| Lineup | Drake | PG - Ty Bunn (fresh) SG - Ronald Stout (fresh) SF - Brian Hunter (fresh) PF - Joseph Wallis (fresh) C - William Vetter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fresh) SG - David Garvin (fresh) SF - Patrick Dubay (fresh) PF - Yong Huang (fresh) C - Donald Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Drake | William Vetter snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Drake | William Vetter misses the dunk attempt | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay's layup is rejected by William Vetter | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Patrick Dubay, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Drake | Joseph Wallis hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Ty Bunn | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Northern Iowa | Ty Bunn picks off the pass by Yong Huang in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Drake | Ty Bunn blows the layup | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Hall | 2-3 |
| 18:26 | Drake | William Vetter misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 2-3 |
| 18:25 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:06 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 18:04 | Drake | The rebound goes to Joseph Wallis | 2-3 |
| 17:59 | Drake | Ty Bunn misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 17:57 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Yong Huang | 2-3 |
| 17:46 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 17:45 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay snags the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:34 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ty Bunn - foul #1 on Ty Bunn, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Drake | Pete Mayes (PG), Alfred Dubuc (SG), Sean Dean (SF), Neal Hopkins (PF), Wilson Pierre (C) Ty Bunn, Ronald Stout, Brian Hunter, Joseph Wallis, William Vetter | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer (SG), Kenneth Yungbluth (SF), Clyde Forsyth (PF), James Wren (C) David Garvin, Patrick Dubay, Yong Huang, Donald Jones | |
| 17:34 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall misses the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:34 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:34 | Drake | Neal Hopkins gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:20 | Drake | Sean Dean is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Sean Dean, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders (SF) Steven Hall | |
| 16:59 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth is whistled for traveling | 2-3 |
| 16:43 | Drake | James Wren blocks the short jumper by Neal Hopkins | 2-3 |
| 16:42 | Drake | Neal Hopkins gets the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:29 | Drake | Sean Dean misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 2-3 |
| 16:27 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Pete Mayes | 2-3 |
| 16:19 | Drake | Claude Sanders is called for the reach on Pete Mayes - foul #1 on Claude Sanders, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden (PF) James Wren | |
| 16:04 | Drake | Pete Mayes misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 16:03 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:01 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones (PG), David Garvin (SG), Donald Jones (C) Marc Brewer, Claude Sanders, Clyde Forsyth | |
| 15:52 | Drake | Alfred Dubuc hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 15:51 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Pete Mayes (fairly fresh) SG - Alfred Dubuc (fairly fresh) SF - Sean Dean (fairly fresh) PF - Neal Hopkins (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Wilson Pierre (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Gerald Jones (fresh) SG - David Garvin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Yungbluth (fresh) PF - Marvin Baden (fresh) C - Donald Jones (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Northern Iowa | Pete Mayes is called for the reach on Donald Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Pete Mayes, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay (SF) Kenneth Yungbluth | |
| 15:29 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 2-3 |
| 15:28 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones tips it in | 2-5 |
| 15:12 | Drake | Pete Mayes can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 2-5 |
| 15:10 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 15:03 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Gerald Jones | 2-8 |
| 14:57 | Drake | Neal Hopkins can't finish the layup | 2-8 |
| 14:56 | Drake | Neal Hopkins snags the offensive board | 2-8 |
| 14:41 | Drake | Donald Jones steals the ball from Neal Hopkins | 2-8 |
| 14:38 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Alfred Dubuc - foul #1 on Alfred Dubuc, team foul #4 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Drake | Ty Bunn (PG), Ronald Stout (SG), Brian Hunter (SF), Joseph Wallis (PF), William Vetter (C) Pete Mayes, Alfred Dubuc, Sean Dean, Neal Hopkins, Wilson Pierre | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG), Marc Brewer (SG), Claude Sanders (SF), Yong Huang (PF), Clyde Forsyth (C) Gerald Jones, David Garvin, Patrick Dubay, Marvin Baden, Donald Jones | |
| 14:21 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Vetter - foul #1 on William Vetter, team foul #5 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG) Claude Sanders | |
| 14:21 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 2-9 |
| 14:21 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer misses the 2nd free throw | 2-9 |
| 14:21 | Drake | William Vetter grabs the defensive rebound | 2-9 |
| 14:08 | Drake | William Vetter buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Ronald Stout and he's fouled by Clyde Forsyth - foul #1 on Clyde Forsyth, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| 14:08 | Drake | William Vetter misses the free throw | 4-9 |
| 14:08 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang grabs the board | 4-9 |
