| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Hobgood (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Loyd Ayer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Lipton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Poff (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jack Gingras (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey inbounds the ball | 37-41 |
| 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 and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 19:42 | Drake | William Smith grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 19:21 | Drake | Larry Poff makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by James Lipton | 37-43 |
| 19:13 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 19:12 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer gets the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 19:04 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Jack Gingras - foul #1 on Jack Gingras, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Bernard Lust (SG), Kenneth Losey (SF) Harvey Cessna, James Lipton, Larry Poff | |
| 19:04 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 19:04 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 18:39 | Drake | Jack Gingras clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Johnny Swasey - foul #1 on Johnny Swasey, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), Larry Poff (SF) Reginald Dobrynski, Kenneth Losey | |
| 18:39 | Drake | Jack Gingras makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 18:39 | Drake | Jack Gingras makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 18:23 | Northern Iowa | William Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), James Lipton (SG) Harvey Cessna, Bernard Lust | |
| 18:11 | Drake | Johnny Swasey steals the ball from William Smith | 39-45 |
| 17:46 | Northern Iowa | William Davis buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Hobgood | 41-45 |
| 17:34 | Drake | Larry Poff is fouled on the floor by Johnny Swasey - foul #2 on Johnny Swasey, team foul #2 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (SG), Darryl Williams (PF), David Springer (C) Richard Dillon, William Davis, Loyd Ayer | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), Bernard Lust (SG), Kenneth Losey (SF) Reginald Dobrynski, James Lipton, Larry Poff | |
| 17:17 | Drake | William Smith connects on the fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Darryl Williams - foul #1 on Darryl Williams, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | James Lipton (SG) Bernard Lust | |
| 17:17 | Drake | William Smith makes the free throw | 41-48 |
| 16:58 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey lays it in on a nice dish by Chad Farrish | 43-48 |
| 16:42 | Drake | Jack Gingras banks in the layup on a great pass from James Lipton | 43-50 |
| 16:29 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams's layup is rejected by Jack Gingras | 43-50 |
| 16:28 | Drake | Jack Gingras pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 16:12 | Drake | Harvey Cessna hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-50 |
| 16:11 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 16:05 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 16:04 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams snags the offensive board | 43-50 |
| 15:58 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Robert Hobgood | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Hobgood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Chad Farrish (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Johnny Swasey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Darryl Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David Springer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Lipton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Losey (fresh) PF - William Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jack Gingras (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Drake | Jack Gingras comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 45-50 |
| 15:39 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 15:35 | Northern Iowa | Harvey Cessna is called for the reach on Robert Hobgood in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harvey Cessna, team foul #2 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon (SG), Sylvester Bakos (SF), William Davis (PF), Loyd Ayer (C) Robert Hobgood, Johnny Swasey, Darryl Williams, David Springer | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Bernard Lust (SG), Larry Poff (SF), Ronald Westerfield (C) Harvey Cessna, James Lipton, Kenneth Losey, Jack Gingras | |
| 15:22 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish is fouled on the floor by Larry Poff - foul #3 on Larry Poff, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| 15:05 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Lust is called for the reach on Richard Dillon - foul #1 on Bernard Lust, team foul #4 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale (PG) Chad Farrish | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG) Reginald Dobrynski | |
| 14:51 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-50 |
| 14:50 | Drake | William Smith snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 14:27 | Drake | Richard Dillon is called for the reach on Bernard Lust - foul #1 on Richard Dillon, team foul #4 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), James Lipton (SG), Jack Gingras (C) Harvey Cessna, Bernard Lust, Ronald Westerfield | |
| 14:11 | Drake | Larry Poff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Springer (SF) Richard Dillon | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), Ronald Westerfield (C) Reginald Dobrynski, Jack Gingras | |
| 13:54 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by William Davis | 48-50 |
| 13:35 | Drake | William Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 48-50 |
| 13:33 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield misses the tip | 48-50 |
| 13:31 | Northern Iowa | William Davis gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 13:12 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos is whistled for traveling | 48-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood (PG), Chad Farrish (SG), Johnny Swasey (SF), Darryl Williams (PF) Richard Barksdale, Sylvester Bakos, William Davis, Loyd Ayer | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Bernard Lust (SG), Jack Gingras (C) Harvey Cessna, James Lipton, Ronald Westerfield | |
| 12:57 | Drake | Larry Poff's pass is intercepted by Johnny Swasey | 48-50 |
