| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jeffrey Dehart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Lloyd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Millard (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Ernest Goodlow (fresh) C - Fred Deans (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Lemke (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Kenneth Millard inbounds the ball | 35-39 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Drake | Brian Lloyd misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 19:50 | Drake | Kenneth Millard can't tip it in | 35-39 |
| 19:49 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 19:44 | Northern Iowa | Fred Deans picks off the pass by James Brubaker | 35-39 |
| 19:25 | Drake | Kenneth Millard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Brubaker - foul #3 on James Brubaker, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts (SF) James Brubaker | |
| 19:25 | Drake | Kenneth Millard makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 19:25 | Drake | Kenneth Millard makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 19:10 | Northern Iowa | Ernest Goodlow steals it from Blake Roberts | 37-39 |
| 18:56 | Drake | Jeffrey Dehart misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 37-39 |
| 18:54 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 18:38 | Northern Iowa | Ernest Goodlow denies the turnaround by John Lemke | 37-39 |
| 18:37 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer tips it but misses | 37-39 |
| 18:36 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell snags the offensive board | 37-39 |
| 18:29 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer is fouled on the floor by Ernest Goodlow - foul #3 on Ernest Goodlow, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Drake | Samuel Barber (PF) Ernest Goodlow | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 18:24 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 18:22 | Drake | Brian Lloyd pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 18:09 | Drake | The short jumper by Fred Deans is denied by Geoffrey Kammer | 37-39 |
| 18:08 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 18:04 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Charles Bell is denied by Fred Deans | 37-39 |
| 18:02 | Drake | Fred Deans snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 17:47 | Drake | Kenneth Millard drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Brian Lloyd | 39-39 |
| 17:45 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby double dribbles in the backcourt | 39-39 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Lee (PG), Robert Baisley (C) Jeffrey Dehart, Fred Deans | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon (SF), Nicholas Brooks (PF), Bobby Hartford (C) John Lemke, Charles Bell, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| 17:24 | Drake | Robert Baisley blows the dunk but he's fouled by Bobby Hartford - foul #1 on Bobby Hartford, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG) Jeff Bigby | |
| 17:24 | Drake | Robert Baisley misses the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 17:24 | Drake | Robert Baisley misses the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 17:24 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 17:05 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 17:03 | Drake | Robert Baisley gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 16:56 | Drake | Samuel Barber buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Millard | 42-39 |
| 16:38 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 16:37 | Drake | Samuel Barber gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 16:23 | Drake | Brian Lloyd loses the ball out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Drake | Jeffrey Dehart (PG) Richard Lee | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Blake Roberts, Bobby Hartford | |
| 16:09 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Brian Lloyd - foul #2 on Brian Lloyd, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (SG) Jeff Bigby | |
| 16:09 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 16:09 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 16:00 | Drake | Jeffrey Dehart makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Lloyd | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jeffrey Dehart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Lloyd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Millard (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. PF - Samuel Barber (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Baisley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Bateman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lemke (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Witherspoon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Northern Iowa | Robert Baisley picks off the pass by Larry Bateman | 45-41 |
| 15:31 | Drake | Brian Lloyd drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Baisley | 48-41 |
| 15:14 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon scores on a floater from the left side | 48-43 |
| 14:53 | Drake | Kenneth Millard misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-43 |
| 14:51 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to John Lemke | 48-43 |
| 14:22 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon loses the dribble to Kenneth Millard | 48-43 |
| 14:12 | Drake | Brian Lloyd knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Robert Baisley | 51-43 |
| 13:49 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks makes the floater from the baseline | 51-45 |
| 13:33 | Drake | Brian Lloyd buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Dehart | 54-45 |
| 13:17 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon buries a jumper from the left block | 54-47 |
| 13:00 | Drake | Jeffrey Dehart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-47 |
| 12:58 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 12:36 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman is fouled on the floor by Robert Baisley - foul #2 on Robert Baisley, team foul #3 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Lee (PG), Thomas Erving (SG), Donnell Kirberger (SF), Ernest Goodlow (PF), Fred Deans (C) Jeffrey Dehart, Brian Lloyd, Kenneth Millard, Samuel Barber, Robert Baisley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Blake Roberts (SG), James Brubaker (SF), Charles Bell (PF), Bobby Hartford (C) Larry Bateman, John Lemke, Robert Witherspoon, Nicholas Brooks, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| 12:18 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Erving steals it from Jeff Bigby | 54-47 |
