| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Garmon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay Carter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Trevor Parise (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Tarbell (fresh) 8 pts. C - Charlie Paquet (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Richard Sangster (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Craig Seager (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Ratliff (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Cole (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Beyers (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Trevor Parise inbounds the ball | 27-22 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Drake | Robert Garmon misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-22 |
| 19:36 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff snags the defensive board | 27-22 |
| 19:10 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff loses the ball out of bounds | 27-22 |
| 19:07 | Drake | Robert Garmon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-22 |
| 18:42 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 27-22 |
| 18:40 | Drake | Charlie Paquet pulls down the rebound | 27-22 |
| 18:19 | Drake | Thomas Tarbell dunks the ball over the doubleteam on a nice dish by Robert Garmon | 29-22 |
| 17:51 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Sangster is called for traveling | 29-22 |
| 17:34 | Drake | Frank Beyers takes the ball from Trevor Parise | 29-22 |
| 17:14 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-22 |
| 17:13 | Drake | Thomas Tarbell snags the defensive board | 29-22 |
| 17:08 | Drake | Trevor Parise lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Garmon | 31-22 |
| 16:47 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Beyers's fadeaway is rejected by Charlie Paquet | 31-22 |
| 16:45 | Drake | Robert Garmon grabs the defensive rebound | 31-22 |
| 16:20 | Drake | Thomas Tarbell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Frank Beyers - foul #3 on Frank Beyers, team foul #1 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Drake | Forrest Severson (PG), Gilbert Bianco (SG), Anthony Price (SF), Salvador Saenz (C) Robert Garmon, Jay Carter, Trevor Parise, Charlie Paquet | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Rouse (SG), Daniel Perry (SF), Dennis Weir (PF), Gerald Dean (C) Richard Sangster, Craig Seager, James Cole, Frank Beyers | |
| 16:20 | Drake | Thomas Tarbell makes the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 16:20 | Drake | Thomas Tarbell makes the 2nd free throw | 33-22 |
| 15:59 | Northern Illinois University | Gerald Dean is alone and throws it down | 33-24 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Forrest Severson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gilbert Bianco (fresh) SF - Anthony Price (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Tarbell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Salvador Saenz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Howard Ratliff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Rouse (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Perry (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Dennis Weir (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:43 | Drake | Forrest Severson misses the jumper from the left wing | 33-24 |
| 15:42 | Northern Illinois University | Gerald Dean gets the rebound | 33-24 |
| 15:16 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff is hacked by Salvador Saenz - foul #1 on Salvador Saenz, team foul #1 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Drake | Harry Delamora (PF), Charlie Paquet (C) Thomas Tarbell, Salvador Saenz | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Danny Wales (PG), Frank Beyers (C) Howard Ratliff, Gerald Dean | |
| 14:55 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Beyers knocks in the shot in the lane | 33-26 |
| 14:46 | Drake | Forrest Severson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-26 |
| Subs | Drake | Jay Carter (SG), Trevor Parise (SF) Gilbert Bianco, Anthony Price | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Richard Sangster (PG), Craig Seager (SG) Danny Wales, Benjamin Rouse | |
| 14:26 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Perry | 33-29 |
| 14:03 | Drake | Frank Beyers is called for the reach on Charlie Paquet - foul #4 on Frank Beyers, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Garmon (PG) Forrest Severson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff (SF), James Cole (PF), Gerald Dean (C) Daniel Perry, Dennis Weir, Frank Beyers | |
| 13:50 | Drake | Trevor Parise is called for a backcourt violation | 33-29 |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Tarbell (PF) Harry Delamora | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 13:24 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Sangster connects on the shot from the left side set up by Craig Seager | 33-31 |
| 13:13 | Drake | Robert Garmon misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Sangster - foul #1 on Richard Sangster, team foul #3 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Drake | Salvador Saenz (C) Charlie Paquet | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Frank Beyers (C) Gerald Dean | |
| 13:13 | Drake | Robert Garmon makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 13:13 | Drake | Robert Garmon misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 13:13 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Frank Beyers | 34-31 |
| 12:45 | Northern Illinois University | Jay Carter picks off the pass by Craig Seager | 34-31 |
| 12:25 | Drake | Salvador Saenz is hacked by Howard Ratliff - foul #1 on Howard Ratliff, team foul #4 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Drake | Gilbert Bianco (SG), Anthony Price (SF) Jay Carter, Trevor Parise | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Rouse (SG), Daniel Perry (SF) Richard Sangster, Craig Seager | |
| 12:07 | Drake | Salvador Saenz hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Thomas Tarbell | 36-31 |
