| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Brose (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Vallecillo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Schaefer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Craig Wright (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edwin Seldon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joseph Grange (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Grant (fresh) SF - Patrick Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Gregory (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Earnest Fraser (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Northern Iowa | Earnest Fraser misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-32 |
| 19:40 | Drake | The rebound goes to Craig Wright | 28-32 |
| 19:24 | Drake | James Grant is called for the reach on Edward Brose - foul #3 on James Grant, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes (SG) James Grant | |
| 19:15 | Drake | Edward Brose drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Craig Wright | 30-32 |
| 18:47 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange is hacked by Edward Brose - foul #1 on Edward Brose, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| 18:37 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 18:13 | Drake | Craig Wright slams it home on a nice dish by Edward Brose | 32-35 |
| 17:50 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange is denied on a layup by Edwin Seldon | 32-35 |
| 17:49 | Drake | Edwin Seldon grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 17:20 | Drake | Norman Schaefer misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 17:18 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to James Gregory | 32-35 |
| 16:54 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Diego Reyes | 32-37 |
| 16:35 | Drake | Edward Brose can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Earnest Fraser - foul #2 on Earnest Fraser, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Raggs (SG), John Rushenberg (SF), Jerry Swink (PF), Andrew Tuholski (C) David Vallecillo, Norman Schaefer, Craig Wright, Edwin Seldon | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer (SG), Frederick Smith (SF), Julian Brooks (PF), Donald Hauck (C) Diego Reyes, Patrick Kennedy, James Gregory, Earnest Fraser | |
| 16:35 | Drake | Edward Brose misses the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 16:35 | Drake | Edward Brose misses the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 16:35 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 16:14 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange is whistled for traveling | 32-37 |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (PG) Edward Brose | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 15:59 | Drake | Jerry Swink can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 32-37 |
| 15:57 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange grabs the board | 32-37 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Rafael Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Raggs (fresh) SF - John Rushenberg (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jerry Swink (fresh) C - Andrew Tuholski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joseph Grange (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clinton Thayer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frederick Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Julian Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Hauck (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange's layup is rejected by Andrew Tuholski | 32-37 |
| 15:51 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 15:44 | Northern Iowa | John Rushenberg is called for the reach on Joseph Grange - foul #2 on John Rushenberg, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio (PG), James Grant (SG) Joseph Grange, Clinton Thayer | |
| 15:32 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio loses the dribble to Andrew Tuholski | 32-37 |
| 15:07 | Drake | John Rushenberg lays it in set up by Larry Raggs | 34-37 |
| 14:49 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 34-37 |
| 14:47 | Drake | Jerry Swink gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 14:20 | Drake | Rafael Lee lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jerry Swink and the foul's on Donald Hauck - foul #1 on Donald Hauck, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Drake | David Vallecillo (SG), Craig Wright (PF), Glen Murdock (C) Larry Raggs, Jerry Swink, Andrew Tuholski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes (SF), Heriberto Mancini (PF), Earnest Fraser (C) Frederick Smith, Julian Brooks, Donald Hauck | |
| 14:20 | Drake | Rafael Lee makes the free throw | 37-37 |
| 13:56 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-37 |
| 13:55 | Drake | The rebound goes to Craig Wright | 37-37 |
| 13:32 | Drake | James Grant steals it from John Rushenberg | 37-37 |
| 13:29 | Northern Iowa | James Grant hits the finger roll | 37-39 |
| 13:07 | Drake | David Vallecillo connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Craig Wright | 39-39 |
| 12:48 | Northern Iowa | Earnest Fraser hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 12:47 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes tips it back up and in | 39-41 |
| 12:30 | Drake | Rafael Lee is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Mauricio - foul #4 on Jeffrey Mauricio, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Brose (PG), Norman Schaefer (SF), Edwin Seldon (C) Rafael Lee, John Rushenberg, Glen Murdock | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange (PG), Clinton Thayer (SG), Patrick Kennedy (SF), James Gregory (PF), Frederick Smith (C) Jeffrey Mauricio, James Grant, Diego Reyes, Heriberto Mancini, Earnest Fraser | |
| 12:10 | Drake | David Vallecillo connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Edward Brose | 41-41 |
| 11:44 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange connects on the open jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Clinton Thayer | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Brose (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Vallecillo (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Schaefer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Craig Wright (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Edwin Seldon (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joseph Grange (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clinton Thayer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Gregory (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Frederick Smith (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Drake | David Vallecillo knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Craig Wright | 43-43 |
