| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harold Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Northrup (fresh) SF - Michael Mosley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bradley Fessenden (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Washington (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Charles Snyder (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Replogle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcos Gonzalez (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andrew Penick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Juan Miranda (fresh) 21 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Michael Mosley inbounds the ball | 28-45 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Drake | Dennis Northrup misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Christopher Replogle - foul #1 on Christopher Replogle, team foul #1 | 28-45 |
| 19:46 | Drake | Dennis Northrup misses the 1st free throw | 28-45 |
| 19:46 | Drake | Dennis Northrup makes the 2nd free throw | 29-45 |
| 19:32 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Mosley - foul #3 on Michael Mosley, team foul #1 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Drake | Jeffrey Scott (SF) Michael Mosley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 19:32 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda makes the 1st free throw | 29-46 |
| 19:32 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda misses the 2nd free throw | 29-46 |
| 19:32 | Drake | Samuel Washington snags the defensive board | 29-46 |
| 19:16 | Drake | Bradley Fessenden can't finish the layup | 29-46 |
| 19:14 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick snags the defensive board | 29-46 |
| 19:02 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda is hacked by Bradley Fessenden - foul #2 on Bradley Fessenden, team foul #2 | 29-46 |
| 18:48 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda dunks the ball on a great pass from Christopher Replogle | 29-48 |
| 18:35 | Drake | Samuel Washington misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 29-48 |
| 18:33 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick grabs the board | 29-48 |
| 18:20 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Washington picks off the pass by Juan Miranda | 29-48 |
| 17:55 | Drake | Jeffrey Scott throws it down on a great pass from Samuel Washington and he's hacked by Andrew Penick - foul #1 on Andrew Penick, team foul #2 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Bradley Zomberg (PG), John Edwards (SG), Chester Petersen (PF), Michael Simmons (C) Harold Griffin, Dennis Northrup, Bradley Fessenden, Samuel Washington | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena (PG), Stephen Evans (SG), Thomas Bryant (C) Charles Snyder, Christopher Replogle, Juan Miranda | |
| 17:55 | Drake | Jeffrey Scott makes the free throw | 32-48 |
| 17:44 | Northern Iowa | John Edwards takes the ball from Gustavo Pena | 32-48 |
| 17:42 | Drake | Stephen Evans steps in front of the Bradley Zomberg pass in the backcourt | 32-48 |
| 17:41 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans misses the easy layup | 32-48 |
| 17:39 | Drake | Chester Petersen snags the defensive board | 32-48 |
| 17:16 | Drake | Stephen Evans picks off the pass by Bradley Zomberg | 32-48 |
| 17:12 | Northern Iowa | John Edwards takes the ball from Stephen Evans in the backcourt | 32-48 |
| 17:10 | Drake | Bradley Zomberg hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Edwards | 34-48 |
| 16:47 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Gonzalez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Griffin (PG), David Williams (SF), Wyatt Jones (PF), Samuel Washington (C) John Edwards, Jeffrey Scott, Chester Petersen, Michael Simmons | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:34 | Drake | Harold Griffin comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 34-48 |
| 16:33 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Bryant snags the defensive board | 34-48 |
| 16:25 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Gonzalez clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-48 |
| 16:23 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 16:11 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick misses the easy layup | 34-48 |
| 16:09 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena grabs the offensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 15:59 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Gonzalez clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-48 |
| 15:58 | Drake | Samuel Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 34-48 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harold Griffin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bradley Zomberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wyatt Jones (fresh) C - Samuel Washington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Gustavo Pena (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Evans (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Marcos Gonzalez (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Andrew Penick (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Bryant (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Drake | Samuel Washington drills a jumper from the right block | 36-48 |
| 15:31 | Northern Iowa | Wyatt Jones is called for the reach on Andrew Penick - foul #1 on Wyatt Jones, team foul #3 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Dennis Northrup (SG), Michael Mosley (SF), Bradley Fessenden (PF), Chester Petersen (C) Bradley Zomberg, David Williams, Wyatt Jones, Samuel Washington | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder (PG), Christopher Replogle (SG), Juan Miranda (C) Gustavo Pena, Stephen Evans, Thomas Bryant | |
| 15:18 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda lays it in uncontested set up by Christopher Replogle | 36-50 |
| 14:56 | Drake | Dennis Northrup hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-50 |