| 11:44 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Beyers makes the jump hook near the basket | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Garmon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gilbert Bianco (fresh) SF - Anthony Price (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Tarbell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Salvador Saenz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Howard Ratliff (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Rouse (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Perry (fresh) 3 ast. PF - James Cole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Beyers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Drake | Benjamin Rouse takes the ball from Anthony Price | 36-33 |
| 11:06 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 11:04 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Beyers grabs the offensive board | 36-33 |
| 10:44 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-33 |
| 10:43 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole tips it home | 36-35 |
| 10:26 | Drake | Anthony Price misses the turnaround from the left block | 36-35 |
| 10:24 | Drake | Thomas Tarbell grabs the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 10:05 | Drake | Robert Garmon is hacked by James Cole - foul #2 on James Cole, team foul #5 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Drake | Forrest Severson (PG), Jay Carter (SG), Trevor Parise (SF), Harry Delamora (PF), Charlie Paquet (C) Robert Garmon, Gilbert Bianco, Anthony Price, Thomas Tarbell, Salvador Saenz | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Richard Sangster (PG), Craig Seager (SG), Dennis Weir (PF), Gerald Dean (C) Howard Ratliff, Benjamin Rouse, James Cole, Frank Beyers | |
| 09:46 | Drake | Charlie Paquet comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-35 |
| 09:44 | Drake | Trevor Parise can't tip it in | 36-35 |
| 09:43 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Weir grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 09:15 | Northern Illinois University | Gerald Dean is open and buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Craig Seager out of the doubleteam | 36-37 |
| 08:53 | Drake | Trevor Parise double dribbles | 36-37 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff (SF) Daniel Perry | |
| 08:39 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Craig Seager | 36-40 |
| 08:24 | Drake | Forrest Severson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jay Carter | 39-40 |
| 07:57 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Sangster is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Craig Seager and he's fouled by Charlie Paquet - foul #2 on Charlie Paquet, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Tarbell (PF) Harry Delamora | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Frank Beyers (C) Gerald Dean | |
| 07:57 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Sangster makes the free throw | 39-43 |
| 07:43 | Drake | Charlie Paquet misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-43 |
| 07:41 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Beyers pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Forrest Severson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay Carter (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Trevor Parise (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Tarbell (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Charlie Paquet (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Richard Sangster (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Craig Seager (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Howard Ratliff (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Weir (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Beyers (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Beyers is fouled on the floor by Thomas Tarbell - foul #2 on Thomas Tarbell, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Garmon (PG) Forrest Severson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Cole (PF) Dennis Weir | |
| 07:07 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 07:06 | Drake | Robert Garmon gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 06:41 | Drake | Trevor Parise misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Craig Seager - foul #1 on Craig Seager, team foul #6 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Gilbert Bianco (SG), Salvador Saenz (C) Jay Carter, Charlie Paquet | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Danny Wales (PG), Benjamin Rouse (SG), Daniel Perry (SF) Richard Sangster, Craig Seager, Howard Ratliff | |
| 06:41 | Drake | Trevor Parise makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 06:41 | Drake | Trevor Parise makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 06:23 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Beyers comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 06:22 | Drake | Trevor Parise grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 06:02 | Drake | Robert Garmon knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Tarbell out of a doubleteam | 43-43 |
| 05:35 | Northern Illinois University | Danny Wales is fouled on the floor by Thomas Tarbell - foul #3 on Thomas Tarbell, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Forrest Severson (PG), Jay Carter (SG), Anthony Price (SF), Charlie Paquet (C) Robert Garmon, Gilbert Bianco, Trevor Parise, Salvador Saenz | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager (PG), Howard Ratliff (SF), Dennis Weir (PF) Danny Wales, Daniel Perry, James Cole | |
| 05:06 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Weir is hacked by Forrest Severson - foul #1 on Forrest Severson, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Richard Sangster (PG) Benjamin Rouse | |
| 04:39 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Weir misses long on a jumper from the right block | 43-43 |
| 04:38 | Drake | Anthony Price snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 04:22 | Drake | Charlie Paquet is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Tarbell | 45-43 |
