| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joseph Grange (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Grant (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Diego Reyes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Hauck (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Brose (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Raggs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Norman Schaefer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerry Swink (fresh) C - Andrew Tuholski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Norman Schaefer inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Drake | Edward Brose misses the jump hook near the basket | 35-29 |
| 19:39 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 19:37 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Brose - foul #2 on Edward Brose, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 19:15 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Swink is called for the reach on James Gregory - foul #3 on Jerry Swink, team foul #2 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | John Guion (PF) Jerry Swink | |
| 19:04 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory is hacked by John Guion - foul #1 on John Guion, team foul #3 | 35-29 |
| 18:50 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-29 |
| 18:48 | Drake | Larry Raggs grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 18:27 | Drake | The jump hook by Norman Schaefer is blocked by Diego Reyes | 35-29 |
| 18:25 | Drake | Larry Raggs grabs the offensive board | 35-29 |
| 18:11 | Drake | Norman Schaefer comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Diego Reyes - foul #2 on Diego Reyes, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith (PF), Heriberto Mancini (C) James Gregory, Donald Hauck | |
| Subs | Drake | Glen Murdock (C) Andrew Tuholski | |
| 18:11 | Drake | Norman Schaefer makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:11 | Drake | Norman Schaefer misses the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:11 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 18:09 | Northern Iowa | Glen Murdock steps in front of the Diego Reyes pass in the backcourt | 35-30 |
| 17:47 | Drake | Edward Brose clanks a 3 from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 17:46 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 17:30 | Northern Iowa | James Grant misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 35-30 |
| 17:29 | Drake | John Guion gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 17:11 | Drake | Norman Schaefer scores on a driving attempt from close range | 35-32 |
| 17:01 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes is called for 10 seconds | 35-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis (PG), Clinton Thayer (SG), James Gregory (PF), Donald Hauck (C) Joseph Grange, James Grant, Diego Reyes, Heriberto Mancini | |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (PG), Andrew Tuholski (PF) Edward Brose, John Guion | |
| 16:46 | Drake | Rafael Lee is hacked by Ralph Davis - foul #3 on Ralph Davis, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks (SF) Ralph Davis | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 16:28 | Drake | Clinton Thayer is called for the reach on Larry Raggs - foul #2 on Clinton Thayer, team foul #3 | 35-32 |
| 16:15 | Drake | Larry Raggs connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Norman Schaefer | 35-35 |
| 15:55 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Frederick Smith and he's fouled by Andrew Tuholski - foul #2 on Andrew Tuholski, team foul #4 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange (PG), Heriberto Mancini (PF) Frederick Smith, James Gregory | |
| Subs | Drake | David Vallecillo (SG), John Guion (PF), Jerry Swink (C) Larry Raggs, Andrew Tuholski, Glen Murdock | |
| 15:55 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck makes the free throw | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joseph Grange (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clinton Thayer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Julian Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Heriberto Mancini (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Hauck (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Rafael Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Vallecillo (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Norman Schaefer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Guion (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jerry Swink (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:26 | Drake | David Vallecillo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-35 |
| 15:24 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 15:13 | Northern Iowa | Norman Schaefer steps in front of the Julian Brooks pass | 38-35 |
| 14:51 | Drake | Heriberto Mancini picks off the pass by Jerry Swink | 38-35 |
| 14:42 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Heriberto Mancini and he's fouled by Jerry Swink - foul #4 on Jerry Swink, team foul #5 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Grant (SG), James Gregory (PF), Frederick Smith (C) Clinton Thayer, Heriberto Mancini, Donald Hauck | |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Brose (PG), Andrew Tuholski (PF), Glen Murdock (C) Rafael Lee, John Guion, Jerry Swink | |
| 14:42 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks makes the free throw | 41-35 |
| 14:17 | Drake | Norman Schaefer is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Norman Schaefer, team foul #6 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes (SF) Julian Brooks | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 14:02 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory hits the easy wide open finger roll | 43-35 |
| 13:44 | Drake | Glen Murdock blows the layup but he's fouled by Frederick Smith - foul #2 on Frederick Smith, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis (PG), Heriberto Mancini (C) Joseph Grange, James Gregory | |
| Subs | Drake | John Guion (PF) Andrew Tuholski | |