| 11:20 | Northern Iowa | Edward Brose is called for the reach on Patrick Kennedy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Brose, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Raggs (SG), Jerry Swink (PF), Andrew Tuholski (C) David Vallecillo, Craig Wright, Edwin Seldon | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 11:04 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Clinton Thayer and the foul's on Edward Brose - foul #3 on Edward Brose, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| 11:04 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange makes the free throw | 43-46 |
| 10:35 | Drake | Larry Raggs misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 10:34 | Drake | Jerry Swink gets the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 10:09 | Drake | Jerry Swink lays it up and in | 45-46 |
| 10:04 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy is fouled in the backcourt by Norman Schaefer - foul #2 on Norman Schaefer, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Drake | John Rushenberg (PF), Glen Murdock (C) Jerry Swink, Andrew Tuholski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes (SG), Julian Brooks (PF), Donald Hauck (C) Clinton Thayer, James Gregory, Frederick Smith | |
| 09:43 | Northern Iowa | Glen Murdock is called for the reach on Patrick Kennedy - foul #1 on Glen Murdock, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Drake | David Vallecillo (SG) Larry Raggs | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:36 | Northern Iowa | Glen Murdock swats the layup by Donald Hauck | 45-46 |
| 09:34 | Drake | John Rushenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 09:09 | Drake | Glen Murdock banks in the layup on a nice dish by Edward Brose | 47-46 |
| 08:44 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange misses the easy layup | 47-46 |
| 08:42 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks snags the offensive board | 47-46 |
| 08:28 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck loses the ball out of bounds | 47-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (PG), Andrew Tuholski (PF), Edwin Seldon (C) Edward Brose, Norman Schaefer, Glen Murdock | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Grant (SG), Heriberto Mancini (PF), Earnest Fraser (C) Patrick Kennedy, Julian Brooks, Donald Hauck | |
| 07:59 | Drake | Andrew Tuholski is fouled on the floor by James Grant - foul #4 on James Grant, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Raggs (SG), Jerry Swink (PF) David Vallecillo, Andrew Tuholski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio (PG), Frederick Smith (SF), James Gregory (PF) Joseph Grange, Diego Reyes, Heriberto Mancini | |
| 07:44 | Drake | John Rushenberg comes up short on the floater from the right side | 47-46 |
| 07:42 | Drake | Edwin Seldon grabs the offensive board | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Rafael Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Raggs (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Rushenberg (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Swink (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edwin Seldon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeffrey Mauricio (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - James Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Frederick Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Gregory (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Earnest Fraser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Drake | John Rushenberg hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 47-46 |
| 07:27 | Drake | Edwin Seldon tips it home | 49-46 |
| 07:18 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Swink swats the shot by James Grant | 49-46 |
| 07:17 | Drake | Edwin Seldon gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 07:00 | Drake | John Rushenberg connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Larry Raggs | 51-46 |
| 06:39 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio drills a floater from close range | 51-48 |
| 06:18 | Drake | Larry Raggs can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Frederick Smith - foul #1 on Frederick Smith, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Brose (PG), Norman Schaefer (SF), Craig Wright (PF), Andrew Tuholski (C) Rafael Lee, John Rushenberg, Jerry Swink, Edwin Seldon | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange (PG), Diego Reyes (SG), Patrick Kennedy (SF), Julian Brooks (PF), Donald Hauck (C) Jeffrey Mauricio, James Grant, Frederick Smith, James Gregory, Earnest Fraser | |
| 06:18 | Drake | Larry Raggs makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 06:18 | Drake | Larry Raggs misses the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 06:18 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Donald Hauck | 52-48 |
| 06:16 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Raggs - foul #3 on Larry Raggs, team foul #7 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Drake | David Vallecillo (SG) Larry Raggs | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 06:16 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 06:16 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 05:52 | Drake | Edward Brose makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Norman Schaefer | 54-50 |
| 05:47 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange's pass is intercepted by Edward Brose in the backcourt | 54-50 |
| 05:27 | Drake | Norman Schaefer makes the jump hook near the basket set up by David Vallecillo | 56-50 |
| 05:07 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from the baseline | 56-50 |
| 05:06 | Drake | Craig Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 04:49 | Drake | Donald Hauck picks off the pass by David Vallecillo | 56-50 |
| 04:36 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-50 |
| Subs | Drake | John Rushenberg (SF), Glen Murdock (C) Norman Schaefer, Andrew Tuholski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio (PG), James Grant (SG), Frederick Smith (SF), James Gregory (PF), Earnest Fraser (C) Joseph Grange, Diego Reyes, Patrick Kennedy, Julian Brooks, Donald Hauck | |
| 04:17 | Drake | John Rushenberg's layup is rejected by James Gregory | 56-50 |