| 13:48 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer is fouled on the floor by Joseph Wallis - foul #1 on Joseph Wallis, team foul #6 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Drake | Neal Hopkins (PF) Joseph Wallis | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 13:30 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 4-11 |
| 13:18 | Drake | Neal Hopkins double dribbles | 4-11 |
| Subs | Drake | Alfred Dubuc (SG), George Berry (SF), Wilson Pierre (C) Ronald Stout, Brian Hunter, William Vetter | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Garvin (SG), Claude Sanders (SF), James Wren (C) Steven Hall, Marc Brewer, Clyde Forsyth | |
| 13:04 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Dubuc steals it from James Wren | 4-11 |
| 12:37 | Drake | George Berry loses the dribble to David Garvin | 4-11 |
| 12:24 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-11 |
| 12:22 | Drake | Ty Bunn pulls down the rebound | 4-11 |
| 12:16 | Drake | Wilson Pierre lays it up and in on a great pass from Neal Hopkins and he's fouled by Yong Huang - foul #1 on Yong Huang, team foul #4 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Drake | Pete Mayes (PG), Sean Dean (SF), Joseph Wallis (PF) Ty Bunn, Alfred Dubuc, Neal Hopkins | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones (PG), Marvin Baden (PF), Donald Jones (C) Kenneth Yungbluth, Yong Huang, James Wren | |
| 12:16 | Drake | Wilson Pierre misses the free throw | 6-11 |
| 12:16 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones gets the rebound | 6-11 |
| 12:02 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 6-11 |
| 12:00 | Drake | George Berry grabs the board | 6-11 |
| 11:56 | Drake | George Berry misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Garvin - foul #1 on David Garvin, team foul #5 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Drake | Brian Hunter (SF), William Vetter (C) Sean Dean, Wilson Pierre | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG), Marc Brewer (SG), Clyde Forsyth (PF) Gerald Jones, David Garvin, Marvin Baden | |
| 11:56 | Drake | George Berry makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 11:56 | Drake | George Berry misses the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 11:56 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Donald Jones | 7-11 |
| 11:40 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on George Berry - foul #1 on George Berry, team foul #7 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Drake | Ronald Stout (SG) George Berry | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden (SF) Claude Sanders | |
| 11:40 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 11:40 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Pete Mayes (fairly fresh) SG - Ronald Stout (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Hunter (fresh) PF - Joseph Wallis (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Vetter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marc Brewer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Marvin Baden (fresh) PF - Clyde Forsyth (fresh) C - Donald Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Drake | Pete Mayes scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Ronald Stout and he's fouled by Steven Hall - foul #1 on Steven Hall, team foul #6 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Drake | George Berry (PF) Joseph Wallis | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 11:23 | Drake | Pete Mayes misses the free throw | 9-13 |
| 11:23 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth pulls down the rebound | 9-13 |
| 11:21 | Northern Iowa | William Vetter is called for the reach on Steven Hall in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Vetter, team foul #8 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Wallis (PF) William Vetter | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 11:21 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall makes the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 11:21 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 11:06 | Drake | Brian Hunter connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 11-15 |
| 10:43 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 11-15 |
| 10:42 | Drake | Brian Hunter snags the defensive board | 11-15 |
| 10:37 | Drake | Pete Mayes's pass is intercepted by Marvin Baden | 11-15 |
| 10:33 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer is hacked by Ronald Stout in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Stout, team foul #9 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Drake | Ty Bunn (PG), Alfred Dubuc (SG), Sean Dean (SF) Pete Mayes, Ronald Stout, Brian Hunter | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG), Claude Sanders (SF), Yong Huang (PF), James Wren (C) Steven Hall, Marvin Baden, Clyde Forsyth, Donald Jones | |
| 10:33 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 10:33 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 10:19 | Drake | Ty Bunn can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Kenneth Yungbluth - foul #1 on Kenneth Yungbluth, team foul #7 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Drake | Wilson Pierre (C) George Berry | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Garvin (SG) Marc Brewer | |
| 10:19 | Drake | Ty Bunn misses the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 10:19 | Drake | Ty Bunn misses the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 10:19 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Yong Huang | 11-17 |
| 10:16 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Wallis takes the ball from David Garvin in the backcourt | 11-17 |
| 10:04 | Drake | James Wren denies the turnaround by Sean Dean | 11-17 |
| 10:02 | Drake | Sean Dean tips it but misses | 11-17 |
| 10:01 | Northern Iowa | James Wren gets the rebound | 11-17 |
| 09:55 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Wallis swats the short shot by Yong Huang | 11-17 |
| 09:53 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Yong Huang | 11-17 |
| 09:41 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-17 |
| 09:40 | Northern Iowa | James Wren tips it but misses | 11-17 |
| 09:39 | Drake | The rebound goes to Ty Bunn | 11-17 |