| 13:44 | Drake | Glen Murdock makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 13:44 | Drake | Glen Murdock makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 13:42 | Northern Iowa | Edward Brose picks off the pass by Diego Reyes in the backcourt | 43-37 |
| 13:41 | Drake | Edward Brose blows the layup | 43-37 |
| 13:40 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 13:36 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ralph Davis | 46-37 |
| 13:08 | Drake | David Vallecillo connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 12:58 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-40 |
| 12:56 | Drake | Norman Schaefer grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 12:35 | Drake | Norman Schaefer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 12:33 | Northern Iowa | James Grant snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 12:12 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini throws it down on a great pass from James Grant | 48-40 |
| 11:48 | Drake | Edward Brose buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Norman Schaefer | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ralph Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Grant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Diego Reyes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frederick Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Heriberto Mancini (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Brose (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Vallecillo (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Norman Schaefer (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Guion (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Glen Murdock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini misses long on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Glen Murdock - foul #2 on Glen Murdock, team foul #7 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange (PG), Clinton Thayer (SG), Julian Brooks (SF), Donald Hauck (C) Ralph Davis, James Grant, Diego Reyes, Frederick Smith | |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (PG), Larry Raggs (SF), Andrew Tuholski (C) Edward Brose, Norman Schaefer, Glen Murdock | |
| 11:24 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 11:24 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 11:06 | Drake | David Vallecillo makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 50-44 |
| 10:51 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Donald Hauck | 52-44 |
| 10:28 | Drake | Rafael Lee can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing but the foul's on Heriberto Mancini - foul #1 on Heriberto Mancini, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Gregory (PF) Heriberto Mancini | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 10:28 | Drake | Rafael Lee makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 10:28 | Drake | Rafael Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 10:28 | Drake | Rafael Lee misses the 3rd free throw | 52-45 |
| 10:28 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 10:04 | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by John Guion - foul #2 on John Guion, team foul #8 | 52-45 |
| 10:04 | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 10:04 | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 09:37 | Drake | James Gregory steals it from David Vallecillo | 54-45 |
| 09:30 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Grange | 56-45 |
| 09:18 | Drake | David Vallecillo hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-47 |
| 08:59 | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis (PG), James Grant (SG), Diego Reyes (SF), Frederick Smith (C) Joseph Grange, Clinton Thayer, Julian Brooks, Donald Hauck | |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Brose (PG), Norman Schaefer (SF), Glen Murdock (C) Rafael Lee, Larry Raggs, John Guion | |
| 08:32 | Drake | Edward Brose dunks the ball set up by David Vallecillo | 56-49 |
| 08:10 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 58-49 |
| 07:52 | Drake | Norman Schaefer's pass is intercepted by Ralph Davis | 58-49 |
| 07:47 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ralph Davis | 60-49 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ralph Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Grant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Diego Reyes (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Gregory (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Frederick Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Brose (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Vallecillo (tired) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Norman Schaefer (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Tuholski (fairly fresh) C - Glen Murdock (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 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 fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 07:33 | Drake | David Vallecillo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-49 |
| 07:32 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| 07:08 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes misses short on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-49 |
| 07:07 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith can't tip it in | 60-49 |
| 07:06 | Drake | Edward Brose gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| 06:38 | Drake | Norman Schaefer makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Edward Brose | 60-52 |
| 06:18 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith misses long on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Glen Murdock - foul #3 on Glen Murdock, team foul #9 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange (PG), Clinton Thayer (SG), Heriberto Mancini (PF), Donald Hauck (C) Ralph Davis, James Grant, Diego Reyes, James Gregory | |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (PG), Larry Raggs (SG), Jerry Swink (PF) Edward Brose, David Vallecillo, Andrew Tuholski | |
| 06:18 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 06:18 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 06:02 | Drake | Norman Schaefer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-52 |
| 06:01 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Clinton Thayer | 62-52 |
