| Lineup | Drake | PG - Christopher Moe (fresh) SG - Brian Kimmel (fresh) SF - Larry Poff (fresh) PF - William Littlejohn (fresh) C - Stan Singh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Griffin (fresh) SG - Robert Hobgood (fresh) SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) PF - William Davis (fresh) C - Darryl Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Stan Singh wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Drake | Brian Kimmel clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Northern Iowa | William Davis gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Drake | Stan Singh grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Drake | Brian Kimmel hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Poff | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams is denied on a layup by Stan Singh | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Northern Iowa | William Davis gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Drake | Larry Poff snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:16 | Drake | Brian Kimmel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:15 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:11 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:09 | Drake | Christopher Moe grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | Drake | Larry Poff is fouled on the floor by Darryl Williams - foul #1 on Darryl Williams, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 17:40 | Drake | Brian Kimmel misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 17:39 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:34 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood is fouled on the floor by Brian Kimmel - foul #1 on Brian Kimmel, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Drake | Monroe Pike (PG), Bernard Lust (SG), Wesley Davis (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF), Jack Gingras (C) Christopher Moe, Brian Kimmel, Larry Poff, William Littlejohn, Stan Singh | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer (PF) William Davis | |
| 17:16 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood is hacked by Jack Gingras - foul #1 on Jack Gingras, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 17:06 | Northern Iowa | A charge is called on Loyd Ayer - foul #1 on Loyd Ayer, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 16:53 | Drake | Jack Gingras drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Wesley Davis | 4-0 |
| 16:46 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood is hacked by Bernard Lust in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bernard Lust, team foul #3 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos (SF), David Springer (PF) William Griffin, Johnny Swasey | |
| 16:26 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Loyd Ayer | 4-3 |
| 16:17 | Drake | Dikembe Adi clanks a jumper in the paint | 4-3 |
| 16:16 | Drake | Dikembe Adi tips it but misses | 4-3 |
| 16:15 | Drake | Wesley Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:05 | Drake | Wesley Davis makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Dikembe Adi | 7-3 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Monroe Pike (fresh) SG - Bernard Lust (fresh) SF - Wesley Davis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) C - Jack Gingras (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Loyd Ayer (fresh) SG - Robert Hobgood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sylvester Bakos (fresh) PF - David Springer (fresh) C - Darryl Williams (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Northern Iowa | David Springer hits a 3 from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 15:40 | Drake | Wesley Davis misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 7-6 |
| 15:39 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Sylvester Bakos | 7-6 |
| 15:36 | Northern Iowa | Wesley Davis is called for the reach on Sylvester Bakos in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wesley Davis, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Drake | Christopher Moe (PG), Brian Kimmel (SG), Larry Poff (SF), William Littlejohn (PF), Stan Singh (C) Monroe Pike, Bernard Lust, Wesley Davis, Dikembe Adi, Jack Gingras | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Griffin (PG), Chad Farrish (SG), Johnny Swasey (SF), William Davis (PF) Loyd Ayer, Robert Hobgood, Sylvester Bakos, Darryl Williams | |
| 15:31 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish misses long on an open floater from the left side | 7-6 |
| 15:30 | Northern Iowa | David Springer tips it home | 7-8 |
| 15:08 | Drake | David Springer takes the ball from Christopher Moe | 7-8 |
| 14:54 | Northern Iowa | William Davis misses short on a runner from the right block | 7-8 |
| 14:53 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish snags the offensive board | 7-8 |
| 14:40 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 14:16 | Drake | Stan Singh travels with the ball | 7-11 |
| Subs | Drake | Monroe Pike (PG), Bernard Lust (SG) Christopher Moe, Brian Kimmel | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos (SF), Loyd Ayer (PF), Darryl Williams (C) Johnny Swasey, William Davis, David Springer | |
| 13:59 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Lust takes the ball from Sylvester Bakos | 7-11 |
| 13:55 | Drake | Bernard Lust misses the easy layup | 7-11 |
| 13:54 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:38 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish drills a turnaround in the paint set up by William Griffin | 7-13 |
| 13:32 | Drake | William Littlejohn hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Monroe Pike | 9-13 |
| 13:08 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-13 |
| 13:06 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams snags the offensive board | 9-13 |
| 12:38 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin is fouled on the floor by Monroe Pike - foul #1 on Monroe Pike, team foul #5 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Drake | Christopher Moe (PG), Brian Kimmel (SG), Wesley Davis (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF), Jack Gingras (C) Monroe Pike, Bernard Lust, Larry Poff, William Littlejohn, Stan Singh | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood (SG), Johnny Swasey (SF), William Davis (PF), Justin Olsen (C) Chad Farrish, Sylvester Bakos, Loyd Ayer, Darryl Williams | |