| 09:34 | Drake | Claude Sanders is called for the reach on Sean Dean - foul #2 on Claude Sanders, team foul #8 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Drake | John Nace (SG), Neal Hopkins (PF) Alfred Dubuc, Joseph Wallis | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay (SF), Marvin Baden (PF), Donald Jones (C) Claude Sanders, Yong Huang, James Wren | |
| 09:34 | Drake | Sean Dean makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 09:34 | Drake | Sean Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 09:19 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay's floater is tipped away by Wilson Pierre | 13-17 |
| 09:18 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Marvin Baden | 13-17 |
| 09:09 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Wilson Pierre - foul #1 on Wilson Pierre, team foul #10 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Drake | Ronald Stout (SG) Sean Dean | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth (PF) Marvin Baden | |
| 09:09 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 09:09 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 08:42 | Drake | Ty Bunn double dribbles | 13-19 |
| Subs | Drake | Pete Mayes (PG), George Berry (C) Ty Bunn, Wilson Pierre | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG) Kenneth Yungbluth | |
| 08:20 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin drills a 3 from the right wing | 13-22 |
| 08:00 | Drake | Pete Mayes is fouled on the floor by Donald Jones - foul #1 on Donald Jones, team foul #9 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Drake | Alfred Dubuc (SG), Brian Hunter (SF), Joseph Wallis (PF), Wilson Pierre (C) Ronald Stout, John Nace, Neal Hopkins, George Berry | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer (SG), Marvin Baden (SF), Yong Huang (PF), James Wren (C) David Garvin, Patrick Dubay, Clyde Forsyth, Donald Jones | |
| 08:00 | Drake | Pete Mayes makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 08:00 | Drake | Pete Mayes makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 07:36 | Northern Iowa | James Wren misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 15-22 |
| 07:35 | Drake | Alfred Dubuc gets the rebound | 15-22 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Pete Mayes (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Alfred Dubuc (fairly fresh) SF - Brian Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Wallis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Wilson Pierre (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marc Brewer (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Marvin Baden (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Yong Huang (fresh) 5 reb. C - James Wren (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Drake | Alfred Dubuc clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-22 |
| 07:29 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang grabs the board | 15-22 |
| 07:04 | Northern Iowa | Brian Hunter takes the ball from Steven Hall | 15-22 |
| 06:41 | Drake | Pete Mayes is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 15-22 |
| Subs | Drake | Ty Bunn (PG), Ronald Stout (SG), John Nace (SF), Neal Hopkins (PF) Pete Mayes, Alfred Dubuc, Brian Hunter, Joseph Wallis | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones (PG), David Garvin (SG), Kenneth Yungbluth (SF), Clyde Forsyth (PF), Donald Jones (C) Steven Hall, Marc Brewer, Marvin Baden, Yong Huang, James Wren | |
| 06:23 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth clanks a 3 from the right corner | 15-22 |
| 06:21 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth grabs the offensive rebound | 15-22 |
| 06:01 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin loses the dribble to Ronald Stout | 15-22 |
| 05:48 | Drake | Clyde Forsyth is called for the reach on Ronald Stout - foul #2 on Clyde Forsyth, team foul #10 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Drake | Sean Dean (SF), George Berry (C) John Nace, Wilson Pierre | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang (PF) Clyde Forsyth | |
| 05:48 | Drake | Ronald Stout makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 05:48 | Drake | Ronald Stout makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 05:30 | Northern Iowa | Neal Hopkins swats the dunk try by Yong Huang | 17-22 |
| 05:28 | Drake | George Berry grabs the defensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 05:21 | Drake | Ronald Stout comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 17-22 |
| 05:20 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang grabs the defensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 05:04 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by David Garvin and he's hacked by Neal Hopkins - foul #1 on Neal Hopkins, team foul #11 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Drake | John Nace (SG), Joseph Wallis (PF) Ronald Stout, Neal Hopkins | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer (SG), Patrick Dubay (SF), James Wren (C) Gerald Jones, David Garvin, Donald Jones | |
| 05:04 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang misses the free throw | 17-24 |
| 05:04 | Drake | Sean Dean snags the defensive board | 17-24 |
| 04:51 | Drake | Sean Dean makes the fadeaway in the lane | 19-24 |
| 04:48 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay is hacked by Joseph Wallis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Wallis, team foul #12 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Drake | Brian Hunter (SF), Neal Hopkins (PF), Wilson Pierre (C) Sean Dean, Joseph Wallis, George Berry | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG), Marvin Baden (PF) Kenneth Yungbluth, Yong Huang | |
| 04:48 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay misses the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 04:48 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay misses the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 04:48 | Drake | The rebound goes to Wilson Pierre | 19-24 |
| 04:32 | Drake | Steven Hall is called for the reach on Ty Bunn - foul #2 on Steven Hall, team foul #11 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Drake | Alfred Dubuc (SG) John Nace | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG) Steven Hall | |