| 03:53 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Sangster clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jay Carter - foul #1 on Jay Carter, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Garmon (PG), Gilbert Bianco (SG), Trevor Parise (SF), Harry Delamora (PF) Forrest Severson, Jay Carter, Anthony Price, Thomas Tarbell | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Rouse (SG), James Cole (PF), Gerald Dean (C) Craig Seager, Dennis Weir, Frank Beyers | |
| 03:53 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Sangster makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 03:53 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Sangster makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 03:44 | Drake | Gerald Dean takes the ball from Charlie Paquet | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Garmon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gilbert Bianco (fresh) SF - Trevor Parise (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harry Delamora (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charlie Paquet (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Richard Sangster (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Benjamin Rouse (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Howard Ratliff (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Dean (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Northern Illinois University | Gilbert Bianco picks off the pass by Benjamin Rouse | 45-45 |
| 03:15 | Drake | Robert Garmon clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Sangster - foul #2 on Richard Sangster, team foul #7 | 45-45 |
| 03:15 | Drake | Robert Garmon makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 03:15 | Drake | Robert Garmon makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 02:47 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Sangster | 47-48 |
| 02:47 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Jay Carter (SG), Thomas Tarbell (PF) Gilbert Bianco, Harry Delamora | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager (SG), Frank Beyers (C) Benjamin Rouse, Gerald Dean | |
| 02:32 | Drake | Trevor Parise is fouled on the floor by Craig Seager - foul #2 on Craig Seager, team foul #8 | 47-48 |
| 02:32 | Drake | Trevor Parise misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 02:32 | Drake | Charlie Paquet grabs the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 02:09 | Drake | Robert Garmon's layup is rejected by Frank Beyers | 47-48 |
| 02:07 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 01:49 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Sangster clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 01:47 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff hits the follow up shot | 47-50 |
| 01:22 | Drake | Robert Garmon hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Jay Carter | 49-50 |
| 00:53 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Sangster's pass is intercepted by Charlie Paquet | 49-50 |
| 00:41 | Drake | Charlie Paquet hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Thomas Tarbell out of the doubleteam | 52-50 |
| 00:12 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Sangster clanks a shot from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 00:10 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager tips it home | 52-52 |
| 00:10 | Drake | Drake calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-52 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Drake | Robert Garmon can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Garmon (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jay Carter (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Trevor Parise (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Tarbell (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Charlie Paquet (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Richard Sangster (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Seager (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Howard Ratliff (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Beyers (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Beyers wins the tip | 52-52 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:31 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 04:30 | Drake | Charlie Paquet gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 04:11 | Drake | Charlie Paquet knocks in the shot from close range | 54-52 |
| 03:44 | Northern Illinois University | Jay Carter takes the ball from James Cole | 54-52 |
| 03:36 | Drake | Thomas Tarbell is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 54-52 |
| 03:09 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager misses the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-52 |
| 03:08 | Drake | Trevor Parise grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 02:55 | Drake | Robert Garmon can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 02:53 | Drake | Jay Carter can't tip it in | 54-52 |
| 02:51 | Drake | Charlie Paquet grabs the offensive board | 54-52 |
| 02:37 | Drake | Trevor Parise hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 02:35 | Drake | Thomas Tarbell tips it in | 56-52 |
| 02:15 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Beyers is open but comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 56-52 |
| 02:14 | Drake | Charlie Paquet grabs the board | 56-52 |
| 02:07 | Drake | Thomas Tarbell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 02:06 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 02:01 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-52 |
| Subs | Drake | Forrest Severson (PG), Gilbert Bianco (SG) Robert Garmon, Jay Carter | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Rouse (SG), Dennis Weir (PF) Richard Sangster, James Cole | |
| 01:58 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-52 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Garmon (PG), Jay Carter (SG) Forrest Severson, Gilbert Bianco | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Richard Sangster (PG), James Cole (PF) Benjamin Rouse, Dennis Weir | |