| 12:53 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey hits the finger roll | 50-50 |
| 12:39 | Drake | Larry Poff clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 12:38 | Drake | Jack Gingras tips it home | 50-52 |
| 12:16 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood double dribbles | 50-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon (SG), Justin Olsen (C) Chad Farrish, David Springer | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), James Lipton (SG) Reginald Dobrynski, Bernard Lust | |
| 11:57 | Drake | William Smith can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Darryl Williams - foul #2 on Darryl Williams, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer (C) Justin Olsen | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 11:57 | Drake | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 11:57 | Drake | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Hobgood (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Darryl Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Loyd Ayer (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Lipton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Poff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Smith (tired) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Jack Gingras (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Robert Hobgood, team foul #6 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Davis (PF) Darryl Williams | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Losey (SF) Larry Poff | |
| 11:28 | Drake | Loyd Ayer takes the ball from William Smith | 50-54 |
| 11:21 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Loyd Ayer | 53-54 |
| 11:16 | Drake | James Lipton misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-54 |
| 11:15 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Hobgood | 53-54 |
| 11:00 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Losey picks off the pass by Richard Dillon | 53-54 |
| 10:57 | Drake | James Lipton hits the finger roll set up by Kenneth Losey | 53-56 |
| 10:44 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Losey is called for the reach on Richard Dillon - foul #1 on Kenneth Losey, team foul #5 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams (C) Loyd Ayer | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Bernard Lust (SG), Larry Poff (SF), Ronald Westerfield (C) Harvey Cessna, James Lipton, Kenneth Losey, Jack Gingras | |
| 10:31 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-56 |
| 10:29 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood grabs the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 10:20 | Northern Iowa | William Davis can't finish the layup | 53-56 |
| 10:19 | Drake | William Smith grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 10:03 | Drake | Bernard Lust drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-59 |
| 09:47 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by William Davis | 55-59 |
| 09:23 | Drake | William Smith's pass is intercepted by Robert Hobgood | 55-59 |
| 09:19 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood lays it in | 57-59 |
| 09:06 | Drake | Larry Poff clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-59 |
| 09:04 | Northern Iowa | William Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 08:43 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 57-59 |
| 08:41 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams misses the tip | 57-59 |
| 08:40 | Drake | Larry Poff snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 08:34 | Drake | Bernard Lust is fouled on the floor by Richard Dillon - foul #2 on Richard Dillon, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (PG), Richard Barksdale (SG), David Springer (SF), Loyd Ayer (C) Robert Hobgood, Richard Dillon, Johnny Swasey, William Davis | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), James Lipton (SF), Jack Gingras (C) Reginald Dobrynski, Larry Poff, Ronald Westerfield | |
| 08:34 | Drake | Bernard Lust misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 08:34 | Drake | Jack Gingras snags the offensive board | 57-59 |
| 08:23 | Drake | Loyd Ayer steps in front of the James Lipton pass | 57-59 |
| 08:08 | Northern Iowa | William Smith is called for the reach on Loyd Ayer - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #6 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Poff (SF) Bernard Lust | |
| 08:01 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams is hacked by William Smith - foul #4 on William Smith, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | Ronald Westerfield (PF) William Smith | |
| 08:01 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 08:01 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 07:45 | Drake | James Lipton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 07:44 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Chad Farrish (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Barksdale (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Springer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darryl Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Loyd Ayer (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Lipton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Poff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Westerfield (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jack Gingras (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Westerfield swats the short shot by Loyd Ayer | 59-59 |
| 07:34 | Drake | The rebound goes to Ronald Westerfield | 59-59 |
| 07:16 | Drake | James Lipton misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Richard Barksdale - foul #1 on Richard Barksdale, team foul #8 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos (PF) Darryl Williams | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Losey (SF), William Smith (PF) Larry Poff, Ronald Westerfield | |
| 07:16 | Drake | James Lipton makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 07:16 | Drake | James Lipton makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 06:59 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale is fouled on the floor by Jack Gingras - foul #2 on Jack Gingras, team foul #8 | 59-61 |
| 06:59 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 06:59 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 06:41 | Drake | Kenneth Losey misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 61-61 |
| 06:40 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer snags the defensive board | 61-61 |
