| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Martin Fisher (fresh) SG - Christian Kemp (fresh) SF - Moshe Zeiders (fresh) PF - Allen Anderson (fresh) C - Thomas Chapman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Adam Burns (fresh) SG - Dominique Calderwood (fresh) SF - Jack Sledge (fresh) PF - Freddy Gardner (fresh) C - Brooks Lee (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Brooks Lee wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:35 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood hits a jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Christian Kemp - foul #1 on Christian Kemp, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:35 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:35 | Drake | Brooks Lee gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Drake | Freddy Gardner comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood can't tip it in | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | Drake | Jack Sledge pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:14 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | Drake | Adam Burns hits the follow up shot | 0-4 |
| 17:58 | Northern Iowa | Moshe Zeiders is whistled for a carry | 0-4 |
| 17:35 | Drake | Freddy Gardner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 17:33 | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:28 | Northern Iowa | Adam Burns is called for the reach on Martin Fisher - foul #1 on Adam Burns, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | Stanley Dorsey (PG), Kenneth Anglin (SG), Michael Bulkley (SF), Dominick Payne (PF) Adam Burns, Dominique Calderwood, Jack Sledge, Freddy Gardner | |
| 17:04 | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 17:02 | Drake | Dominick Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 16:43 | Drake | Moshe Zeiders is called for the reach on Kenneth Anglin - foul #1 on Moshe Zeiders, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | John Sheller (C) Brooks Lee | |
| 16:24 | Drake | Stanley Dorsey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 16:22 | Northern Iowa | Allen Anderson gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 16:06 | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 0-4 |
| 16:05 | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp tips it back up and in | 2-4 |
| 15:49 | Drake | Stanley Dorsey clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 15:47 | Drake | Michael Bulkley pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Martin Fisher (fresh) SG - Christian Kemp (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Moshe Zeiders (fresh) PF - Allen Anderson (fresh) C - Thomas Chapman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Stanley Dorsey (fresh) SG - Kenneth Anglin (fresh) SF - Michael Bulkley (fresh) PF - Dominick Payne (fresh) C - John Sheller (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Drake | Dominick Payne misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-4 |
| 15:29 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 15:13 | Northern Iowa | Moshe Zeiders misses badly on the uncontested 3 from straight away | 2-4 |
| 15:12 | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher can't tip it in | 2-4 |
| 15:10 | Drake | Dominick Payne pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 14:54 | Drake | Dominick Payne misses the easy layup | 2-4 |
| 14:53 | Drake | Michael Bulkley tips it but misses | 2-4 |
| 14:52 | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 14:35 | Northern Iowa | Moshe Zeiders misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 14:33 | Drake | Dominick Payne snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 14:28 | Drake | Kenneth Anglin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 14:27 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Thomas Chapman | 2-4 |
| 14:17 | Northern Iowa | Allen Anderson hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 14:16 | Northern Iowa | Moshe Zeiders tips it home | 4-4 |
| 14:07 | Drake | John Sheller misses short on a shot from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 14:06 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Thomas Chapman | 4-4 |
| 13:43 | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 13:42 | Drake | Kenneth Anglin gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 13:36 | Drake | Kenneth Anglin buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 13:30 | Northern Iowa | Dominick Payne steps in front of the Martin Fisher pass in the backcourt | 4-6 |
| 13:09 | Drake | Allen Anderson is called for the reach on Dominick Payne - foul #1 on Allen Anderson, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower (PG), Robert Campbell (SG), Jose Aguilar (SF), Melvin Hatch (PF), Christopher Perry (C) Martin Fisher, Christian Kemp, Moshe Zeiders, Allen Anderson, Thomas Chapman | |
| Subs | Drake | Adam Burns (PG), Dominique Calderwood (SG), Jack Sledge (SF), Freddy Gardner (PF), Brooks Lee (C) Stanley Dorsey, Kenneth Anglin, Michael Bulkley, Dominick Payne, John Sheller | |
| 13:00 | Drake | Adam Burns hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Dominique Calderwood | 4-9 |
| 12:57 | Northern Iowa | Dominique Calderwood steals the ball from Jose Aguilar in the backcourt | 4-9 |
| 12:39 | Drake | Brooks Lee's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Billy Bower | 4-9 |
| 12:37 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Campbell | 4-9 |
| 12:19 | Northern Iowa | Jose Aguilar misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 4-9 |
| 12:18 | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell grabs the offensive board | 4-9 |