| 12:06 | Drake | Fred Deans is hacked by Jeff Bigby - foul #3 on Jeff Bigby, team foul #3 | 54-47 |
| 12:01 | Drake | Richard Lee double dribbles | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Richard Lee (fresh) SG - Thomas Erving (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donnell Kirberger (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ernest Goodlow (fresh) 3 pf. C - Fred Deans (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bobby Hartford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 54-47 |
| 11:40 | Drake | The rebound goes to Donnell Kirberger | 54-47 |
| 11:23 | Drake | Donnell Kirberger connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Lee and he's hacked by James Brubaker - foul #4 on James Brubaker, team foul #4 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Drake | Brian Lloyd (SG) Thomas Erving | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon (SF) James Brubaker | |
| 11:23 | Drake | Donnell Kirberger makes the free throw | 57-47 |
| 11:12 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 11:10 | Drake | Brian Lloyd pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| 11:03 | Drake | Brian Lloyd makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Lee | 60-47 |
| 10:59 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Blake Roberts | 60-50 |
| 10:39 | Drake | Donnell Kirberger misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-50 |
| 10:38 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts snags the defensive board | 60-50 |
| 10:15 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-50 |
| 10:13 | Drake | Fred Deans pulls down the rebound | 60-50 |
| 10:07 | Drake | The jump hook by Donnell Kirberger is blocked by Bobby Hartford | 60-50 |
| 10:06 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby pulls down the rebound | 60-50 |
| 10:01 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Aragon and the foul's on Brian Lloyd - foul #3 on Brian Lloyd, team foul #4 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Erving (PG), Kenneth Millard (SF), Peter Beyer (PF) Richard Lee, Donnell Kirberger, Ernest Goodlow | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (SG), Nicholas Brooks (PF), Nathan Exley (C) Paul Aragon, Charles Bell, Bobby Hartford | |
| 10:01 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby misses the free throw | 60-52 |
| 10:01 | Drake | Peter Beyer grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 09:50 | Drake | Kenneth Millard misses the dunk but the foul's on Blake Roberts - foul #3 on Blake Roberts, team foul #5 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (SG) Jeff Bigby | |
| 09:50 | Drake | Kenneth Millard makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 09:50 | Drake | Kenneth Millard makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 09:43 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Nicholas Brooks and he's hacked by Kenneth Millard - foul #2 on Kenneth Millard, team foul #5 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Drake | Jeffrey Dehart (PG) Brian Lloyd | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer (C) Nathan Exley | |
| 09:43 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts makes the free throw | 62-55 |
| 09:26 | Drake | Kenneth Millard buries a jumper near the basket | 64-55 |
| 09:10 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke loses the dribble to Peter Beyer | 64-55 |
| 09:05 | Drake | Kenneth Millard clanks a runner in the paint | 64-55 |
| 09:04 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to John Lemke | 64-55 |
| 08:51 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer's floater is tipped away by Fred Deans | 64-55 |
| 08:50 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks tips it back up and in | 64-57 |
| 08:36 | Drake | Kenneth Millard's layup is rejected by Nicholas Brooks | 64-57 |
| 08:34 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Kammer | 64-57 |
| 08:13 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-57 |
| 08:11 | Drake | Thomas Erving grabs the board | 64-57 |
| 07:56 | Drake | Peter Beyer buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Millard | 66-57 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jeffrey Dehart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Erving (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Millard (tiring) 20 pts. 2 ast. PF - Peter Beyer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred Deans (tiring) 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Bateman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lemke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Blake Roberts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Brooks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-57 |
| 07:30 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer hits the follow up shot | 66-59 |
| 07:11 | Drake | Kenneth Millard knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-59 |
| 07:01 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Blake Roberts | 69-61 |
| 06:55 | Drake | Kenneth Millard misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-61 |
| 06:53 | Drake | Fred Deans gets the offensive rebound | 69-61 |
| 06:38 | Drake | Kenneth Millard scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Erving and he's fouled by Blake Roberts - foul #4 on Blake Roberts, team foul #6 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Lee (PG), Brian Lloyd (SG), Ernest Goodlow (PF), Samuel Barber (C) Jeffrey Dehart, Thomas Erving, Peter Beyer, Fred Deans | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Paul Aragon (SG), James Brubaker (SF), Charles Bell (PF), Bobby Hartford (C) Larry Bateman, John Lemke, Blake Roberts, Nicholas Brooks, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| 06:38 | Drake | Kenneth Millard misses the free throw | 72-61 |
| 06:38 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell gets the rebound | 72-61 |
| 06:15 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-61 |
| 06:14 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker hits the follow up shot | 72-63 |