| 14:53 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Mosley - foul #4 on Michael Mosley, team foul #4 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Drake | John Edwards (SF), Michael Simmons (C) Michael Mosley, Chester Petersen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 14:31 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-50 |
| 14:30 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Penick | 39-50 |
| 14:25 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda misses short on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on John Edwards - foul #3 on John Edwards, team foul #5 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Wyatt Jones (PF) Bradley Fessenden | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 14:25 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda misses the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 14:25 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda makes the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| 14:11 | Drake | John Edwards clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-51 |
| 14:09 | Drake | Dennis Northrup snags the offensive board | 39-51 |
| 13:59 | Drake | John Edwards comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Marcos Gonzalez - foul #1 on Marcos Gonzalez, team foul #3 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Drake | David Williams (PG), Samuel Washington (C) Harold Griffin, Michael Simmons | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ivan Szablewski (SG) Christopher Replogle | |
| 13:59 | Drake | John Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 13:59 | Drake | John Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 13:43 | Northern Iowa | David Williams steals the ball from Andrew Penick | 41-51 |
| 13:38 | Drake | David Williams hits the finger roll | 43-51 |
| 13:29 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Washington is called for the reach on Ivan Szablewski - foul #1 on Samuel Washington, team foul #6 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Bradley Zomberg (PG), Bradley Fessenden (PF), Chester Petersen (C) John Edwards, Wyatt Jones, Samuel Washington | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle (SG), Thomas Bryant (C) Marcos Gonzalez, Andrew Penick | |
| 13:12 | Northern Iowa | Ivan Szablewski is hacked by Chester Petersen - foul #2 on Chester Petersen, team foul #7 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena (PG) Charles Snyder | |
| 13:12 | Northern Iowa | Ivan Szablewski makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 13:12 | Northern Iowa | Ivan Szablewski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 12:56 | Drake | Bradley Fessenden comes up short on the runner near the basket | 43-53 |
| 12:55 | Northern Iowa | Ivan Szablewski grabs the defensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 12:44 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda can't connect on a floater from the right side | 43-53 |
| 12:43 | Drake | The rebound goes to Bradley Fessenden | 43-53 |
| 12:21 | Drake | Chester Petersen connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Bradley Zomberg | 45-53 |
| 12:10 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda clanks a jump hook in the paint | 45-53 |
| 12:08 | Drake | Chester Petersen grabs the board | 45-53 |
| 11:45 | Drake | Chester Petersen's pass is intercepted by Christopher Replogle | 45-53 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Bradley Zomberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Northrup (tiring) 4 pts. SF - David Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bradley Fessenden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Chester Petersen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Gustavo Pena (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Replogle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ivan Szablewski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Juan Miranda (fairly fresh) 27 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Bryant (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda scores on a turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by David Williams - foul #2 on David Williams, team foul #8 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Griffin (PG), Jeffrey Scott (SF), Wyatt Jones (PF), Michael Simmons (C) Bradley Zomberg, David Williams, Bradley Fessenden, Chester Petersen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder (PG), Stephen Evans (SG), Marcos Gonzalez (SF), Andrew Penick (PF) Gustavo Pena, Christopher Replogle, Ivan Szablewski, Thomas Bryant | |
| 11:31 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda makes the free throw | 45-56 |
| 11:19 | Drake | Michael Simmons travels with the ball | 45-56 |
| 11:03 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda misses the floater in the paint | 45-56 |
| 11:01 | Drake | Dennis Northrup snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| 10:42 | Drake | Stephen Evans is called for the reach on Dennis Northrup - foul #1 on Stephen Evans, team foul #4 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Drake | Bradley Zomberg (SG), John Edwards (SF) Dennis Northrup, Jeffrey Scott | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Bryant (C) Juan Miranda | |
| 10:24 | Drake | Andrew Penick is called for the reach on Bradley Zomberg - foul #2 on Andrew Penick, team foul #5 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Drake | Samuel Washington (C) Michael Simmons | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 10:09 | Drake | Charles Snyder takes the ball from John Edwards | 45-56 |
| 09:52 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Bryant makes the wide open jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Snyder | 45-58 |