| 12:27 | Northern Iowa | William Davis connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Robert Hobgood | 9-15 |
| 12:08 | Drake | Dikembe Adi is hacked by Johnny Swasey - foul #1 on Johnny Swasey, team foul #3 | 9-15 |
| 11:57 | Drake | Brian Kimmel misses the 3 from the left corner | 9-15 |
| 11:56 | Drake | Jack Gingras misses the tip | 9-15 |
| 11:54 | Drake | Wesley Davis tips it in | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Christopher Moe (fresh) SG - Brian Kimmel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wesley Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) C - Jack Gingras (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Griffin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Hobgood (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Olsen (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-15 |
| 11:23 | Drake | Dikembe Adi snags the defensive board | 11-15 |
| 11:05 | Drake | Jack Gingras connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Wesley Davis | 13-15 |
| 11:03 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Moe picks off the pass by William Davis in the backcourt | 13-15 |
| 10:47 | Drake | Christopher Moe misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 10:46 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Johnny Swasey | 13-15 |
| 10:23 | Northern Iowa | The jumper by Johnny Swasey is denied by Dikembe Adi | 13-15 |
| 10:22 | Drake | The rebound goes to Wesley Davis | 13-15 |
| 10:01 | Drake | Dikembe Adi misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 13-15 |
| 10:00 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen snags the defensive board | 13-15 |
| 09:45 | Northern Iowa | William Davis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-15 |
| 09:44 | Drake | The rebound goes to Jack Gingras | 13-15 |
| 09:22 | Drake | Brian Kimmel double dribbles | 13-15 |
| Subs | Drake | Monroe Pike (PG), Bernard Lust (SG), Larry Poff (SF), William Littlejohn (PF), Stan Singh (C) Christopher Moe, Brian Kimmel, Wesley Davis, Dikembe Adi, Jack Gingras | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer (PG), Chad Farrish (SG), Sylvester Bakos (SF), David Springer (PF), Darryl Williams (C) William Griffin, Robert Hobgood, Johnny Swasey, William Davis, Justin Olsen | |
| 09:22 | Northern Iowa | The refs have stopped play. Loyd Ayer is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his arm. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 13-15 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood (SG) Loyd Ayer | |
| 09:19 | Northern Iowa | Monroe Pike picks off the pass by Chad Farrish in the backcourt | 13-15 |
| 09:05 | Drake | Larry Poff connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Monroe Pike | 16-15 |
| 08:43 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-15 |
| 08:42 | Drake | William Littlejohn grabs the defensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 08:26 | Drake | Monroe Pike hits a shot from the right wing set up by Larry Poff | 18-15 |
| 08:24 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish is called for traveling in the backcourt | 18-15 |
| 08:15 | Drake | William Littlejohn connects on the floater from the left side | 20-15 |
| 08:03 | Northern Iowa | David Springer hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 20-15 |
| 08:02 | Drake | William Littlejohn grabs the board | 20-15 |
| 07:44 | Drake | Stan Singh's floater is tipped away by Darryl Williams | 20-15 |
| 07:42 | Drake | Stan Singh can't tip it in | 20-15 |
| 07:40 | Drake | William Littlejohn misses the tip | 20-15 |
| 07:38 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish grabs the defensive rebound | 20-15 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Monroe Pike (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Lust (fresh) SF - Larry Poff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Littlejohn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stan Singh (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Chad Farrish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Robert Hobgood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sylvester Bakos (fairly fresh) PF - David Springer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Darryl Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Northern Iowa | David Springer misses badly on the uncontested runner in the paint | 20-15 |
| 07:26 | Drake | Bernard Lust grabs the board | 20-15 |
| 07:22 | Drake | Larry Poff scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Monroe Pike | 23-15 |
| 07:02 | Northern Iowa | David Springer misses the shot from the right wing | 23-15 |
| 07:01 | Drake | Bernard Lust grabs the defensive rebound | 23-15 |
| 06:59 | Drake | Monroe Pike is fouled in the backcourt by Chad Farrish - foul #1 on Chad Farrish, team foul #4 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), John Cummings (SG), Dikembe Adi (SF), Wesley Davis (C) Monroe Pike, Bernard Lust, Larry Poff, Stan Singh | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Griffin (PG), Johnny Swasey (SF), William Davis (PF) Chad Farrish, Sylvester Bakos, David Springer | |
| 06:41 | Drake | William Davis is called for the reach on Wesley Davis - foul #1 on William Davis, team foul #5 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen (C) Darryl Williams | |
| 06:26 | Drake | William Littlejohn scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Reginald Dobrynski | 26-15 |
| 06:14 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin is hacked by Reginald Dobrynski - foul #1 on Reginald Dobrynski, team foul #6 | 26-15 |
| Subs | Drake | Christopher Moe (PG), Jack Gingras (C) Reginald Dobrynski, William Littlejohn | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 06:05 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey is open and buries a shot from the left wing | 26-17 |