| 04:32 | Drake | Ty Bunn makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 04:32 | Drake | Ty Bunn makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 04:28 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Hunter - foul #1 on Brian Hunter, team foul #13 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Drake | Pete Mayes (PG) Ty Bunn | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 04:28 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer misses the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 04:28 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 04:17 | Drake | Neal Hopkins scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Pete Mayes and he's fouled by James Wren - foul #1 on James Wren, team foul #12 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones (C) James Wren | |
| 04:17 | Drake | Neal Hopkins misses the free throw | 23-25 |
| 04:17 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 03:50 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth loses the ball out of bounds | 23-25 |
| Subs | Drake | John Nace (SG), Joseph Wallis (PF), William Vetter (C) Alfred Dubuc, Neal Hopkins, Wilson Pierre | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG), David Garvin (SG), Claude Sanders (SF), Clyde Forsyth (C) Kenneth Yungbluth, Marc Brewer, Patrick Dubay, Donald Jones | |
| 03:37 | Drake | John Nace misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 23-25 |
| 03:36 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Steven Hall | 23-25 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Pete Mayes (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Nace (fairly fresh) SF - Brian Hunter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Wallis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Vetter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Garvin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Sanders (fresh) PF - Marvin Baden (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Clyde Forsyth (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden is fouled on the floor by Joseph Wallis - foul #3 on Joseph Wallis, team foul #14 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Drake | Ty Bunn (PG), Neal Hopkins (PF) Pete Mayes, Joseph Wallis | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 03:29 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 03:29 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 03:15 | Drake | Ty Bunn hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 23-27 |
| 03:14 | Drake | Neal Hopkins tips it back up and in | 25-27 |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-27 |
| 02:57 | Drake | Neal Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 02:40 | Drake | Brian Hunter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 25-27 |
| 02:38 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 02:36 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-27 |
| Subs | Drake | Alfred Dubuc (PG), Sean Dean (SF), George Berry (PF) Ty Bunn, Brian Hunter, Neal Hopkins | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG), Marc Brewer (SG), Yong Huang (PF) Steven Hall, David Garvin, Marvin Baden | |
| 02:16 | Drake | William Vetter slams it home | 27-27 |
| 01:57 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by John Nace - foul #1 on John Nace, team foul #15 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Drake | Ronald Stout (PG) John Nace | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones (PG), Donald Jones (C) Claude Sanders, Yong Huang | |
| 01:57 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth misses the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 01:57 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 01:42 | Drake | Sean Dean misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Yungbluth - foul #2 on Kenneth Yungbluth, team foul #13 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Drake | Pete Mayes (PG), Neal Hopkins (PF) Alfred Dubuc, George Berry | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang (PF) Clyde Forsyth | |
| 01:42 | Drake | Sean Dean makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 01:42 | Drake | Sean Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 01:25 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Marc Brewer and the foul's on William Vetter - foul #3 on William Vetter, team foul #16 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Drake | Brian Hunter (SF), Wilson Pierre (C) Sean Dean, William Vetter | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Garvin (SG), Patrick Dubay (SF) Marc Brewer, Kenneth Yungbluth | |
| 01:25 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones makes the free throw | 29-31 |
| 01:15 | Drake | Neal Hopkins hits a jump hook from close range | 31-31 |
| 01:01 | Northern Iowa | Pete Mayes is called for the reach on Patrick Dubay - foul #2 on Pete Mayes, team foul #17 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Drake | Ty Bunn (PG) Pete Mayes | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG) Gerald Jones | |
| 01:01 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:01 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 00:46 | Drake | Donald Jones blocks the jumper by Neal Hopkins | 31-33 |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Yong Huang | 31-33 |
| 00:33 | Northern Iowa | Brian Hunter is called for the reach on Donald Jones - foul #2 on Brian Hunter, team foul #18 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Drake | John Nace (SF), George Berry (PF) Brian Hunter, Neal Hopkins | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (SF), James Wren (PF) Patrick Dubay, Yong Huang | |
| 00:33 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 00:33 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 00:18 | Drake | Wilson Pierre banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ty Bunn | 33-35 |
| 00:05 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | James Wren tips it but misses | 33-35 |
| 00:02 | Drake | John Nace grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 00:00 | Drake | John Nace hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 33-35 |