| 09:36 | Drake | Harold Griffin is hacked by Charles Snyder - foul #2 on Charles Snyder, team foul #6 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Drake | Jeffrey Scott (SF), Bradley Fessenden (PF) John Edwards, Wyatt Jones | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle (SG), Juan Miranda (C) Stephen Evans, Thomas Bryant | |
| 09:20 | Drake | Harold Griffin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Bradley Zomberg | 48-58 |
| 09:03 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda loses the dribble to Harold Griffin | 48-58 |
| 08:59 | Drake | Bradley Zomberg hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Harold Griffin | 50-58 |
| 08:38 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Jeffrey Scott - foul #2 on Jeffrey Scott, team foul #9 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Drake | Dennis Northrup (SG), Michael Simmons (C) Bradley Zomberg, Samuel Washington | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena (PG), Ivan Szablewski (SF), Thomas Bryant (C) Charles Snyder, Marcos Gonzalez, Andrew Penick | |
| 08:38 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 08:38 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda misses the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 08:38 | Drake | The rebound goes to Bradley Fessenden | 50-59 |
| 08:23 | Drake | Bradley Fessenden loses the dribble to Ivan Szablewski | 50-59 |
| 08:04 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left block | 50-59 |
| 08:02 | Drake | Jeffrey Scott gets the rebound | 50-59 |
| 07:56 | Drake | Bradley Fessenden is hacked by Juan Miranda - foul #2 on Juan Miranda, team foul #7 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Drake | David Williams (PG), John Edwards (SG), Michael Mosley (SF), Chester Petersen (C) Harold Griffin, Dennis Northrup, Jeffrey Scott, Michael Simmons | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick (PF) Juan Miranda | |
| 07:56 | Drake | Bradley Fessenden misses the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 07:56 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Andrew Penick | 50-59 |
| 07:43 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Replogle | 50-62 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - David Williams (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Mosley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Bradley Fessenden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Chester Petersen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Gustavo Pena (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Replogle (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ivan Szablewski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Andrew Penick (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Drake | Chester Petersen can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Bryant - foul #2 on Thomas Bryant, team foul #8 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Griffin (PG), Dennis Northrup (SG), Michael Simmons (C) David Williams, John Edwards, Bradley Fessenden | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder (PG), Stephen Evans (SG), Marcos Gonzalez (SF) Gustavo Pena, Christopher Replogle, Ivan Szablewski | |
| 07:14 | Drake | Chester Petersen makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 07:14 | Drake | Chester Petersen makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 07:10 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans is hacked by Michael Mosley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Mosley, team foul #10 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Drake | John Edwards (SF), Wyatt Jones (PF) Michael Mosley, Chester Petersen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 07:10 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 07:10 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 06:54 | Drake | The 3pt attempt by Harold Griffin is denied by Charles Snyder | 52-64 |
| 06:52 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Bryant snags the defensive board | 52-64 |
| 06:48 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Northrup picks off the pass by Stephen Evans in the backcourt | 52-64 |
| 06:31 | Drake | Charles Snyder takes the ball from John Edwards | 52-64 |
| 06:13 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-64 |
| 06:11 | Drake | Michael Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 52-64 |
| 05:49 | Drake | Michael Simmons can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-64 |
| 05:48 | Drake | Harold Griffin grabs the offensive rebound | 52-64 |
| 05:37 | Drake | Wyatt Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-64 |
| 05:35 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick gets the rebound | 52-64 |
| 05:31 | Northern Iowa | Harold Griffin is called for the reach on Thomas Bryant in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harold Griffin, team foul #11 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Drake | David Williams (PG), Bradley Zomberg (SG), Jeffrey Scott (SF), Chester Petersen (PF), Samuel Washington (C) Harold Griffin, Dennis Northrup, John Edwards, Wyatt Jones, Michael Simmons | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena (PG), Christopher Replogle (SG), Ivan Szablewski (SF), Juan Miranda (PF) Charles Snyder, Stephen Evans, Marcos Gonzalez, Andrew Penick | |
| 05:31 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 05:31 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:22 | Drake | Jeffrey Scott clanks a floater from the left wing | 52-66 |
| 05:20 | Drake | Jeffrey Scott can't tip it in | 52-66 |
| 05:18 | Drake | Chester Petersen hits the follow up shot | 54-66 |
| 05:16 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-66 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick (PF) Thomas Bryant | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:02 | Drake | Chester Petersen buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by David Williams | 56-66 |
| 04:55 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick is hacked by David Williams - foul #3 on David Williams, team foul #12 | 56-66 |