| 11:58 | Northern Iowa | Melvin Hatch drills a shot from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 11:43 | Drake | Melvin Hatch takes the ball from Jack Sledge | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Billy Bower (fresh) SG - Robert Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Jose Aguilar (fresh) PF - Melvin Hatch (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Perry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Adam Burns (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dominique Calderwood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Sledge (fresh) PF - Freddy Gardner (fresh) C - Brooks Lee (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower is fouled in the backcourt by Adam Burns - foul #2 on Adam Burns, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher (PG) Robert Campbell | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Evans (PG) Adam Burns | |
| 11:26 | Northern Iowa | Jose Aguilar misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 11:25 | Drake | Freddy Gardner snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 11:15 | Drake | Melvin Hatch swats the short shot by Jack Sledge | 6-9 |
| 11:14 | Drake | Brooks Lee gets the offensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 11:01 | Drake | Billy Bower picks off the pass by Michael Evans | 6-9 |
| 10:40 | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower loses the dribble to Brooks Lee | 6-9 |
| 10:29 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Evans | 6-12 |
| 10:23 | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-12 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp (SG), Moshe Zeiders (SF), Allen Anderson (PF), Thomas Chapman (C) Billy Bower, Jose Aguilar, Melvin Hatch, Christopher Perry | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Anglin (SF) Jack Sledge | |
| 10:08 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-12 |
| 10:07 | Northern Iowa | Moshe Zeiders snags the defensive board | 6-12 |
| 09:46 | Northern Iowa | Moshe Zeiders drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Martin Fisher | 8-12 |
| 09:28 | Drake | Brooks Lee misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 8-12 |
| 09:27 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Moshe Zeiders | 8-12 |
| 09:22 | Northern Iowa | Freddy Gardner denies the turnaround by Martin Fisher | 8-12 |
| 09:21 | Drake | Freddy Gardner grabs the board | 8-12 |
| 09:04 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood is whistled for a carry | 8-12 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell (SG), Melvin Hatch (PF) Christian Kemp, Allen Anderson | |
| Subs | Drake | Stanley Dorsey (PG), Michael Bulkley (SF), Dominick Payne (PF), John Sheller (C) Michael Evans, Dominique Calderwood, Freddy Gardner, Brooks Lee | |
| 08:40 | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 10-12 |
| 08:24 | Drake | Kenneth Anglin is fouled on the floor by Robert Campbell - foul #1 on Robert Campbell, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower (PG) Martin Fisher | |
| Subs | Drake | Jack Sledge (SF) Kenneth Anglin | |
| 08:02 | Drake | John Sheller makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Stanley Dorsey | 10-14 |
| 08:00 | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Sledge - foul #1 on Jack Sledge, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp (SG), Jose Aguilar (SF), Christopher Perry (C) Robert Campbell, Moshe Zeiders, Thomas Chapman | |
| Subs | Drake | Brooks Lee (C) John Sheller | |
| 07:44 | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-14 |
| 07:42 | Drake | Michael Bulkley snags the defensive board | 10-14 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Billy Bower (fresh) SG - Christian Kemp (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jose Aguilar (fresh) PF - Melvin Hatch (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Perry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Stanley Dorsey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Bulkley (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Jack Sledge (fairly fresh) PF - Dominick Payne (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Brooks Lee (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Drake | Stanley Dorsey buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jack Sledge | 10-17 |
| 07:20 | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp steps out of bounds on the sideline | 10-17 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell (PG), Michael Cannon (C) Billy Bower, Melvin Hatch | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Evans (PG), Dominique Calderwood (SG), Freddy Gardner (PF) Stanley Dorsey, Michael Bulkley, Dominick Payne | |
| 06:53 | Drake | Freddy Gardner is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Freddy Gardner, team foul #4 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher (PG), Moshe Zeiders (SF), Thomas Chapman (C) Christian Kemp, Jose Aguilar, Michael Cannon | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Anglin (SF) Jack Sledge | |
| 06:31 | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-17 |
| 06:29 | Northern Iowa | Moshe Zeiders hits the follow up shot | 12-17 |
| 06:01 | Drake | Freddy Gardner throws it down on a great pass from Dominique Calderwood and he's hacked by Moshe Zeiders - foul #2 on Moshe Zeiders, team foul #5 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Melvin Hatch (PG), Billy Bower (SF), Allen Anderson (PF) Martin Fisher, Moshe Zeiders, Christopher Perry | |
| Subs | Drake | Jack Sledge (SF), John Sheller (C) Michael Evans, Brooks Lee | |
| 06:01 | Drake | Freddy Gardner makes the free throw | 12-20 |
| 05:41 | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 12-20 |
| 05:39 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman tips it in | 14-20 |
| 05:11 | Drake | Kenneth Anglin loses the dribble to Thomas Chapman | 14-20 |