| 05:56 | Drake | Justin Olsen is called for the reach on John Cummings - foul #1 on Justin Olsen, team foul #6 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Drake | William Littlejohn (PF) Dikembe Adi | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer (PF) William Davis | |
| 05:44 | Drake | Christopher Moe scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Wesley Davis | 28-17 |
| 05:30 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-17 |
| Subs | Drake | Brian Kimmel (SG), Bernard Lust (SF) John Cummings, Wesley Davis | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams (C) Justin Olsen | |
| 05:17 | Drake | William Littlejohn can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Loyd Ayer - foul #2 on Loyd Ayer, team foul #7 | 28-17 |
| Subs | Drake | Monroe Pike (PG) Christopher Moe | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Davis (PF) Loyd Ayer | |
| 05:17 | Drake | William Littlejohn makes the 1st free throw | 29-17 |
| 05:17 | Drake | William Littlejohn makes the 2nd free throw | 30-17 |
| 05:01 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Monroe Pike - foul #2 on Monroe Pike, team foul #7 | 30-17 |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Stan Singh (C) Monroe Pike, Jack Gingras | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 05:01 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 30-18 |
| 05:01 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 30-19 |
| 04:41 | Drake | Stan Singh scores on a shot in the paint set up by Reginald Dobrynski | 32-19 |
| 04:29 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams misses the easy open layup | 32-19 |
| 04:28 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams snags the offensive board | 32-19 |
| 04:08 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-19 |
| 04:07 | Drake | The rebound goes to Brian Kimmel | 32-19 |
| 03:52 | Drake | Brian Kimmel loses the dribble to William Griffin | 32-19 |
| 03:50 | Northern Iowa | Reginald Dobrynski takes the ball from Darryl Williams in the backcourt | 32-19 |
| 03:45 | Drake | Brian Kimmel hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Reginald Dobrynski | 35-19 |
| 03:24 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood is hacked by Brian Kimmel - foul #2 on Brian Kimmel, team foul #8 | 35-19 |
| Subs | Drake | Christopher Moe (PG), Monroe Pike (SG), Larry Poff (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF), Jack Gingras (C) Reginald Dobrynski, Brian Kimmel, Bernard Lust, William Littlejohn, Stan Singh | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (PG), Sylvester Bakos (SF), Loyd Ayer (PF), David Springer (C) William Griffin, Johnny Swasey, William Davis, Darryl Williams | |
| 03:24 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood misses the 1st free throw | 35-19 |
| 03:24 | Drake | Dikembe Adi snags the defensive board | 35-19 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Christopher Moe (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Monroe Pike (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Poff (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jack Gingras (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Chad Farrish (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Robert Hobgood (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sylvester Bakos (fresh) PF - Loyd Ayer (fresh) C - David Springer (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Drake | Larry Poff is fouled on the floor by Sylvester Bakos - foul #1 on Sylvester Bakos, team foul #8 | 35-19 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen (C) Robert Hobgood | |
| 03:11 | Drake | Larry Poff makes the 1st free throw | 36-19 |
| 03:11 | Drake | Larry Poff makes the 2nd free throw | 37-19 |
| 02:57 | Northern Iowa | David Springer clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-19 |
| 02:55 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish can't tip it in | 37-19 |
| 02:53 | Drake | The rebound goes to Larry Poff | 37-19 |
| 02:32 | Drake | Monroe Pike knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Adi | 40-19 |
| 02:14 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos misses the 3 from the right wing | 40-19 |
| 02:13 | Northern Iowa | David Springer can't tip it in | 40-19 |
| 02:11 | Drake | Larry Poff grabs the board | 40-19 |
| 01:42 | Drake | Sylvester Bakos is called for the reach on Monroe Pike - foul #2 on Sylvester Bakos, team foul #9 | 40-19 |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Bernard Lust (SF), Wesley Davis (PF), Stan Singh (C) Christopher Moe, Larry Poff, Dikembe Adi, Jack Gingras | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Griffin (PG), Johnny Swasey (SF), Darryl Williams (C) Sylvester Bakos, David Springer, Justin Olsen | |
| 01:42 | Drake | Monroe Pike misses the 1st free throw | 40-19 |
| 01:42 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer pulls down the rebound | 40-19 |
| 01:34 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Lust steals the ball from Chad Farrish | 40-19 |
| 01:31 | Drake | Bernard Lust can't finish the layup | 40-19 |
| 01:29 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 40-19 |
| 01:09 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey buries a driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Bernard Lust - foul #2 on Bernard Lust, team foul #9 | 40-21 |
| Subs | Drake | Dikembe Adi (PF) Monroe Pike | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood (SG) Chad Farrish | |
| 01:09 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey makes the free throw | 40-22 |
| 00:53 | Drake | Stan Singh travels with the ball | 40-22 |
| Subs | Drake | Christopher Moe (PG) Reginald Dobrynski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Davis (PF) Loyd Ayer | |
| 00:41 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-22 |
| 00:40 | Drake | Stan Singh grabs the board | 40-22 |
| 00:24 | Drake | Bernard Lust clanks a floater from the left wing | 40-22 |
| 00:22 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey grabs the board | 40-22 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-22 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Bernard Lust grabs the board | 40-22 |