| 06:28 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Chad Farrish and he's fouled by James Lipton - foul #1 on James Lipton, team foul #9 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood (PG), Johnny Swasey (SF) Richard Barksdale, David Springer | |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Poff (SF) Kenneth Losey | |
| 06:28 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer misses the free throw | 63-61 |
| 06:28 | Drake | Larry Poff gets the rebound | 63-61 |
| 06:13 | Drake | James Lipton comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 63-61 |
| 06:12 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey grabs the board | 63-61 |
| 05:58 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnny Swasey | 66-61 |
| 05:39 | Drake | William Smith's floater is tipped away by Loyd Ayer | 66-61 |
| 05:37 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos grabs the defensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 05:25 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-61 |
| 05:23 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey tips it home | 68-61 |
| 05:04 | Drake | James Lipton blows the layup | 68-61 |
| 05:03 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos pulls down the rebound | 68-61 |
| 04:36 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 68-61 |
| 04:34 | Drake | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 04:16 | Drake | Jack Gingras lays it up and in | 68-63 |
| 04:09 | Northern Iowa | Harvey Cessna is called for the reach on Robert Hobgood - foul #3 on Harvey Cessna, team foul #10 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon (SG), David Springer (SF), William Davis (PF), Darryl Williams (C) Chad Farrish, Johnny Swasey, Sylvester Bakos, Loyd Ayer | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Bernard Lust (SG), Kenneth Losey (SF), Ronald Westerfield (C) Harvey Cessna, James Lipton, Larry Poff, Jack Gingras | |
| 04:09 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood misses the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 04:09 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood misses the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 04:09 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 03:52 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Westerfield is called for the reach on William Davis - foul #4 on Ronald Westerfield, team foul #11 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale (PG) Robert Hobgood | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), James Lipton (SG), Jack Gingras (C) Reginald Dobrynski, Bernard Lust, William Smith | |
| 03:52 | Northern Iowa | William Davis misses the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 03:52 | Northern Iowa | William Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 03:36 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 69-63 |
| 03:34 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 69-63 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Richard Barksdale (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Springer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Darryl Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Lipton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Losey (fresh) PF - Ronald Westerfield (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Jack Gingras (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale drills a jumper from the right side | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:00 | Drake | Jack Gingras is fouled on the floor by Richard Dillon - foul #3 on Richard Dillon, team foul #9 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood (PG), Johnny Swasey (SF) Richard Barksdale, David Springer | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Bernard Lust (SG), Larry Poff (SF), William Smith (PF) Harvey Cessna, James Lipton, Kenneth Losey, Ronald Westerfield | |
| 03:00 | Drake | Jack Gingras misses the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 03:00 | Northern Iowa | William Davis grabs the board | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:33 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 73-63 |
| 02:28 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-63 |
| 02:26 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon gets the rebound | 73-63 |
| 02:05 | Northern Iowa | William Davis misses the runner in the paint but he's hacked by William Smith - foul #5 on William Smith, team foul #12 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale (SG) Richard Dillon | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), James Lipton (SG), Ronald Westerfield (PF), Alan Luke (C) Reginald Dobrynski, Bernard Lust, William Smith, Jack Gingras | |
| 02:05 | Northern Iowa | William Davis makes the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 02:05 | Northern Iowa | William Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 01:57 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 75-63 |
| 01:56 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey pulls down the rebound | 75-63 |
| 01:39 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 75-63 |
| 01:37 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-63 |
| 01:17 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Hobgood | 78-63 |
| 01:13 | Drake | Harvey Cessna double dribbles in the backcourt | 78-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (PG), David Springer (SF), Justin Olsen (C) Robert Hobgood, Johnny Swasey, William Davis | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Bernard Lust (SG), Kenneth Losey (SF) Harvey Cessna, James Lipton, Larry Poff | |
| 00:49 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Justin Olsen | 81-63 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Drake | The short jumper by Ronald Westerfield is denied by David Springer | 81-63 |
| 00:41 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams snags the defensive board | 81-63 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish is called for traveling in the backcourt | 81-63 |
| 00:37 | Drake | Bernard Lust can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 81-63 |
| 00:36 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski tips it in | 81-65 |
| 00:07 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Bernard Lust - foul #2 on Bernard Lust, team foul #13 | 81-65 |
| 00:07 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams misses the 1st free throw | 81-65 |
| 00:07 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 82-65 |
| 00:01 | Drake | Bernard Lust misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 82-65 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | David Springer snags the defensive board | 82-65 |