| 04:53 | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell loses the ball out of bounds | 14-20 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher (PG), Christian Kemp (SG) Robert Campbell, Thomas Chapman | |
| Subs | Drake | Stanley Dorsey (PG), Michael Bulkley (SG), Dominick Payne (PF), Brooks Lee (C) Kenneth Anglin, Dominique Calderwood, Freddy Gardner, John Sheller | |
| 04:49 | Drake | Stanley Dorsey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-20 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Evans (PG) Jack Sledge | |
| 04:37 | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 14-20 |
| 04:35 | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp grabs the offensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 04:20 | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher misses long on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Bulkley - foul #1 on Michael Bulkley, team foul #5 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jose Aguilar (SF), Christopher Perry (PF), Michael Cannon (C) Billy Bower, Allen Anderson, Melvin Hatch | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 04:20 | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 04:20 | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 03:59 | Drake | Dominick Payne comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 16-20 |
| 03:57 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Cannon | 16-20 |
| 03:46 | Northern Iowa | Jose Aguilar is called for traveling | 16-20 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Moshe Zeiders (SF) Jose Aguilar | |
| Subs | Drake | Adam Burns (PG), Jack Sledge (SF) Michael Evans, Stanley Dorsey | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Martin Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christian Kemp (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Moshe Zeiders (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Perry (fresh) C - Michael Cannon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Adam Burns (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Bulkley (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Jack Sledge (fairly fresh) PF - Dominick Payne (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brooks Lee (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Drake | Christopher Perry steps in front of the Michael Bulkley pass | 16-20 |
| 03:19 | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 16-20 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Melvin Hatch (PF), Thomas Chapman (C) Christopher Perry, Michael Cannon | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Anglin (SG), John Sheller (PF) Michael Bulkley, Dominick Payne | |
| 03:08 | Drake | Moshe Zeiders steps in front of the Jack Sledge pass | 16-20 |
| 02:44 | Northern Iowa | Jack Sledge is called for the reach on Melvin Hatch - foul #2 on Jack Sledge, team foul #6 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower (PG), Robert Campbell (SG), Allen Anderson (PF) Martin Fisher, Christian Kemp, Melvin Hatch | |
| Subs | Drake | Dominique Calderwood (SG), Dominick Payne (C) Jack Sledge, Brooks Lee | |
| 02:34 | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 16-20 |
| 02:32 | Drake | John Sheller grabs the board | 16-20 |
| 02:27 | Drake | Adam Burns knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Sheller | 16-23 |
| 02:15 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Anglin steals it from Moshe Zeiders | 16-23 |
| 01:57 | Drake | Adam Burns can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Billy Bower - foul #1 on Billy Bower, team foul #6 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | Stanley Dorsey (SF), Michael Bulkley (PF), Brooks Lee (C) Kenneth Anglin, John Sheller, Dominick Payne | |
| 01:57 | Drake | Adam Burns makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 01:57 | Drake | Adam Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| 01:37 | Northern Iowa | Allen Anderson banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Campbell | 18-25 |
| 01:24 | Drake | Brooks Lee connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Adam Burns | 18-28 |
| 01:07 | Northern Iowa | Michael Bulkley is called for the reach on Thomas Chapman - foul #2 on Michael Bulkley, team foul #7 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher (PG), Christian Kemp (SG), Jose Aguilar (SF), Melvin Hatch (PF) Billy Bower, Robert Campbell, Moshe Zeiders, Allen Anderson | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Evans (PG), Jack Sledge (SF), Freddy Gardner (PF) Adam Burns, Dominique Calderwood, Stanley Dorsey | |
| 01:07 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman misses the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 01:07 | Drake | Michael Bulkley pulls down the rebound | 18-28 |
| 00:53 | Drake | Michael Bulkley hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 18-30 |
| 00:27 | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Evans - foul #1 on Michael Evans, team foul #8 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Perry (C) Thomas Chapman | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Anglin (SG), Dominick Payne (C) Michael Bulkley, Brooks Lee | |
| 00:27 | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 00:27 | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 00:04 | Drake | Kenneth Anglin misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Christopher Perry - foul #1 on Christopher Perry, team foul #7 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | Stanley Dorsey (SF) Jack Sledge | |
| 00:04 | Drake | Kenneth Anglin misses the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 00:04 | Drake | Kenneth Anglin misses the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 00:04 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 20-30 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Perry clanks a halfcourt shot | 20-30 |