| 05:57 | Northern Iowa | Glen Murdock is called for the reach on Frederick Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Glen Murdock, team foul #10 | 62-52 |
| 05:57 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 05:57 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 05:57 | Drake | The rebound goes to Glen Murdock | 63-52 |
| 05:44 | Drake | Jerry Swink misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-52 |
| 05:43 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith gets the rebound | 63-52 |
| 05:26 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Lee picks off the pass by Clinton Thayer | 63-52 |
| 05:09 | Drake | Larry Raggs is fouled on the floor by Clinton Thayer - foul #3 on Clinton Thayer, team foul #6 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks (SF) Frederick Smith | |
| Subs | Drake | David Vallecillo (SG), Andrew Tuholski (C) Norman Schaefer, Glen Murdock | |
| 04:58 | Drake | David Vallecillo misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 63-52 |
| 04:56 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks pulls down the rebound | 63-52 |
| 04:51 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Heriberto Mancini | 66-52 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:47 | Drake | Donald Hauck steals it from David Vallecillo | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:26 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 66-52 |
| 04:25 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini gets the offensive rebound | 66-52 |
| 03:59 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-52 |
| 03:58 | Drake | The rebound goes to Jerry Swink | 66-52 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:44 | Drake | Jerry Swink is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Jerry Swink, team foul #11 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Grant (SG), Diego Reyes (SF), Earnest Fraser (C) Clinton Thayer, Heriberto Mancini, Donald Hauck | |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Brose (PG), John Guion (PF), Glen Murdock (C) Rafael Lee, Jerry Swink, Andrew Tuholski | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joseph Grange (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Grant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Diego Reyes (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Julian Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Earnest Fraser (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Brose (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Vallecillo (tired) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Larry Raggs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Guion (fresh) 3 reb. C - Glen Murdock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:42 | Northern Iowa | Larry Raggs picks off the pass by Diego Reyes in the backcourt | 66-52 |
| 03:26 | Drake | Glen Murdock double dribbles | 66-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Gregory (PF) Julian Brooks | |
| Subs | Drake | Norman Schaefer (SF) David Vallecillo | |
| 03:07 | Northern Iowa | The jumper by James Grant is denied by Glen Murdock | 66-52 |
| 03:06 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory snags the offensive board | 66-52 |
| 02:37 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Diego Reyes, team foul #7 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis (PG), Clinton Thayer (SG), Julian Brooks (SF), Frederick Smith (PF) Joseph Grange, James Grant, Diego Reyes, James Gregory | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 02:34 | Drake | Edward Brose throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | David Vallecillo (SG) Norman Schaefer | |
| 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 (+5) | |
| 02:14 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis is open and buries a shot from the left wing set up by Julian Brooks | 68-52 |
| 02:07 | Drake | Larry Raggs hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by John Guion | 68-54 |
| 01:51 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith can't finish the layup | 68-54 |
| 01:50 | Drake | Glen Murdock snags the defensive board | 68-54 |
| 01:46 | Drake | David Vallecillo is whistled for a carry | 68-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini (C) Earnest Fraser | |
| Subs | Drake | Norman Schaefer (SF), Andrew Tuholski (C) Larry Raggs, Glen Murdock | |
| 01:44 | Northern Iowa | Norman Schaefer is called for the reach on Ralph Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Norman Schaefer, team foul #12 | 68-54 |
| 01:44 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis misses the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 01:44 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 69-54 |
| 01:32 | Drake | Edward Brose buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by John Guion | 69-57 |
| 01:03 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Tuholski | 69-57 |
| 01:02 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini misses the tip | 69-57 |
| 01:00 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks tips it home | 71-57 |
| 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 (+5) | |
| 00:53 | Drake | Norman Schaefer misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-57 |
| 00:51 | Drake | John Guion grabs the offensive rebound | 71-57 |
| 00:48 | Drake | David Vallecillo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Frederick Smith - foul #3 on Frederick Smith, team foul #8 | 71-57 |
| 00:48 | Drake | David Vallecillo makes the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 00:48 | Drake | David Vallecillo makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 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 (+5) | |
| 00:19 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini is whistled for traveling | 71-59 |
| 00:12 | Drake | Edward Brose misses long on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Ralph Davis - foul #4 on Ralph Davis, team foul #9 | 71-59 |
| 00:12 | Drake | Edward Brose makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:12 | Drake | Edward Brose makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis runs out the clock | 71-61 |