| 06:01 | Drake | Ernest Goodlow misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Jeff Bigby - foul #4 on Jeff Bigby, team foul #7 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Drake | Donnell Kirberger (SF) Kenneth Millard | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 06:01 | Drake | Ernest Goodlow makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 06:01 | Drake | Ernest Goodlow makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 05:38 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Brubaker | 74-66 |
| 05:17 | Drake | Brian Lloyd misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-66 |
| 05:16 | Drake | Samuel Barber snags the offensive board | 74-66 |
| 05:11 | Drake | Brian Lloyd misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-66 |
| 05:09 | Drake | Richard Lee snags the offensive board | 74-66 |
| 04:49 | Drake | Donnell Kirberger misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 74-66 |
| 04:47 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker pulls down the rebound | 74-66 |
| 04:31 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 74-66 |
| 04:30 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell misses the tip | 74-66 |
| 04:28 | Drake | The rebound goes to Samuel Barber | 74-66 |
| 04:23 | Drake | Brian Lloyd misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-66 |
| 04:21 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Goodlow | 74-66 |
| 04:05 | Drake | Jeff Bigby takes the ball from Brian Lloyd | 74-66 |
| 03:44 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 74-66 |
| 03:43 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-66 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Richard Lee (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian Lloyd (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donnell Kirberger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Goodlow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Samuel Barber (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Paul Aragon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brubaker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Charles Bell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Hartford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:27 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 74-66 |
| 03:25 | Drake | Donnell Kirberger grabs the board | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Drake | Donnell Kirberger hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 74-66 |
| 03:14 | Drake | Ernest Goodlow pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-66 |
| 03:01 | Drake | Ernest Goodlow is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Ernest Goodlow, team foul #6 | 74-66 |
| Subs | Drake | Jeffrey Dehart (PG), Kenneth Millard (SF), Peter Beyer (PF), Robert Baisley (C) Richard Lee, Donnell Kirberger, Ernest Goodlow, Samuel Barber | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), Blake Roberts (SG), Robert Witherspoon (SF), Nicholas Brooks (PF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Jeff Bigby, Paul Aragon, James Brubaker, Charles Bell, Bobby Hartford | |
| 02:58 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-66 |
| Subs | Drake | Samuel Barber (PF) Peter Beyer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (SG) Robert Witherspoon | |
| 02:51 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Millard - foul #3 on Kenneth Millard, team foul #7 | 74-66 |
| 02:51 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 02:51 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:49 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-68 |
| Subs | Drake | Ernest Goodlow (PF), Fred Deans (C) Samuel Barber, Robert Baisley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), James Brubaker (SF) Larry Bateman, Blake Roberts | |
| 02:35 | Drake | Ernest Goodlow jams it set up by Brian Lloyd and the foul's on Nicholas Brooks - foul #2 on Nicholas Brooks, team foul #8 | 76-68 |
| 02:35 | Drake | Ernest Goodlow makes the free throw | 77-68 |
| 02:16 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 77-70 |
| 01:51 | Drake | Brian Lloyd scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Millard | 80-70 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:39 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Brubaker | 80-73 |
| 01:17 | Drake | Jeff Bigby is called for the reach on Jeffrey Dehart - foul #5 on Jeff Bigby, team foul #9 | 80-73 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), Charles Bell (PF) Jeff Bigby, Nicholas Brooks | |
| 01:17 | Drake | Jeffrey Dehart makes the 1st free throw | 81-73 |
| 01:17 | Drake | Jeffrey Dehart misses the 2nd free throw | 81-73 |
| 01:17 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer snags the defensive board | 81-73 |
| 01:00 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Geoffrey Kammer | 81-75 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:58 | Drake | Ernest Goodlow is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Bateman - foul #1 on Larry Bateman, team foul #10 | 81-75 |
| 00:58 | Drake | Ernest Goodlow makes the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:58 | Drake | Ernest Goodlow makes the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:51 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Brubaker | 83-78 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Drake | Brian Lloyd comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 83-78 |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker grabs the board | 83-78 |
| 00:13 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman buries a 3 from straight away | 83-81 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Drake | Ernest Goodlow is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Bateman - foul #2 on Larry Bateman, team foul #11 | 83-81 |
| 00:12 | Drake | Ernest Goodlow misses the 1st free throw | 83-81 |
| 00:12 | Drake | Ernest Goodlow makes the 2nd free throw | 84-81 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman is hacked by Jeffrey Dehart - foul #1 on Jeffrey Dehart, team foul #8 | 84-81 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman makes the 1st free throw | 84-82 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman makes the 2nd free throw | 84-83 |
| 00:02 | Drake | Jeffrey Dehart is hacked by Larry Bateman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Bateman, team foul #12 | 84-83 |
| 00:02 | Drake | Jeffrey Dehart makes the 1st free throw | 85-83 |
| 00:02 | Drake | Jeffrey Dehart misses the 2nd free throw | 85-83 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Charles Bell | 85-83 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 85-83 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 85-83 |