| 04:55 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick misses the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 04:55 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 04:34 | Drake | David Williams is fouled on the floor by Ivan Szablewski - foul #1 on Ivan Szablewski, team foul #9 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Drake | Bradley Fessenden (PF) Chester Petersen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 04:34 | Drake | David Williams makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 04:34 | Drake | David Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 04:34 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Andrew Penick | 57-67 |
| 04:17 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda can't finish the layup | 57-67 |
| 04:16 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena grabs the offensive rebound | 57-67 |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-67 |
| 04:01 | Drake | David Williams grabs the board | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:56 | Drake | Bradley Zomberg clanks a floater from the free throw line | 57-67 |
| 03:55 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Juan Miranda | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:33 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda misses the fadeaway from the right block | 57-67 |
| 03:32 | Drake | Samuel Washington pulls down the rebound | 57-67 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - David Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Bradley Zomberg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Scott (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bradley Fessenden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Washington (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Gustavo Pena (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Replogle (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ivan Szablewski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Andrew Penick (tired) 3 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Juan Miranda (tiring) 31 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Drake | Jeffrey Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-67 |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Griffin (PG), Dennis Northrup (SG), John Edwards (SF), Wyatt Jones (PF), Chester Petersen (C) David Williams, Bradley Zomberg, Jeffrey Scott, Bradley Fessenden, Samuel Washington | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder (PG), Stephen Evans (SG), Marcos Gonzalez (SF), Thomas Bryant (C) Gustavo Pena, Christopher Replogle, Ivan Szablewski, Andrew Penick | |
| 03:18 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans is hacked by Dennis Northrup in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dennis Northrup, team foul #13 | 57-67 |
| 03:18 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans misses the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 03:18 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 03:18 | Drake | Chester Petersen snags the defensive board | 57-67 |
| 03:04 | Drake | Dennis Northrup is called for traveling | 57-67 |
| 03:02 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-67 |
| 02:46 | Drake | Wyatt Jones is denied on a dunk by Thomas Bryant | 57-67 |
| 02:44 | Drake | Harold Griffin tips it in | 59-67 |
| 02:22 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda misses the dunk attempt | 59-67 |
| 02:21 | Drake | Chester Petersen snags the defensive board | 59-67 |
| 02:21 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-67 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Simmons (C) Wyatt Jones | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena (PG) Charles Snyder | |
| 02:07 | Drake | Gustavo Pena takes the ball from John Edwards | 59-67 |
| 01:50 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda scores on a runner from the left block set up by Marcos Gonzalez | 59-69 |
| 01:41 | Drake | Michael Simmons is denied on a layup by Thomas Bryant | 59-69 |
| 01:40 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda pulls down the rebound | 59-69 |
| 01:20 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Gonzalez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-69 |
| Subs | Drake | Bradley Zomberg (PG), Jeffrey Scott (SF) Harold Griffin, Dennis Northrup | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ivan Szablewski (SF) Marcos Gonzalez | |
| 01:00 | Drake | John Edwards clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-69 |
| 00:59 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena gets the rebound | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:58 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena is hacked by Bradley Zomberg in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bradley Zomberg, team foul #14 | 59-69 |
| 00:58 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:58 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Drake | Jeffrey Scott misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-71 |
| 00:53 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Bryant snags the defensive board | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | Ivan Szablewski is hacked by Bradley Zomberg in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bradley Zomberg, team foul #15 | 59-71 |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | Ivan Szablewski makes the 1st free throw | 59-72 |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | Ivan Szablewski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-73 |
| 00:44 | Drake | Bradley Zomberg misses short on a runner from close range | 59-73 |
| 00:42 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Bryant snags the defensive board | 59-73 |
| 00:22 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda's fadeaway is rejected by Chester Petersen | 59-73 |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Bryant grabs the offensive board | 59-73 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena runs out the clock | 59-73 |