-59 |
| 04:57 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher snags the defensive board | 41-59 |
| 04:55 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Lynch is called for the reach on Travis Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rodney Lynch, team foul #5 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Lewis (PG) Larry Heilman | |
| 04:46 | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox makes the jumper from the left block set up by Travis Williams | 43-59 |
| 04:17 | Drake | Michael Lewis loses the dribble to Steven Record | 43-59 |
| 04:14 | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams lays it up and in on a nice dish by Steven Record | 45-59 |
| 04:00 | Drake | John Hayden hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Cox | 45-61 |
| 03:40 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Lynch blocks the short jumper by Jeremy Herman | 45-61 |
| 03:38 | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 45-61 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Travis Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Record (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Herman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Denver Cox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Hoelscher (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Hughes (fresh) 5 ast. SF - David Cox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hayden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Rodney Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:25 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 45-61 |
| 03:24 | Drake | Rodney Lynch snags the defensive board | 45-61 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 03:07 | Drake | David Cox is hacked by Thomas Hoelscher - foul #1 on Thomas Hoelscher, team foul #7 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jason Suiter (C) Thomas Hoelscher | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Stamper (PG), Larry Heilman (SG), Glenn Forshee (PF), Nathan Ogata (C) Michael Lewis, Timothy Hughes, John Hayden, Rodney Lynch | |
| 03:07 | Drake | David Cox makes the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 03:07 | Drake | David Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| 03:07 | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox pulls down the rebound | 45-62 |
| 02:55 | Northern Iowa | Jason Suiter is fouled on the floor by Larry Heilman - foul #4 on Larry Heilman, team foul #6 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | Gregg Richards (SF) David Cox | |
| 02:49 | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox misses short on an open 3 from the right wing | 45-62 |
| 02:47 | Drake | The rebound goes to Glenn Forshee | 45-62 |
| 02:27 | Drake | Larry Heilman misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-62 |
| 02:26 | Drake | Glenn Forshee grabs the offensive rebound | 45-62 |
| 02:09 | Drake | Nathan Ogata misses long on a floater in the paint | 45-62 |
| 02:08 | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox gets the rebound | 45-62 |
| 02:04 | Northern Iowa | Steven Record knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Travis Williams | 48-62 |
| 01:58 | Drake | Michael Stamper buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Heilman | 48-65 |
| 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) | |
| 01:50 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman is hacked by Larry Heilman - foul #5 on Larry Heilman, team foul #7 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher (C) Jason Suiter | |
| Subs | Drake | Timothy Hughes (SG), John Hayden (PF) Larry Heilman, Glenn Forshee | |
| 01:50 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman makes the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 01:50 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman misses the 2nd free throw | 49-65 |
| 01:50 | Drake | John Hayden grabs the board | 49-65 |
| 01:21 | Drake | Timothy Hughes clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-65 |
| 01:19 | Drake | John Hayden tips it back up and in | 49-67 |
| 01:00 | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams is fouled on the floor by Michael Stamper - foul #3 on Michael Stamper, team foul #8 | 49-67 |
| 01:00 | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams makes the 1st free throw | 50-67 |
| 01:00 | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| 01:00 | Drake | John Hayden grabs the board | 50-67 |
| 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) | |
| 00:32 | Drake | Nathan Ogata knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from John Hayden | 50-69 |
| 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) | |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | Michael Stamper is called for the reach on Travis Williams - foul #4 on Michael Stamper, team foul #9 | 50-69 |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams makes the 1st free throw | 51-69 |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 52-69 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Michael Stamper runs out the clock | 52-69 |