| 01:47 | Drake | Thomas Tarbell makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jay Carter | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:23 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Tarbell is called for the reach on Frank Beyers - foul #4 on Thomas Tarbell, team foul #7 | 59-52 |
| 01:23 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Beyers makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 01:23 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Beyers misses the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 01:23 | Drake | Charlie Paquet grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:21 | Drake | Charlie Paquet is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Sangster - foul #3 on Richard Sangster, team foul #9 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Drake | Forrest Severson (PG), Anthony Price (PF) Robert Garmon, Thomas Tarbell | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 01:21 | Drake | Charlie Paquet makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 01:21 | Drake | Charlie Paquet makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:56 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 00:54 | Drake | Charlie Paquet grabs the defensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 00:54 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-53 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Forrest Severson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay Carter (fresh) 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Trevor Parise (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Anthony Price (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charlie Paquet (fresh) 18 pts. 13 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Richard Sangster (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Craig Seager (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Howard Ratliff (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Beyers (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:51 | Drake | Forrest Severson is hacked by Richard Sangster in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Sangster, team foul #10 | 61-53 |
| 00:51 | Drake | Forrest Severson makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:51 | Drake | Forrest Severson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:48 | Northern Illinois University | Trevor Parise is called for the reach on Richard Sangster in the backcourt - foul #3 on Trevor Parise, team foul #8 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Garmon (PG), Thomas Tarbell (PF) Forrest Severson, Anthony Price | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 00:48 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Sangster makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:48 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Sangster makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:45 | Drake | Craig Seager is called for the reach on Jay Carter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Craig Seager, team foul #11 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Drake | Forrest Severson (PG), Anthony Price (PF) Robert Garmon, Thomas Tarbell | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 00:45 | Drake | Jay Carter misses the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:45 | Drake | Jay Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:37 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-55 |
| 00:35 | Drake | Forrest Severson pulls down the rebound | 64-55 |
| 00:32 | Drake | Richard Sangster is called for the reach on Forrest Severson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Sangster, team foul #12 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Rouse (SG) Richard Sangster | |
| 00:32 | Drake | Forrest Severson misses the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:32 | Drake | Forrest Severson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:28 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager connects on the open 3 pointer from straight away set up by Benjamin Rouse | 65-58 |
| 00:28 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-58 |
| 00:25 | Drake | Forrest Severson is hacked by Craig Seager in the backcourt - foul #4 on Craig Seager, team foul #13 | 65-58 |
| 00:25 | Drake | Forrest Severson misses the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:25 | Drake | Forrest Severson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:20 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-58 |
| 00:18 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Rouse snags the offensive board | 66-58 |
| 00:14 | Northern Illinois University | Trevor Parise is called for the reach on Howard Ratliff - foul #4 on Trevor Parise, team foul #9 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Garmon (PG), Thomas Tarbell (PF) Forrest Severson, Anthony Price | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 00:14 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:14 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:11 | Drake | Trevor Parise is fouled in the backcourt by Benjamin Rouse - foul #1 on Benjamin Rouse, team foul #14 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Drake | Forrest Severson (PG), Anthony Price (PF) Robert Garmon, Thomas Tarbell | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 00:11 | Drake | Trevor Parise misses the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:11 | Drake | Trevor Parise makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:07 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff scores on a 3 from straight away set up by James Cole | 67-63 |
| 00:07 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 67-63 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Garmon (PG), Gilbert Bianco (SG), Thomas Tarbell (PF) Forrest Severson, Jay Carter, Trevor Parise | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Drake | Craig Seager is called for the reach on Anthony Price in the backcourt - foul #5 on Craig Seager, team foul #15 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry (SF) Craig Seager | |
| 00:04 | Drake | Anthony Price makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:04 | Drake | Anthony Price makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 69-63 |