| 04:15 | Drake | Craig Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 03:55 | Drake | John Rushenberg misses the shot from the left block | 56-50 |
| 03:54 | Drake | Craig Wright grabs the offensive board | 56-50 |
| 03:35 | Drake | David Vallecillo is hacked by Earnest Fraser - foul #3 on Earnest Fraser, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (PG), Jerry Swink (PF), Edwin Seldon (C) Edward Brose, Craig Wright, Glen Murdock | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange (PG), Clinton Thayer (SG), Patrick Kennedy (SF), Heriberto Mancini (PF) Jeffrey Mauricio, James Grant, James Gregory, Earnest Fraser | |
| 03:35 | Drake | David Vallecillo misses the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 03:35 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Rafael Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Vallecillo (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Rushenberg (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Swink (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edwin Seldon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joseph Grange (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clinton Thayer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Kennedy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Heriberto Mancini (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frederick Smith (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:32 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Lee is called for the reach on Patrick Kennedy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rafael Lee, team foul #8 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Raggs (SG) David Vallecillo | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes (SG) Clinton Thayer | |
| 03:32 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 03:32 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 03:11 | Drake | Edwin Seldon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-52 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks (PF), Donald Hauck (C) Patrick Kennedy, Heriberto Mancini | |
| 03:04 | Northern Iowa | Edwin Seldon steals it from Donald Hauck | 56-52 |
| 02:36 | Drake | Rafael Lee loses the dribble to Diego Reyes | 56-52 |
| 02:33 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes banks in the layup | 56-54 |
| 02:09 | Drake | Rafael Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 02:08 | Drake | Larry Raggs tips it in | 58-54 |
| 02:08 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-54 |
| Subs | Drake | Craig Wright (PF) Jerry Swink | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Grant (SG), Patrick Kennedy (SF), James Gregory (PF) Diego Reyes, Julian Brooks, Donald Hauck | |
| 01:53 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange is open but comes up short on the shot from the left side | 58-54 |
| 01:51 | Drake | Edwin Seldon gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 01:51 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-54 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Brose (PG), David Vallecillo (SG), Norman Schaefer (SF) Rafael Lee, Larry Raggs, John Rushenberg | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Earnest Fraser (C) Frederick Smith | |
| 01:29 | Drake | Patrick Kennedy is called for the reach on Norman Schaefer - foul #1 on Patrick Kennedy, team foul #8 | 58-54 |
| 01:29 | Drake | Norman Schaefer makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 01:29 | Drake | Norman Schaefer makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 01:27 | Northern Iowa | James Grant's pass is intercepted by Norman Schaefer in the backcourt | 60-54 |
| 01:11 | Drake | James Gregory is called for the reach on Edwin Seldon - foul #2 on James Gregory, team foul #9 | 60-54 |
| 01:11 | Drake | Edwin Seldon makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 01:11 | Drake | Edwin Seldon misses the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 01:11 | Northern Iowa | Earnest Fraser grabs the defensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 00:58 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | Drake | Edward Brose lays it up and in set up by David Vallecillo | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory misses long on a 3 from straight away | 63-57 |
| 00:25 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | Earnest Fraser hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-57 |
| 00:19 | Drake | Edwin Seldon pulls down the rebound | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:18 | Drake | Edwin Seldon is fouled in the backcourt by James Grant - foul #5 on James Grant, team foul #10 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (PG) Edward Brose | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio (SG) James Grant | |
| 00:18 | Drake | Edwin Seldon makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:18 | Drake | Edwin Seldon misses the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:18 | Northern Iowa | Earnest Fraser gets the rebound | 64-57 |
| 00:13 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-57 |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 00:09 | Northern Iowa | Earnest Fraser is fouled on the floor by Edwin Seldon - foul #1 on Edwin Seldon, team foul #9 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Brose (PG) Rafael Lee | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:09 | Northern Iowa | Earnest Fraser misses the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:09 | Drake | Craig Wright gets the rebound | 64-57 |
| 00:06 | Drake | Joseph Grange is called for the reach on Craig Wright in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Grange, team foul #11 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (PG), Andrew Tuholski (C) Edward Brose, Edwin Seldon | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:06 | Drake | Craig Wright misses the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:06 | Drake | Craig Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Lee is called for the reach on Jeffrey Mauricio - foul #2 on Rafael Lee, team foul #10 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Brose (PG), Edwin Seldon (C) Rafael Lee, Andrew Tuholski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio misses the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio misses the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:01 | Drake | Edwin Seldon pulls down the rebound | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Drake | Edwin Seldon runs out the clock | 65-57 |